Hi Monica,
I;ve only recently stumbled on to Ruth’s story and read and studied it with great sympathy for both her and her family. After the uncuccesful appeal of December 2003 has there been any further developments and how is Muriel and her family? Is there any way of contacting her or any other surviving member of the family? Hope to hear from you soon!
Yours.
Comment by Khalid — February 5, 2009 @ 11:53 am
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Hello Khalid
Thank you for your message.I will pass on your good wishes to Muriel in due course. As you may appreciate I am not in a position to give out her contact details. I have taken on the fight to clear Ruth’s name and appreciate support from anyone. Thank you for your interest.
I have recently read the book you and Mrs Jakubait penned, and could not put it down. As a student of criminology, I have always had an interest in Ruth’s case, but was utterly blown away by some of the revelations you were able to make. I would also like to add that prior to reading your book, I had my nose stuck in Christine Keeler’s book The Truth At Last; the similarities in Ruth and Christine’s backgrounds and characters are hard to ignore – as are the annecdotes regarding Stephen Ward.
There was one part in particular which interested me – and that was the mention of tapes which Ruth had recorded and which were subsequently aired on radio in the 70s. I was wondering if you could tell me some of what was said on these tapes or if there is anyway one could find out what they revealed.
I applaud the work you and Mrs Jakubait have done to clear Ruth’s name and hope that the details uncovered in the book will come to replace the typical story which has been put about for the past 53 years. Please pass on my best wishes to Mrs Jakubait and let her know that there are still people out there, who, although born well after Ruth’s death, are keen to see her named cleared.
Yours Sincerely
Lynsey McCorquodale
Comment by Lynsey McCorquodale — March 11, 2009 @ 4:48 pm
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Please could you let me know if you give talks for organisations.
We run a small WI group in Great Hampden which is quite close to Amersham and have always
had an interest in the Ruth Ellis Story.
Please let me know if you would be prepared to visit us.
Many thanks.
Brenda
Comment by Brenda Fullylove — April 8, 2009 @ 10:36 pm
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HI MONICA
I HAVE BEEN ADMIRING YOUR EFFORT TO CLEAN RUTH’S NAME BECAUSE I ALSO STRONGLY BELIEVE IN HER INNOCENCE.HER CASE SHOCKED AND MOVED ME A LOT,AS LONG AS MOVED ME THE BENTLEY CASE.I ALSO BELIEVE THESE TWO STORIES MUST BE FILMED AGAIN WITH NEW VERSION AND NEW ELEMENTS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU IF YOUR BOOK HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED IN GREEK LANGUAGE,BECAUSE IM GREEK AND I DO NOT FIND ANY BOOK HERE ABOUT RUTH.
ONE MORE QUESTION PLEASE.WHY RUTH DID NOTHING TO SAVE HER LIFE?EVEN IN THE LAST MOMENT TO REVEAL THE CONSPIRACY?EVEN TO FIND WAY TO DELAY THE EXECUTION?WHY DID SHE GIVE UP?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY
MARIA IATROU
Comment by maria iatrou — May 3, 2009 @ 10:36 pm
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Hello Maria
I appreciate your thoughts about Ruth Ellis’s innocence. It’s very important to receive feedback from people like you about my campaign to clear Ruth’s name, so thank you for that. The more people talk about the injustice, the more the word will spread.
I am not sure if our book has been published in Greek but will ask our publisher.
Is Ruth Ellis’s name widely known in your country?
“Why Ruth did nothing to save her life….etc?” I can only answer your questions when my audience is big enough and ready to receive them – not before.
Best wishes
Monica Weller
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DIRECT AND QUICK ANSWER.ACTUALLY,I AM TEACHER AND I HAVE SPOKEN OCCASIONALLY TO MY STUDENTS,ABOUT RUTH AND BENTLEY AND THE FORMER BRITISH LAW SYSTEM.IT IS AMAZING HOW EASILY AND THOUGHTLESSLY,IN 50′S PROSECUTION WAS SENDING PEOPLE,SOMETIMES COMPLETELY INNOCENT,TO THE GALLOWS.I REMEMBER ONCE,SOME OF MY STUDENTS BROKE IN TEARS AND THEY COULD NOT STOP,WHILE I WAS TELLING THEM THAT RUTH LEFT BEHIND TWO SMALL CHILDREN….
YES,HERE ELLIS’S NAME IS WIDELY KNOWN AND PERSONALLY I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE,FRIENDS,FAMILIARS KNOWING ELLIS CASE,EXPRESSING SPECIAL INTERESTING,
BUT HERE UNFORTUNATELLY THERE IS NOT, I THINK, BOOKS ABOUT THESE STORIES.
HOWEVER,I WOULD APRECIATE MUCH IF WOULD INFORM ME,EVEN THROW MY EMAIL,ABOUT THE QUESTIONS I ASKED FOR.
PLEASE, FORGIVE ME FOR MY ENGLISH.
YOURS SINCERELY
MARIA IATROU
Comment by maria iatrou — May 4, 2009 @ 5:20 pm
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Hi Monica
I am presently presenting a series of lectures on the history of british ( perceived )crime, and have found that Ruths case is proving to be the most involving in regards to audience interest. It came to me as a test case some years ago when I first began my degree in criminology with the OPEN UNIVERSITY. At first I feel that I fell into the vein of the open and shut case and as such left it at that. But being subsequently involved in the Saville inquirey into the events of ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Derry in 1972 ( my wifes father was murdered that day ) I have since revisited Ruths case and have felt it nessesary to get in contact to possibly discuss some aspects of Ruths case.
Best regards
Martin
Comment by Martin Carlin — May 5, 2009 @ 10:19 pm
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HELLO MONICA
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU,IF THERE IS POSSIBILITY TO HAVE ACCESS INTO NEWSPAPERS BY THAT TIME OF RUTH’S TRIAL,CONVICTION AND EXECUTION TO SEE PHOTOS AND READ ARTICLES.PLEASE, IF YOU KNOW THE WAY,LET ME KNOW.
HAVE YOU ASKED YOUR PUBLISHER ABOUT THE TRANSLATION OF YOUR BOOK? PLEASE LET ME KNOW ALSO.
MY BEST WISHES TO YOU
MARIA IATROU
Comment by maria iatrou — May 8, 2009 @ 9:23 pm
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Hi Monica,
the book is testament to Muriel’s work and your fearless researching – its convincing because of the endless mistakes and mysteries made by our Justice System, surrounding the affair. WHAT IF ENOUGH OF US BELIEVE YOURS AND MURIELS’ VERSION…….
well done, Lindsey
Comment by Lindsey Green — June 2, 2009 @ 5:54 pm
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Hi Lindsey.
Some while ago I was given this advice: that to get justice for Ruth Ellis I must first win in the court of public opinion.
Your comment is much appreciated.
Please spread the word.
Monica Weller
HI MS. WELLER,
COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME. WOULD YOU KNOW AFTER ALL YOUR RESEARCH INTO RUTH ELLIS IF SHE WAS CONFIRMED AS A 13 YEAR OLD IN RHYL? I HAVE COME ACROSS A COMMUNION BOOK THAT HAS INSCRIBED TO RUTH ELLIS IN MEMORY OF HER CONFIRMATION. THE BOOK IS DATED 1939.
I HOPE YOU MAYBE ABLE TO HELP,
YOURS,
D.G.TOMPKINS
Hello Mr Tompkins
I really couldn’t say. Ruth and her family had left Rhyl years earlier; they moved to the Basingstoke area when Ruth was still very young, roamed around there from village to village until wartime when the family eventually moved to south-east London. As far as I know they didn’t return to Rhyl. You may find, with your own research, that it was a totally different Ruth Ellis.
Sorry I can’t be of more help.
Monica Weller
[...] Most puzzling info: I sat in on some of the talks and one of the most interesting was about the tortured and doomed life of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to hang in Britain in 1955. Why, I wonder, has an 80 year silence (according to the speaker Mike Harvey) been put on the publication of some of the Public Record files surrounding her case? What will they reveal in the 2030s when published? Who are they protecting? Monica Weller has written extensively about this with Ruth’s sister Muriel Jakubait, but mentions a 50 year cloak of secrecy. However, the questions remain the same. Why is such a lengthy period of secrecy necessary over the case of Ruth Ellis? [...]
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Ellee Seymour – you ask why the secrecy? ‘For the greater good’ springs to mind. Which may have been appropriate in 1955, but now, 2009? It is an insult.
Monica Weller
People may well ask why, after over half a century some details are still kept closed. My own thoughts are and always have been that there was more to this case than was actually put forward at The Old Bailey in 1955. In my opininon this was more of a political case than anything else.
One has to also consider the perceived “Moral” and “class” structure of the post war Tory government – which also extended to the QCs and judges of that era (Melford Stevenson did not appear to have a great deal of empathy for his client if most of what I have read is factual).
In 1955 Appearances were everything.
Comment by Steve R — September 11, 2009 @ 10:26 pm
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Thank you Steve for your carefully considered comments.
Monica Weller
Hi Monica,
I;ve only recently stumbled on to Ruth’s story and read and studied it with great sympathy for both her and her family. After the uncuccesful appeal of December 2003 has there been any further developments and how is Muriel and her family? Is there any way of contacting her or any other surviving member of the family? Hope to hear from you soon!
Yours.
Comment by Khalid — February 5, 2009 @ 11:53 am |
Hello Khalid
Thank you for your message.I will pass on your good wishes to Muriel in due course. As you may appreciate I am not in a position to give out her contact details. I have taken on the fight to clear Ruth’s name and appreciate support from anyone. Thank you for your interest.
Monica Weller
Comment by copperknob — February 5, 2009 @ 1:45 pm |
Dear Mrs Weller,
I have recently read the book you and Mrs Jakubait penned, and could not put it down. As a student of criminology, I have always had an interest in Ruth’s case, but was utterly blown away by some of the revelations you were able to make. I would also like to add that prior to reading your book, I had my nose stuck in Christine Keeler’s book The Truth At Last; the similarities in Ruth and Christine’s backgrounds and characters are hard to ignore – as are the annecdotes regarding Stephen Ward.
There was one part in particular which interested me – and that was the mention of tapes which Ruth had recorded and which were subsequently aired on radio in the 70s. I was wondering if you could tell me some of what was said on these tapes or if there is anyway one could find out what they revealed.
I applaud the work you and Mrs Jakubait have done to clear Ruth’s name and hope that the details uncovered in the book will come to replace the typical story which has been put about for the past 53 years. Please pass on my best wishes to Mrs Jakubait and let her know that there are still people out there, who, although born well after Ruth’s death, are keen to see her named cleared.
Yours Sincerely
Lynsey McCorquodale
Comment by Lynsey McCorquodale — March 11, 2009 @ 4:48 pm |
Please could you let me know if you give talks for organisations.
We run a small WI group in Great Hampden which is quite close to Amersham and have always
had an interest in the Ruth Ellis Story.
Please let me know if you would be prepared to visit us.
Many thanks.
Brenda
Comment by Brenda Fullylove — April 8, 2009 @ 10:36 pm |
HI MONICA
I HAVE BEEN ADMIRING YOUR EFFORT TO CLEAN RUTH’S NAME BECAUSE I ALSO STRONGLY BELIEVE IN HER INNOCENCE.HER CASE SHOCKED AND MOVED ME A LOT,AS LONG AS MOVED ME THE BENTLEY CASE.I ALSO BELIEVE THESE TWO STORIES MUST BE FILMED AGAIN WITH NEW VERSION AND NEW ELEMENTS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU IF YOUR BOOK HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED IN GREEK LANGUAGE,BECAUSE IM GREEK AND I DO NOT FIND ANY BOOK HERE ABOUT RUTH.
ONE MORE QUESTION PLEASE.WHY RUTH DID NOTHING TO SAVE HER LIFE?EVEN IN THE LAST MOMENT TO REVEAL THE CONSPIRACY?EVEN TO FIND WAY TO DELAY THE EXECUTION?WHY DID SHE GIVE UP?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY
MARIA IATROU
Comment by maria iatrou — May 3, 2009 @ 10:36 pm |
Hello Maria
I appreciate your thoughts about Ruth Ellis’s innocence. It’s very important to receive feedback from people like you about my campaign to clear Ruth’s name, so thank you for that. The more people talk about the injustice, the more the word will spread.
I am not sure if our book has been published in Greek but will ask our publisher.
Is Ruth Ellis’s name widely known in your country?
“Why Ruth did nothing to save her life….etc?” I can only answer your questions when my audience is big enough and ready to receive them – not before.
Best wishes
Monica Weller
Comment by copperknob — May 4, 2009 @ 10:00 am |
HELLO MONICA
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DIRECT AND QUICK ANSWER.ACTUALLY,I AM TEACHER AND I HAVE SPOKEN OCCASIONALLY TO MY STUDENTS,ABOUT RUTH AND BENTLEY AND THE FORMER BRITISH LAW SYSTEM.IT IS AMAZING HOW EASILY AND THOUGHTLESSLY,IN 50′S PROSECUTION WAS SENDING PEOPLE,SOMETIMES COMPLETELY INNOCENT,TO THE GALLOWS.I REMEMBER ONCE,SOME OF MY STUDENTS BROKE IN TEARS AND THEY COULD NOT STOP,WHILE I WAS TELLING THEM THAT RUTH LEFT BEHIND TWO SMALL CHILDREN….
YES,HERE ELLIS’S NAME IS WIDELY KNOWN AND PERSONALLY I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE,FRIENDS,FAMILIARS KNOWING ELLIS CASE,EXPRESSING SPECIAL INTERESTING,
BUT HERE UNFORTUNATELLY THERE IS NOT, I THINK, BOOKS ABOUT THESE STORIES.
HOWEVER,I WOULD APRECIATE MUCH IF WOULD INFORM ME,EVEN THROW MY EMAIL,ABOUT THE QUESTIONS I ASKED FOR.
PLEASE, FORGIVE ME FOR MY ENGLISH.
YOURS SINCERELY
MARIA IATROU
Comment by maria iatrou — May 4, 2009 @ 5:20 pm |
Hi Monica
I am presently presenting a series of lectures on the history of british ( perceived )crime, and have found that Ruths case is proving to be the most involving in regards to audience interest. It came to me as a test case some years ago when I first began my degree in criminology with the OPEN UNIVERSITY. At first I feel that I fell into the vein of the open and shut case and as such left it at that. But being subsequently involved in the Saville inquirey into the events of ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Derry in 1972 ( my wifes father was murdered that day ) I have since revisited Ruths case and have felt it nessesary to get in contact to possibly discuss some aspects of Ruths case.
Best regards
Martin
Comment by Martin Carlin — May 5, 2009 @ 10:19 pm |
Thanks for your message Martin.
Monica Weller
Comment by copperknob — May 7, 2009 @ 6:06 pm |
HELLO MONICA
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU,IF THERE IS POSSIBILITY TO HAVE ACCESS INTO NEWSPAPERS BY THAT TIME OF RUTH’S TRIAL,CONVICTION AND EXECUTION TO SEE PHOTOS AND READ ARTICLES.PLEASE, IF YOU KNOW THE WAY,LET ME KNOW.
HAVE YOU ASKED YOUR PUBLISHER ABOUT THE TRANSLATION OF YOUR BOOK? PLEASE LET ME KNOW ALSO.
MY BEST WISHES TO YOU
MARIA IATROU
Comment by maria iatrou — May 8, 2009 @ 9:23 pm |
Hi Monica,
the book is testament to Muriel’s work and your fearless researching – its convincing because of the endless mistakes and mysteries made by our Justice System, surrounding the affair. WHAT IF ENOUGH OF US BELIEVE YOURS AND MURIELS’ VERSION…….
well done, Lindsey
Comment by Lindsey Green — June 2, 2009 @ 5:54 pm |
Hi Lindsey.
Some while ago I was given this advice: that to get justice for Ruth Ellis I must first win in the court of public opinion.
Your comment is much appreciated.
Please spread the word.
Monica Weller
Comment by copperknob — June 2, 2009 @ 10:00 pm |
HI MS. WELLER,
COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME. WOULD YOU KNOW AFTER ALL YOUR RESEARCH INTO RUTH ELLIS IF SHE WAS CONFIRMED AS A 13 YEAR OLD IN RHYL? I HAVE COME ACROSS A COMMUNION BOOK THAT HAS INSCRIBED TO RUTH ELLIS IN MEMORY OF HER CONFIRMATION. THE BOOK IS DATED 1939.
I HOPE YOU MAYBE ABLE TO HELP,
YOURS,
D.G.TOMPKINS
Comment by david george tompkins — July 15, 2009 @ 10:58 am |
Hello Mr Tompkins
I really couldn’t say. Ruth and her family had left Rhyl years earlier; they moved to the Basingstoke area when Ruth was still very young, roamed around there from village to village until wartime when the family eventually moved to south-east London. As far as I know they didn’t return to Rhyl. You may find, with your own research, that it was a totally different Ruth Ellis.
Sorry I can’t be of more help.
Monica Weller
Comment by copperknob — July 15, 2009 @ 1:42 pm |
[...] Most puzzling info: I sat in on some of the talks and one of the most interesting was about the tortured and doomed life of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to hang in Britain in 1955. Why, I wonder, has an 80 year silence (according to the speaker Mike Harvey) been put on the publication of some of the Public Record files surrounding her case? What will they reveal in the 2030s when published? Who are they protecting? Monica Weller has written extensively about this with Ruth’s sister Muriel Jakubait, but mentions a 50 year cloak of secrecy. However, the questions remain the same. Why is such a lengthy period of secrecy necessary over the case of Ruth Ellis? [...]
Pingback by Ellee Seymour - MCIPR, PRESS CONSULTANT, JOURNALIST, POLITICAL AND PR BLOGGER. » My holiday highlights — August 17, 2009 @ 7:20 pm |
Ellee Seymour – you ask why the secrecy? ‘For the greater good’ springs to mind. Which may have been appropriate in 1955, but now, 2009? It is an insult.
Monica Weller
Comment by copperknob — August 29, 2009 @ 6:08 pm |
People may well ask why, after over half a century some details are still kept closed. My own thoughts are and always have been that there was more to this case than was actually put forward at The Old Bailey in 1955. In my opininon this was more of a political case than anything else.
One has to also consider the perceived “Moral” and “class” structure of the post war Tory government – which also extended to the QCs and judges of that era (Melford Stevenson did not appear to have a great deal of empathy for his client if most of what I have read is factual).
In 1955 Appearances were everything.
Comment by Steve R — September 11, 2009 @ 10:26 pm |
Thank you Steve for your carefully considered comments.
Monica Weller
Comment by copperknob — September 12, 2009 @ 10:25 am |