Betty Limpany
British criminal
About Betty Limpany
Betty Limpany was executed by hanging in Devon in 1799. She worked as a maid and was accused of arson for burning down her master's house in Kentisbeare. She was 18 years old.
In 1997, Wide Angle Productions produced a film based on the case.
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