S02E02 | Ruth Ellis | The Murder of David Blakely

British Murders with Stuart Blues

Stuart Blues

True Crime

4.7 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

I tell the story of Ruth Ellis and David Blakely in this episode.

Ruth was a British escort and nightclub hostess who shot and killed her lover, David Blakely, on April 10, 1955.

She was the last woman to be hanged in the UK, with her execution taking place on July 13, 1955.

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David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'⁣

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0:00.0	The future is unpredictable at times, that the Open University are the experts in distance learning, allowing you to fit study around your life.
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0:25.2	The Open University. The future is open. Welcome to British murders, a true crime podcast with a focus on British murder cases.
0:50.0	My name's Stuart Blues, and I'm excited for you to join me on this journey of morbid discovery.
0:55.0	I'm by no means an expert on the subjects of homicide and serial killers.
0:59.2	However, I have always had a sick fascination with them.
1:02.4	Together, we will learn about some of the lesser-known British murderers,
1:06.0	as well as glimpsing occasionally at some of the more notorious ones.
1:09.7	The bite-sized presentation of this podcast is
1:12.1	intentional as we look to cover an overview of the respective timelines of each case succinctly.
1:24.4	The last woman to be hanged in public was Francis Kidder in 1868 after she drowned her stepdaughter.
1:34.2	When I say in public, what I mean is outside the confines of a prison.
1:40.7	After the passing of the Capital Punishment Amendment Act of 1868, all executions in Britain had to take place within the walls of county prisons.
1:52.0	Before this, it was not uncommon for executions to take place anywhere.
1:58.0	The first woman to be hanged within the walls of a country prison after the new legislation passed was Priscilla Bigerdike.
2:06.7	Yes, that was her name.
2:09.2	Between this new act passing in 1868 and the last female hanging in 1955, a total of 41 women were sent to the gallows of various county prisons.
2:22.0	So who was the last woman to be hanged in Britain? The subject of this episode. That's who.
2:30.2	Her name was Ruth Ellis. Born on October 9, 1926 in Rill, a seaside town in Northeast Wales,
2:40.5	Ruth Ellis was one of six children born to her parents Arthur Nielsen and Elizabeth
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