In Memorium: Martha Tabram

[Howard Brown]

Was she the first Ripper victim ?
Was she a Ripper victim at all ?

We'll continue to debate that for many moons to come...

RIP Martha Tabram...murdered 124 years ago today.

[Howard Brown]

This almost slipped past me today....

122 years ago today, Martha Tabram was murdered............

[George Hutchinson]

We marked this at the WS1888 meeting last night.

PHILIP

[Cris Malone]

It was easy to overlook, How. Prostitutes got stabbed 39 times or more including in the genital area, late at night, for no apparent reason all the time in the LVP... don't you know? It was almost as bad as Memphis, Tn. is today... LOL.

[Colin Roberts]

We marked this at the WS1888 meeting last night.

Would you care to give us a review of Mr. Trow's presentation, Philip?

It was easy to overlook, How. Prostitutes got stabbed 39 times or more including in the genital area, late at night, for no apparent reason all the time in the LVP... don't you know?

So frequently, in fact, that the press reports of these sorts of incidents were actually considered to be ..., well ..., ... boring!

[Cris Malone]

I they had a six pack and a bug zapper to watch for excitement, like we do in summer here in Tennessee... back then... there wouldn't have been a single paper sold (not even the Star) and we would be on a forum discussing Roswell, the Kennedy conspiracy or what's the best beer to baste barbeque with... or the internet porn sites would get a lot more hits.

[Rob Clack]

Would you care to give us a review of Mr. Trow's presentation, Philip?

According to Pope John Delocksley, it was the greatest talk ever held by the Whitechapel Society, so you can draw your own conclusions from that.

I felt Trow was on the defensive from the start and wanted to ask and answer his own criticisms about his theory and didn't want the audience to question him about it.

Rob

[Colin Roberts]

I felt Trow was on the defensive from the start and wanted to ask and answer his own criticisms about his theory and didn't want the audience to question him about it.

So you were able to attend, after all, Rob?

Good!

That means you will be getting a ring, later this week. Lucky You!

[Rob Clack]

So you were able to attend, after all, Rob?

Good!

That means you will be getting a ring, later this week. Lucky You!

Yeah after a sleepless night got some good news in the morning.

Can't wait, you know how much I enjoy our phone conversations

Rob

[Paul Kearney A.K.A. NEMO]

RIP Martha

..and RIP the Robert Mann theory...

[JTRSickert]

RIP Martha.

P.S. I still think Pearly Poll was involved.

[Adam Went]

Useless fact: On the same day Martha Tabram was murdered, the world's first revolving door was patented.

RIP Martha.

Cheers,
Adam.

[Adam Went]

First Ripper victim or not (and I believe she was), she was yet another unfortunate whose tragic life was cut needlessly short.....R.I.P. Martha.

Cheers,
Adam.

[Cogidubnus]

It's a tad early, but Thursday marks the 126th anniversary of poor Martha's brutal death...let's remember her, and all the other victims, as the annual cycle plays out...

All the best

Dave

[Howard Brown]

Ain't never early, Dave.
Thanks for kickstarting the thread.