
FILE - Mrs. Ruth Ellis, 28-year-old divorcee sentenced to hang on July 13 for killing her lover because he jilted her, passed up the last chance to appeal her sentence in London on July 4, 1955. (AP Photo, file)

FILE - Mrs. Ruth Ellis, 28-year-old divorcee sentenced to hang on July 13 for killing her lover because he jilted her, passed up the last chance to appeal her sentence in London on July 4, 1955. (AP Photo, file)