Tea Time Crimes

The Torso Murder: Hannah Mary Tabbs

Episode Summary

In February of 1887, a decapitated, limbless torso was found on the Bristol Turnpike in Pennsylvania. Panic rose and everyone was a suspect until a tip led investigators to Hannah Mary Tabbs and her complicated web of relationships. Follow along this week as we try to untangle the lies from the probabilities. 

Episode Notes

In February of 1887, a decapitated, limbless torso was found on the Bristol Turnpike in Pennsylvania. Panic rose and everyone was a suspect until a tip led investigators to Hannah Mary Tabbs and her complicated web of relationships. Follow along this week as we try to untangle the lies from the probabilities.  

Tea of the Day: Baroness Grey

Theme Music by Brad Frank

Sources:

• Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso: A Tale of Race, Sex and Violence in America by Kali Nicole Gross
• https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35616529
• https://notevenpast.org/ordinary-yet-infamous-hannah-mary-tabbs-and-the-disembodied-torso/
• The Boston Globe - 19 Feb 1887, Sat · Page 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/430896449/
• The Philadelphia Times - 19 Feb 1887, Sat · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/52218211/
• The Central News - 24 Feb 1887, Thu · Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/229537814/
• The Philadelphia Times - 22 Feb 1887, Tue · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/52218233/
• Lancaster Intelligencer - 02 Mar 1887, Wed · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/557109869/