28: Kate Webster and the Murder of Julia Thomas - Servitude and Dismemberment

A career criminal headed for a life of dodging between petty thievery, prison and the street was never going to have a happy ending. Ending in murder, Kate Webster’s life was a sad existence which not only saw her take the life of another but also ended up being hanged for her crime. 

Over a 100 years later, kate’s victim, Julia Thomas’ skull was found in an excavation for an extension. Igniting a forgotten case and eventually bringing the horror of the events at 2 mayfield cottages to a close. 

This time on Macabre London, we’re uncovering the story of Kate Webster and the murder of Julia Martha Thomas. 

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Sources

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Julia_Martha_Thomas

https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/webster-catherine.htm

https://www.irishpost.com/news/ten-facts-kate-webster-irish-maid-hanged-dismembering-employer-victorian-london-131185

https://www.bordersancestry.com/picks-from-the-past/the-mystery-of-john-webster

https://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/webster.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104299579/julia-martha-thomas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wash_copper

https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/file/5536ba5a-c8d3-4492-ae2d-2836a0f6cad3/1/Chapter%206%20Kilday%20%28True%20Crime%20Histories%29.pdf

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