#144 - Martha Browning's Baffling Motive (St James', London, UK)

#144 - Martha Browning's Baffling Motive (St James', London, UK)

Today’s episode is about Martha Browning, a young girl who murdered her elderly bed-mate for that most common of reasons - money. And although her attempt to cover it up was bafflingly inept, her motive was one that no-one could truly fathom.

  • Date: 1st December 1845
  • Location: Mrs's Graham's Lodging House, 1 Providence Place, St James', London, UK, SW1
  • Victims: 1 (Elizabeth Mundell)
  • Culprits: Martha Browning


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