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Jul 2024
1h 5m

The Murder of Julia Martha Thomas

Morbid Network | Wondery
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In early March 1879, fifty-five-year-old widow Julia Martha Thomas disappeared from her home in southwest London. Julia often travelled by herself on moment’s notice, so neighbors thought nothing of her absence; however, when several female body parts were discovered in the Thames, police uncovered a gruesome crime that not only involved theft and impersonat ... Show More
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