Elizabeth Griffith

Death by Force

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 ...Read More

Elizabeth Griffith, age 17 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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