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🗓️ 4 August 2025
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In Part Three of “Hanged: Ruth Ellis and the Price of Passion”, we delve into the turbulent 1954 relationship between Ruth Ellis, David Blakely, and Desmond Cussen. Discover how Ruth’s guarded heart, David’s infatuation, and a dangerous rivalry set the stage for obsession, jealousy, and ultimately, tragedy.
Sources:
A Fine Day for a Hanging: The Ruth Ellis Story, Carol Ann Lee, Mainstream Publishing, 2013.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Ellis
https://realcrimes.co.uk/ruth-ellis-jealousy-rejection-and-a-hanging/
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/sep/12/ukcrime.claredyer
https://www.hampshirelive.news/news/history/woman-hanged-ruth-ellis-hampshire-4192091
https://www.crimemagazine.com/ruth-ellis-love-lust-and-death-gallows
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1:18.6 | Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime. |
1:27.6 | Welcome back to the story of Ruth Ellis, London's most infamous femme fatale, whose life was as tumultuous as it was glamorous. |
1:36.4 | In this episode, we delve into a chapter of love, obsession, and danger. Part 3, Love Triangle. |
1:43.1 | After leaving her first husband returning to the nightlife of Knightsbridge, Ruth's world became a whirlwind of new opportunities and dangerous liaisons. |
1:47.0 | She reinvented herself as a nightclub manager, embraced her newfound independence, and attracted a glittering array of suitors from across Europe and beyond. |
1:57.0 | But beneath the surface, a storm was brewing. Ruth found herself entangled in a dangerous |
2:03.8 | love triangle, caught between two very different men, the shy, aristocratic Desmond Cusson, and the |
2:10.9 | daring, impulsive race car driver, David Blakely. Their rivalry, fueled by desire, ambition, and |
2:17.4 | jealousy, would set the stage for a love story |
2:20.1 | and a tragedy that would captivate the nation and spark debate about the UK's justice system. |
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