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had sexually abused her over a six-year span in the 1970s. She claimed to have been lured into bed by Luce and her mother. Hadley denied the allegations, and insisted that the suit had been an attempt to obtain money from her. Son
Matthew also challenged Caroline's version of events. Charges were dismissed in 2004; a civil suit was settled out of court shortly before Hadley died.
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42:. Her mother, Beatrice Eliott Burton, was the sister of Sir Gilbert Eliott, chief of the Scottish Clan Elliot. Her father, Frank V. Burton Jr., inherited his business in the cotton trade. Her middle name, which she took as her first name, was pronounced "LEE-la" and was, according to her, "
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