Jeffs, Doreen (d. 1965)
Jeffs, Doreen (d. 1965)
English murderer. Committed suicide by jumping off cliff into English Channel, Jan 1965.
Murdered 1-month-old daughter in Eastbourne (Nov 1960) and subsequently faked the child's kidnapping; after body found, pleaded guilty; successful defense argued that murder had been committed while she was "under the stress of childbirth"; after spending time in mental institution, placed on probation.
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