Episode 3 | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

Duration: 58'55''

Synopsis

Gillian Pachter looks at Ruth's execution and the last-minute attempts to save her life, though Ruth herself was determined to die.

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Timothy Evans and Derek Bentley | The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story

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The narrator discusses the introduction of the defence of diminished responsibility in Eng...

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