March 2nd 1879. Julia Thomas, a 54-year-old widow living in London, was eager to present herself as more affluent than she truly was. To maintain this facade, she hired a live-in maid, 30-year old Kate Webster, However, after only a month, Julia fires her for not cleaning well and spending too much time at the pub. This termination leads to an event that would ultimately get Kate sent to the gallows.

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▫️https://www.newspapers.com/article/reynoldss-newspaper/153170380/

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

▫️https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/505155/barnes-mystery-twisted-tale-maids-murder-and-mistaken-identity

▫️https://medium.com/@lisariggio1994/deadly-women-daily-kate-webster-eea027fc2c4f

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

▫️https://www.iflscience.com/the-head-of-a-murder-victim-was-once-found-in-david-attenboroughs-garden-63608

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