Bonus - Kate Webster: The Real Life Sweeney Todd

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<p>Thanks to ‘NOW’, and the new show ‘The Nevers’, we’re taking all you spooky bitches on a trip to Victorian London for an extra special bonus episode. And it’s a wild one...in fact, today’s episode resulted in one of the most sensational trials of the time - so big, that the future King of Sweden made the trip all the way to The Old Bailey just to watch!</p><p><br></p><p>In January 1879 Mrs Julia Martha Thomas hired Kate Webster, a petty criminal, to be her live-in maid. A month later Mrs Thomas’s neighbours would complain of a foul stench coming from the woman’s home. Things only became weirder when Kate was seen wearing her boss’s clothes and allegedly selling jars of ‘Best Dripping’ to pub landlords…</p><p><br></p><p>Was Kate Webster the real-life Sweeney Todd?</p><p><br></p><p>Strap yourself in for theft, murder, an interesting stew, and even a cameo from the great Sir David Attenborough.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Cast your Listeners’ Choice Awards vote here:</strong><a href="https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote"><strong> </strong>https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Become a patron:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/redhanded">Patreon</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Subscribe to our new YouTube Channel:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dovjXDB69lhDjASbAgnwA?sub_confirmation=1">YouTube - Subscribe</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Pre-order a copy of the book here (US &amp; Canada):</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://premierecollectibles.com/redhanded/">Signed copies - US &amp; Canada</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wellesleybooks.com/book/9780762473793">Pre-order on Wellesley Books</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/RedHanded-Exploration-Criminals-Cannibals-Killer/dp/0762473797/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=redhanded&amp;qid=1617228369&amp;sr=8-1">Pre-order on </a><a href="http://Amazon.com">Amazon.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Pre-order a copy of the book here (UK, Ireland, Europe, NZ, Aus):</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/redhanded/suruthi-bala/hannah-maguire/9781398707603">Signed copies - UK, Ireland, Europe, NZ, Aus</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Redhanded-Exploration-Criminals-Cannibals-Killer/dp/1398707139/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1616698132&amp;sr=1-1">Pre-order on </a><a href="http://Amazon.co.uk">Amazon.co.uk</a></p><p><a href="https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/biography/redhanded,suruthi-bala-hannah-maguire-9781398707139">Pre-order on Foyles</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow us on social media:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/redhandedthepod/">Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/RedHandedthepod">Twitter</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1903453936588079">Facebook</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Visit our website:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://redhandedpodcast.com/">Website</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contact us:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://redhandedpodcast.com/contact-1">Contact</a></p>  <br><p>See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>