This Day in History: 1955-07-13
Nightclub owner Ruth Ellis is convicted of murdering her boyfriend David Blakely on July 13, 1955. Ellis was later executed by hanging and became the last woman in Great Britain to be put to death.
Nightclub owner Ruth Ellis is convicted of murdering her boyfriend David Blakely on July 13, 1955. Ellis was later executed by hanging and became the last woman in Great Britain to be put to death.