Betty Limpany was executed by hanging in Devon in 1799. [1] [2] She had worked as a maid and was accused of arson by burning down her master's house in Kentisbeare. [1] [3] [4] She was 17 or 18 years old. [1] [3]
In 1997 Wide Angle Productions produced a film based on the case. [5] [ better source needed ]
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