Hanged: Ruth Ellis and the Price of Passion – Part Six: An Eye for an Eye

Hanged: Ruth Ellis and the Price of Passion – Part Six: An Eye for an Eye

In this episode, Ruth Ellis takes the stand in her own defense during her murder trial at the Old Bailey. What unfolds is one of the most disastrous testimonies in British legal history.

Ruth answers questions with little emotion, even while recounting her tumultuous relationship with David Blakely, his violence, her miscarriage, and her decision to end their affair. Her matter-of-fact answers shock the jury, and her own attorney is stunned when she calmly admits, “I had an idea I wanted to kill him.”

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Sources:

A Fine Day for a Hanging: The Ruth Ellis Story, Carol Ann Lee, Mainstream Publishing, 2013.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Ellis

https://realcrimes.co.uk/ruth-ellis-jealousy-rejection-and-a-hanging/

https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/ruth-ellis-real-story-last-woman-hanged-murder-a-cruel-love-b1141748.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20141204212735/http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/women/ellis/5.html

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/sep/12/ukcrime.claredyer

https://www.hampshirelive.news/news/history/woman-hanged-ruth-ellis-hampshire-4192091

https://www.crimemagazine.com/ruth-ellis-love-lust-and-death-gallows


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Fast Food Felonies: The Fast Food Killer

Fast Food Felonies: The Fast Food Killer

A series of fast food restaurant robberies take place in Nashville, Tennessee in 1997.  The accused, Paul Dennis Reid, would claim that his early history of brain damage was to blame.  Resources: State of Tennessee v. Paul Dennis Reid, Court of Criminal Appeals Decision, retrieved from CourtListener.com, October 2, 2002.  It Takes a Killer: The Fast Food Killer, Oxygen Channel, YouTube, uploaded by dolly hostetter, Feb 12, 2017, https://youtu.be/74o5kdqra44. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

17 Sep 201839min

Fast Food Felonies: The Taco Bell Strangler

Fast Food Felonies: The Taco Bell Strangler

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Written in Blood: Anne Perry - Part 2

Written in Blood: Anne Perry - Part 2

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27 Aug 201832min

Written in Blood: Anne Perry - Part 1

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A brutal murder takes place in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1954.  Two teenage girls are quickly identified as the murderers.  The crime would become infamous in New Zealand and the girl exposed as a well-known writer decades later.  This is Part 1.  #Parker-HulmeMurder #NewZealand #PaulineParker #JulietHulme #matricide  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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In this second chapter of "Written in Blood" I detail cases of two writers who became wife killers - and then hid their crime from the public.   #domesticviolence #authors #writers   For Domestic Violence resources and help: In the U.S.: www.thehotline.org 1-800-799-7233 In the U.K.: www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk 0808 2000 247 In Australia: www.1800respect.org.au 1800-737-732 Social Media links: www.facebook.com/onceuponacrimepod www.instagram.com/onceuponacrimepod www.twitter.com/uponacrime See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Written in Blood: Jack Abbott and Issei Sagawa

Written in Blood: Jack Abbott and Issei Sagawa

In this series I detail crimes committed by authors or writers.  First up, two authors who became literary celebrities despite their criminal history....or even because of it.  #JackHenryAbbott #IsseiSagawa #NormanMailer #GaryGilmore #TheExecutionersSong #Japan #cannibalism Resources: Sewell Chan, The New York Times, "Mailer and the Murderer," Nov 12, 2007.  Bruce Jackson, Buffalo Report, "Jack Henry Abbott, 58," Mar 1 2002.  M.A. Farber, The New York Times, "Freedom for Convict-Author: Complex and Conflicting Tale," 1981.  Katherine Ramsland, CrimeLibrary.com, "The Cannibal Celebrity: Issei Sagawa,".  Julian Ryall, Post Magazine, "Poetic Justice: is the Japanese cannibal finally paying a price?," Dec 7, 2013.  Social Media Links: www.instagram.com/onceuponacrimepod www.facebook.com/onceuponacrimepod www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime www.twitter.com/uponacrime See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

6 Aug 201843min

Wild Things: The Pacific Heights Dog Mauling Case - Part 2

Wild Things: The Pacific Heights Dog Mauling Case - Part 2

Diane Whipple lost her life on January 26, 2001 after she was attacked by two dangerous dogs. You'll hear about the public outcry after this horrible incident and how the owners, Robert Noel and Marjorie Knoller, made matters worse by insisting they had no responsibility for Whipple's death. This is part two of The Pacific Heights Dog Mauling Case.  Resources: Book: Red Zone: The Behind the Scenes Story of the San Francisco Dog Mauling by Aphrodite Jones Article:  "Mad Dogs and Lawyers" by Evan Wright, Rolling Stone Magazine, February 28, 2002. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

23 Juli 201842min

Wild Things: The Pacific Heights Dog Mauling Case - Part 1

Wild Things: The Pacific Heights Dog Mauling Case - Part 1

A fatal dog mauling case shocked the San Francisco Bay Area and the world in early 2001.  When the details were revealed about the dogs and their owners the story took a bizarre twist. Join me for part one of this two-part episode as I detail the tragic death of a young, lacrosse coach and the strange and unusual backstory that lead to her demise.  Resources: Book: Red Zone: The Behind the Scenes Story of the San Francisco Dog Mauling by Aphrodite Jones Article: Mad Dogs and Lawyers by Evan Wright, Rolling Stone Magazine, February 28, 2002. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

16 Juli 201852min

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