ELLIS THE VICTIM Ruth Ellis’s relationship with David Blakely was one of infidelities and violence. In March 1955, Blakely punched her in the stomach, causing Ellis to su er a miscarriage.
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Platinum blonde, nude model, call girl and killer, Ruth Ellis is a portrait of a beautiful tragedy. After moving to London from her home in Rhyl in north Wales, Ellis fell into a string of abusive relationships. During the last – with former public schoolboy, race-car enthusiast and heavy drinker David Blakely – she endured beatings, fuelled by a cocktail of liquor and jealousy. This was until 10 April 1955, Easter Sunday, when Ellis tracked down Blakely to the Magdala pub in north London, loaded a gun and pulled the trigger.
“I AM QUITE HAPPY TO DIE”
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