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In 1879 a London maid dismembered her employer and then assumed her identity
In 1879, a ghastly crime gripped England: A London maid had dismembered her employer and then assumed her identity for two weeks, wearing her clothes and jewelry and selling her belongings.
In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe the murder of Julia Thomas and its surprising modern postscript.
We'll also discover the unlikely origins of a Mary Poppins character and puzzle over a penguin in a canoe.
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