For this next story, we're going to take you back in time to a 1950s true crime story. It's about murder, execution by hanging and legal mistakes that led Britain to abolish its death penalty. NPR's ...
From Miss Austen to Riot Women and more, there's some great telly coming to screens this year – and now, there's another new TV show to add to your watch list as A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story has ...
In 1955, Ruth Ellis was hanged for killing her abusive partner. Her case became one of the catalysts for abolishing the death penalty in the UK, and 70 years later her family is seeking a posthumous ...