The shameful killing of Ruth Ellis : how the Daily Mirror reported on the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom
by Anorak | 15th, July 2020
Ruth Ellis achieved was the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom. Convicted of the murder of her lover, David Blakely, Ruth Ellis was hanged on 13 July 1955 at HMP Holloway, London. Writing in the Daily Mirror, Cassandra looked at the grotesque spectacle that shamed a nation:
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Posted: 15th, July 2020 | In: News, Tabloids Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
