Betty Limpany
British criminal
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| Intro | British criminal | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| is | Criminal | |
| Work field | Crime | |
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Betty Limpany was executed by hanging in Devon in 1799. She had worked as a maid and was accused of arson by burning down her master's house in Kentisbeare. She was 17 or 18 years old.
In 1997 Wide Angle Productions produced a film based on the case.