The grandchildren of the last woman to be hanged in Britain are seeking a posthumous pardon, in light of evidence that she was physically and emotionally abused by her partner before killing him. Ruth ...

The grandchildren of the last woman to be executed in Britain have called for Ruth Ellis to be pardoned, 70 years after she was sent to the gallows for murdering her "abusive" lover, their lawyers ...

Laura Enston, granddaughter of Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain, is calling for a conditional posthumous pardon after an ITV drama reframed Ellis’ story. The series highlighted the ...

In 1955, Ruth Ellis was hanged for killing her abusive partner, a scandal that gripped the nation. But the murder investigation was flawed and... The unfinished story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman ...

For this next story, we're going to take you back in time to a 1950s true crime story. It's about murder, execution by hanging and legal mistakes that led Britain to abolish its death penalty. NPR's ...