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Murder of Martha Tabram

When
7 August 1888
Where
George Yard, Whitechapel
Part of
Whitechapel murders: Tabram, Nichols and Chapman

Martha Tabram was murdered on a staircase landing in George Yard, Whitechapel, suffering 39 stab wounds to various organs and additional knife wounds.

On 7 August 1888, Tabram was found dead in George Yard. She had suffered 39 stab wounds to her throat, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, and abdomen. Additional knife wounds were inflicted to her breasts and vagina. The night before, she had been drinking with Mary Ann Connelly and two soldiers at the Angel and Crown.

Sources

  1. Martha Tabram Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-21
  2. Jack the Ripper Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16

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