Ruth Ellis: Britain's Last Executed Woman and Her Family's Fight for Posthumous Justice

Oct 23, 2025 11:31 am CST

Seventy years after Ruth Ellis was hanged for murdering her abusive lover, her grandchildren seek posthumous pardon, highlighting how domestic abuse victims were failed by the 1950s justice system. Ellis's case, which contributed to the abolition of capital punishment in Britain, represents an ongoing fight for justice for victims of domestic violence.