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Elizabeth Griffith

Case from Louisville, KY dated Dec 24, 1919

Victim Details

Elizabeth Griffith

Female

White / Caucasian

Louisville

KY

1919-12-24

17

Elizabeth

Griffith

06/21/2026

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In the waning days of December 1919, a palpable sense of excitement filled the air for seventeen-year-old Elizabeth F. Griffith of Louisville, Kentucky. A young woman described as adventurous and spirited, she was eagerly anticipating her wedding, just days away. However, the promise of a new life was tragically cut short on Christmas Eve. That afternoon, her body was discovered in a locked back room of the medical office where she worked as an assistant for Dr. Christopher G. Schott, a prominen ...
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  • Elizabeth Griffith, age 17 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • J'aime Rubio | Elizabeth Griffith (1902-1919), Cave Hill Cemetery ...
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