In 1955, Ruth Ellis murdered David Blakely in a crime of passion that dominated British headlines. The dramatic trial that followed shocked the public and changed the UK's justice system forever. Murder: True Crime Stories is a Crime House Original. For more, follow us on TikTok and Instagram @crimehouse To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This is Crime House. When it comes to murder, everyone has a different understanding of what justice should look like. Some people think life in prison is a fitting fate for a killer. Others believe they should be executed. Whatever your feelings about the death penalty are, there's no denying it's one of the most controversial topics out there.
And in 1955, the United Kingdom was forced to deal with the issue head on. After Ruth Ellis and David Blakely's tumultuous relationship ended in murder, everyone in London had an opinion about the appropriate punishment for the killer. By the end of the trial, it was decided. And both Ruth and David would wind up dead. People's lives are like a story. There's a beginning, a middle, and an end.
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You'll get every episode ad-free, and instead of having to wait for each episode of a two-part series, you'll get access to both at once, plus exciting bonus content. This is the second of two episodes on the murder of David Blakely, an English race car driver who was killed in 1955 by his lover, Ruth Ellis.
Last time, I told you about how Ruth and David crossed paths at a London nightclub in 1953. Over the next two years, their turbulent relationship took over both of their lives. Today, I'll fill you in on how Ruth and David's love affair ended in murder. Then I'll take you through the ensuing investigation and sensational trial that upended the United Kingdom's entire justice system.
All that and more coming up next. By the summer of 1954, 27-year-old Ruth Ellis was well and truly falling for 25-year-old David Blakely. After two dead-end relationships, Ruth felt like David was the one. But he didn't exactly feel the same way.
while they weren't exclusive david was seeing other women and ruth was sleeping with her mutual friend desmond cousin she was ready to give it all up for david and before long her feelings for him turned into a full-on obsession Despite their arrangement, whenever David was away from Ruth, Ruth worried he was out with other girls, which he was.
So Ruth tried to even the playing field by pitting him and Desmond against one another. She made sure David knew all about her dates with Desmond and was constantly looking to get a reaction out of him. Sometimes she was successful, just not in the way she wanted. That fall, Ruth and David's relationship became even more erratic, violent even.
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