Nancy Randolph, following a love affair with her sister’s husband, is accused of murdering her infant newborn.
Nancy Randolph, a relative of Thomas Jefferson, was accused of murdering her infant newborn. The infant's father, Richard Randolph, was her sister's husband. After she was acquitted, Nancy, her sister, her sister's husband, and a brother all lived together on a Virginia plantation. That ended when Richard died mysteriously and Nancy was accused of having sexual relations with a male slave.
