Episode 87 - Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman to be Hanged in Britain
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David Cameron and Ruth's Relationship
Ruth and David's relationship was very intense. Just like our relationship with George Ellis, it was also very violent. Ruth wasn't just pining for this roguish race car driver with the posh family home - she had another lover called Desmond Cusson. There were frequent fits of jealous rage from all three men. It started tumbling down when Ruth lost her job at the Little Club in 1954. Then things took a turn for even worse when Ruth fell pregnant two weeks before Easter 1953. She would later describe herself as being quite obviously on the verge of a breakdown. During one of her stints in Marlabin, Ruth had a tutor called Mrs Harris who would later
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