EPISODE 44: Hannah Mary Tabbs
In this week’s episode, Paul and Kate head to late 1897 Pennsylvania where a torso is discovered on a shore and a suspect is named soon after. But when more characters come to light surrounding the suspect, the picture gets complicated very quickly.
Sources:
“Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso: A Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America” by Kali Nicole Gross, Janina Edwards
“Ordinary Yet Infamous: Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso” by Kali Nicole Gross (Not Even Past)
https://notevenpast.org/ordinary-yet-infamous-hannah-mary-tabbs-and-the-disembodied-torso/
“Hannah Mary Tabbs: A black murderess in racist 1800s US”
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35616529
“Mrs. Tabbs Sentenced to Penitentiary” (The Lancaster Weekly Examiner)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/562096344/?terms=%22wakefield%20gaines%22&match=1
“THE BUCKS COUNTY MYSTERY.; HANNAH MARY TABBS, A COLORED WOMAN, ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.” (New York Times) February 22, 1887
“What 1880s Murder Says About Bias Today” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) 2016.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/199332081/?terms=%22hannah%20mary%20tabbs%22%20trial&match=1
“Shawl Strap” definition (Merriam-Webster)