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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.
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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.
Aug 6, 2019 · On August 6, 1888, Martha Tabram was brutally murdered. Her death is still a century-old mystery that some confidently attribute to globally-infamous murderer Jack The Ripper. Tabram would...
What Happened to Martha Tabram? The mutilated body of 39-year-old Martha Tabram was discovered laying on the landing of George Yard Buildings on 7th August 1888. However, this was not just another attack on a vulnerable prostitute, although prostitution was Martha Tabram’s profession.
Feb 27, 2024 · Martha Tabram was just like all the rest of the notorious Jack the Ripper Victims – she was poor, living a hard life, addicted to alcohol, and pursuing sex work to survive. Her murder was committed just a few weeks before the first canonical Jack the Ripper victim Polly Nichols.
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.
The marriage ended in 1875. Henry left due to Martha's heavy drinking. He gave her an allowance of twelve shillings per week for three years but reduced it to 2s 6d due to her pestering him in the streets for money. She had a warrant taken out against him and had him locked up. He had also learned that she was living with another man.
The body has been identified as that of Martha Tabram, aged 39 or 40 years, the wife of a foreman packer at a furniture warehouse. Henry Samuel Tabram , 6, River-terrace, East Greenwich, husband of the deceased woman, said he last saw her alive about 18 months ago, in the Whitechapel-road.
