Maid Kills Her Employer After Being Fired
Not happy with being fired, Kate Webster killed and dismembered her employer Mrs Julia Martha Thomas. A case that moved the whole of England.
Background
Kate Webster, originally born Catherine Lawler, was an Irish woman during the Victorian era. She worked as a domestic worker in Richmond, London, for a popular middle-class lady named Julia Martha Thomas.
Webster was identified as a problematic kid within the neighbourhood and the police department during her teenage years. She was an excellent liar and had a very jealous heart. Born in a low-income family, her parents could not financially afford to shower her with every gift she wanted or envied from her mates. As a result, she considered stealing as the only source to obtain what her heart desired. This brought pain and shame to her family -though poor-were respected in the community.
Beginning Of Her Criminal Life
At the age of 15, Kate was arrested in her home town Killane, for stealing. After a few weeks, she was released, but days behind bars didn’t teach her anything. Catherine continued to steal until she raised enough money for a train ticket to Liverpool in 1867 in search of a better life.
