Ruth Hornby, born in 1926, led a quiet and conservative Catholic life grew up in Rhyl, North Wales. Her father, Arthur, is a cellist, renaming his family name to Neilson, and a more exotic 'style name'. Mother Bertha was a Belgian refugee after the war.
At the height of London 's 1941 bombing, the family moved to Southwark in London and 15 - year - old Ruth worked as a machine - minder. With rheumatic fever, she took a dance lesson and returned to health. Before she turned 20, Ruth was a model whose son worked as a photographer's assistant, and finally a club land where he got a job in London.
In a famous camera club, a sexy and attractive blonde blonde woman was kidnapped for photographer Ruth and took a hostess at a monopoly court club near Grosvenor Square. Here she is very popular and paid very well!
It was here that well educated, attractive and attractive David Blakely entered Ruth 's life. He is a wealthy racing driver and his fast life has appeared in her. Soon they were a couple (Ruth was still married), his party encouraged Ruth's massive drinking. However, Playboy · David worked with friends of Ruth and she drank more and more. Their disgust, the relationship is abusive and violent, bringing a lot of heartache to everyone in their lives.
Easter Sunday in 1955, Ruth had enough! Filled with jealousy and rejection, she went to Hampstead and waited outside the public house of Mohdara in South Hill Park. When David came out of the pub with his friends, Ruth shot him five times and quietly called a friend to the police and a policeman asked for her arrested her.
Her trial was held on 20th June at Olde Bailey's number one court. Ruth dyed her hair to her signature platinum blonde with a black two-piece suit and a white blouse.
During the trial, the jury did not say that she was addicted to antidepressants, or she was abused as a child by her father. No one said that the rheumatic fever that she was suffering as a teenager could possibly be too weak to fire her hand to fire the gun, but when she was asked, "You are David Ruth answered when he shot the revolver in the vicinity of Blakely's body: "It was obvious that I intended to kill him when I shot him.
The court judged that she had a healthy mind and discretion. It took just 14 minutes for the jury to be convicted of the planned murder. She did not appeal to her beliefs and she did not deny the murder.
Ruth spent more than three weeks at Holloway prison. Meanwhile, I had a lot of pleas with petition to save her, including 50,000 signatures.
However, on July 13, 1955, 1000 spectators sang and chanted for Ruth, gathered outside the gate of prayer. Eighteen minutes after her execution, a notice of the death of Ruth Ellis was posted on the gate of the prison.
And Ruth became the last woman in England. Her story has influenced many books, TV shows, movies, such as "dancing with strangers." Starred Miranda Richardson.
If Ruth was convicted of negligent lethal offense and the mental state at the time of murder was taken into account, she probably received a sentence of imprisonment. She may also not fire a gun ...
Conventionally, Ruth was placed to sleep in a holy grave in the Holloway prison wall. During the 1970's prison renovation her body was excavated and reconstructed with the tombstone of Ruth Hornby 1926-1955 & # 39; at St. Mary's Church in Amersham, State of Bathshear. In 1982, his son Andy (Andre) miserably destroyed her tombstone and committed suicide.
Today Ruth Ellis & # 39; the grave was fattened.
