Hanged: Ruth Ellis and The Price of Passion

Once Upon A Crime | True Crime

Esther Ludlow

True Crime, Society & Culture, Crime, Truecrime, Criminology, History, Criminals

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Discover the haunting story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman executed in the UK. This Once Upon a Crime series follows Ruth’s journey from a troubled wartime childhood to the smoky nightclubs of London’s underworld—and finally, to the crime that sealed her fate in 1955.

Blending history and storytelling, we explore how love, violence, and society’s harsh judgments shaped Ruth’s life and legacy. A powerful reflection on justice, passion, and the human tragedy behind the headlines.

A haunting journey through glamour, love, and tragedy. Subscribe and download now so you don’t miss a single episode.

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0:00.0	On April 10, 1955, Ruth Ellis walked calmly into the street, raised a pistol, and fired six shots at the man she once loved.
0:13.0	Four hit their mark. One sealed her fate.
0:18.0	She was 28 years old, and within weeks, she would become the last woman ever hanged in Britain.
0:24.8	But this isn't just a story about a crime.
0:27.9	It's a story about why.
0:30.9	About a little girl born into poverty, raised in violence, and taught that survival meant silence.
0:38.3	A girl who would grow up chasing beauty in a world filled with darkness,
0:43.3	longing for love, but finding danger instead.
0:47.3	From the chaos of war-torn London to the smoky glamour of 1950s nightclubs,
0:53.3	from the first heartbreak to the final goodbye.
0:57.8	This is the untold story of Ruth Ellis,
1:01.3	not just how she died, but how she lived.
1:05.9	Beginning July 21st, once upon a crime presents a brand new seven-part true crime series, Hanged, Ruth Ellis,
1:14.0	and The Price of Passion.
1:16.0	Because behind every crime headline, there's a story, and this one is for the history books.
1:24.1	Subscribe now, and don't miss the first episode airing July 21st, only on Once Upon a Crime.

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