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Martha Tabram (née White; 10 May 1849 – 7 August 1888) was an English woman killed in a spate of violent murders in and around the Whitechapel district of East London between 1888 and 1891. She may have been the first victim of the unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper.
The body of Martha Tabram was found on a first floor landing of George Yard Buildings just before 5am on 7th August, 1888. She had been subjected to a ferocious attack, and 39 stab wounds had been inflicted on the body between her throat and lower abdomen.
Learn about the life and death of Martha Tabram, one of the possible victims of Jack the Ripper. Read about her family, marriages, drinking habits, and the circumstances of her murder in 1888.
On Tuesday 7 August, following a Monday bank holiday, prostitute Martha Tabram was murdered at about 2:30 am. Her body was found at George Yard Buildings, George Yard, Whitechapel, shortly before 5:00 a.m. She had been stabbed 39 times about her neck, torso and genitals with a short blade.
Learn about the brutal stabbing of Martha Tabram, a prostitute, in 1888 London, and the possible connection to Jack the Ripper. Explore the evidence, the investigation, and the controversy in this casebook.
Martha Tabram was a 39-year-old prostitute who was stabbed 39 times in George Yard in August 1888. Her case was linked to the Whitechapel murders, but the evidence was inconclusive and the killer was never identified.
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Martha Tabram was an English woman killed in a spate of violent murders in and around the Whitechapel district of East London between 1888 and 1891. She may have been the first victim of the unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper.
