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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 .
- Multiple stab wounds to the body, including vital organs such as the heart
- Victim of the Whitechapel murders
Martha Tabram - or Martha Turner as she was known at the time of her murder - was born Martha White on the 10th of May, 1849, in the Southwark district of south London. She was the youngest of five children of Charles and Elizabeth White, and the family home was at 17 Marshall Street, in Southwark.
The post-mortem examination of Martha Tabram was held by Dr. Timothy Killeen (also spelled Keeling or Keleene) at 5:30 AM on the morning of August 7th. Tabram was described as a plump middle-aged woman, about 5'3" tall, dark hair and complexion. The time of death was estimated at about three hours before the examination (around 2:30-2:45 AM).
Martha Tabram was an East End prostitute who was brutally murdered in 1888 by a unknown assailant. She was stabbed 39 times by two different weapons and her body was found on the landing of George Yard Buildings. Was she the first Jack the Ripper victim? Learn more about her life, the crime and the investigation on this web page.
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 have ...
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Inquest: Martha Tabram. Day 1, Thursday, August 9, 1888 (The Times, August 10, 1888)Yesterday afternoon [9 Aug] Mr. G. Collier, Deputy Coroner for the South-Eastern Division of Middlesex, opened an inquiry at the Working Lads' Institute, Whitechapel-road, respecting the death of the woman who was found on Tuesday last, with 39 stabs on her body, at George-yard-buildings, Whitechapel.
Martha Tabram, 39, lived in a lodging-house at 19 George Street. 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.
