Three part BBC documentary coming up. Exploring the case and the sexual morality of the time. There was an interesting and quite heartbreaking article in last months BBC History magazine . Some of the people supporting Ruth and asking for leniency were women in abusive marriages. It was noted at the time that Blakely assaulted her so badly that it caused her to miscarry their child. But this and other incidents were not taken into consideration at her trial.
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2018/11/ruth-ellis-1