Ruth Ellis' grandchildren believe she should be pardoned [Bettmann Archive/Getty Images] The grandchildren of the last woman to be hanged in Britain are seeking a posthumous pardon, saying she was ...

The grandchildren of the last woman to be executed in Britain have called for Ruth Ellis to be pardoned, 70 years after she was sent to the gallows for murdering her "abusive" lover, their lawyers ...

For this next story, we're going to take you back in time to a 1950s true crime story. It's about murder, execution by hanging and legal mistakes that led Britain to abolish its death penalty. NPR's ...