The murder conviction of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, is expected to be quashed before the end of the year. Lawyers for the nightclub hostess's family are confident that an ...

Ruth Ellis, the last woman to ... Lawyers acting for Ellis's sister, Muriel Jakubait, had asked judges to quash the murder conviction and substitute a verdict of manslaughter on the grounds ...

By 17, Ruth was part of London’s seedy social scene and ... if Ruth Ellis is hanged. The public will also suffer increases of ...

Three controversial execution cases in the 1950s sparked protests by the general public and helped bring about the end of the death penalty. These included Ruth Ellis, who was hung for killing her ...