Elizabeth Jeffries (1727, Bridgnorth, Shropshire – March 28, 1752 in Leytonstone, England) was an executed murderess.
When she was five years old, Elizabeth was adopted by her wealthy and childless uncle Joseph Jeffryes, who had made his fortune as a butcher in Central London Jeffries sexually violated his niece when she was fifteen. He had willed her everything he owned but hypocritically continually threatened to write her out of the will because of her immoral behaviour.
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