My Victorian Nightmare

Ep. 38 - The Richmond Murderess


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On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the case of “The Richmond Murderess,” Kate Webster. This story has everything: a brutal murder, a dismembering, mysterious skulls, ghost nuns, cutting edge execution techniques and Sir David Attenborough intricately knitted into the very fabric of this bone chilling saga.


References for today's episode:


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


https://www.theregister.com/2011/07/06/barnes_mystery/


https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-14374296#:~:text=Nowadays%20it%20would%20seem%20almost,crime%20in%20England%20and%20Wales.


“Influence of Kate Webster” - The Illustrated Police News, August 23rd, 1879.


“The Richmond Murder” - Daily News, July 4th, 1879.


“The Richmond Murder, Trial of Catherine Webster” - The Guardian, July 4th 1879.

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