This is a list of sex workers who were murdered in the United Kingdom. 19th century Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer Notes 1837 Eliza Davies Frederick Street, London Throat cut Francois Courvosier is suspected of her murder 1838 Eliza Grimwood Waterloo Road, London 24 Aug 1876Emma RolfeMidsummer Common, CambridgeRobert Browning was hanged for her murder 23 Mar 1879 Eliza Patten Liverpool, Merseyside Stabbed in neck Thomas Johnson was hanged for her murder 4 April 1888 Emma Elizabeth Smith Whitechapel, London Peritonitis Died of injuries sustained after being attacked the previous day.Possible victim of Jack the Ripper 7 Aug 1888 Martha Tabram Stabbed Possible victim of Jack the Ripper 31 Aug 1888 Mary Ann Nichols Throat cut Jack the Ripper(Identity unknown) Jack the Ripper victims 8 Sept 1888 Annie Chapman Spitalfields, London 30 Sept 1888 Elizabeth Stride Whitechapel, London Catherine Eddowes City of London 9 Nov 1888 Mary Jane Kelly Spitalfields, London 20 Dec 1888 Rose Mylett Poplar, London Strangled with a rope Possible victim of Jack the Ripper 10 Feb 1889 Louisa Smith Lewisham, London Fractured skull caused by a blow with a blunt instrument. 4 June 1889 Elizabeth Jackson Horsleydown, London Her dismembered remains were found in the Thames; one of the Thames Torso Murders 17 July 1889 Alice McKenzie Whitechapel, London Throat cut Possible victim of Jack the Ripper 13 Feb 1891 Frances Coles
1900 – 1909 Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer Notes 30 May 1901 Annie Austin Spitalfields, London Stabbed in the vagina and the anus 11 Sept 1907 Emily 'Phyllis' Dimmock Camden, London Throat cut Known as the 'Camden Town Murder'.Robert Wood was accused and acquitted 17 Oct 1908 Esther Prager Russell Square, London
1910 – 1919 Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer Notes 5 May 1912 Maud Mills Walsall, West Midlands Shot 4 times Died of her injuries 6 days later. 2 Aug 1919 Bertha Frazer Wolverhampton, West Midlands Throat cut 25 Dec 1919 Elizabeth McDermott aka 'Bella Wilson' Liverpool, Merseyside
1920 – 1929 Date Victim Location Cause of Death MurdererNotes 6 Mar 1922 Gertrude Yates Fulham, London Bludgeoning and asphyxiation Ronald True 27 Jan 1923 Mary Pelham Portsmouth, Hampshire Head injuries 12 Mar 1929 Katherine Peck aka 'Carbolic Kate' Walworth, London Throat cut Frederick Murphy was acquitted of her murder.
1930 – 1939 Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer Notes 2 Jan 1931 Margaret Schofield Dewsbury, Yorkshire Multiple blows to the head 22 Feb 1932 Dora Lloyd Maida Vale, London Strangulation 4 Nov 1935 Josephine Martin aka 'French Fifi' Soho, London Strangled with a silk stocking The murders of Martin, Cotton, and Hind have been linked. All three were strangled in their rooms. 16 April 1936 Jeanette Cotton Strangled with her own silk scarf 9 May 1936 Constance May Hind Strangled with an electric light flex 26 May 1936 Phyllis Spiers Folkestone, Kent Strangled with a scarf A client was charged with her murder but acquitted
1940 – 1949 Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer Notes 10 Feb 1942 Evelyn Oatley aka Leta Ward Soho, London Strangled and throat cut Gordon Frederick Cummins (The Blackout Ripper) was hanged for their murders. Victim of the Blackout Ripper 11 Feb 1942 Margaret 'Pearl' Lowe Marylebone, London Strangled with a silk stocking 12 Feb 1942 Doris Jouannet Paddington, London Strangled with a scarf 20 Feb 1942 Peggy Richards Waterloo, London Drowned after being strangled and thrown into the Thames Canadian soldier Joseph McKinstry was charged with her murder but acquitted in court. 19 May 1942 Agnes Stafford Holborn, London Strangled with her own summer dress 25 Jul 1942 Mary McLeod Stepney, London Strangulation Thomas Bragg was charged with her murder but found not guilty on the trial judge's orders. 24 Aug 1943 Ruth Fuerst Notting Hill, London Strangulation First known victim of serial killer John Christie. 13 Dec 1944 Evelyn Hatton Mayfair, London Strangulation 5 Feb 1945 Eileen Cook aka 'Irish Molly' Bethnal Green, London Stabbed & strangled Aug 1946 Olive Balchin Manchester, England Hammer blows to the head Walter Rowland was hanged for her murder in February 1947 9 Dec 1946 Margaret Cook Soho, London Shot Unnamed 91 year old confessed to her murder in July 2015 8 Aug 1947 Isabel Wardle Portsmouth, Hampshire Strangled with a lanyard 8 Sept 1947 Rita Green aka 'Black Rita Soho, London Shot 5 Sept 1948 Dora Freedman Covent Garden, London Stabbed Soho “enforcer” Tony Machin was suspected of her murder 12 Mar 1949 Kathleen Higgins aka 'Irish Kit' Regents Park, London Strangled with a scarf 77 years old and still an active prostitute
1950 – 1959 Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer Notes 31 Jan 1953 Kathleen Maloney Notting Hill, London Gassed John Christie Christie confessed to 7 murders including Kathleen Maloney but was only tried for the murder of his wife. He was convicted and hanged 6 Sept 1954 Ellen Carlin aka 'Red Helen' Pimlico, London Strangled with one of her black nylon stockings Scottish serial killer Peter Manuel confessed to her murder shortly before he was hanged in 1958 Sept 1955 Alice Barton Wirral, Merseyside Strangulation Known as the 'Pillbox Murder' 17 June 1959 Elizabeth Figg Chiswick, London Possible victim of 'Jack The Stripper'
1960 – 1969 Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer Notes 8 Nov 1963 Gwynneth Rees Mortlake, London Strangulation Possible victim of 'Jack The Stripper' 2 Feb 1964 Hannah Tailford Hammersmith, London Jack The Stripper Jack The Stripper victim 8 April 1964 Irene Lockwood 24 April 1964 Helen Barthelemy Brentford, London 14 July 1964 Mary Flemming Chiswick, London 25 Nov 1964 Margaret McGowan aka Frances Brown Kensington, London 16 Feb 1965 Bridget 'Bridie' O'Hara Acton, London 6 Feb 1966 Peggy Flynn Dalkey, County Dublin Strangled with one of her own stockings An Irishman serving in the British Army's Parachute Regiment confessed but was acquitted in court
1970 – 1979 Date Victim Location Cause of Death Murderer Notes 21 June 1971 Glenys Johnson Cardiff Throat and other parts of body cut with glass Malcolm Green was given a 25-year minimum term of imprisonment for her murder One year after his release from prison in 1989, Green murdered a New Zealand tourist and was given a whole-life tariff 21 April 1972 Maxwell 'Michelle' Confait Catford, London Strangulation. His house was then set on fire In 1980, two inmates were overheard discussing the killing in prison, but as they both blamed each other for the murder neither could be prosecuted for it. 3 youths were charged with murder and arson. One was found guilty of arson, one guilty of manslaughter and arson, the third guilty of murder and arson. On appeal all convictions were overturned.4 December 1972Nora WilfredCardiff, WalesStabbed more than twenty times24 March 1973Mary ArmstrongStoke-on-Trent, StaffordshireStabbedFour trials for her murder were held, with a 33-year-old man being acquitted of it at the end of the last one. The number of days covered by the trials (63 in total) caused the case to make legal history in Britain. 22 February 1974 Rosina Hilliard Leicester Hit by a car, head injuries, strangulation It is not known which injury killed her 1 June 1974 Eileen Cotter London Strangulation 80-year-old John Apelgren was convicted of her killing in 2023 Apelgren was caught after a DNA match Summer 1974 'The Duchess' Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Disappeared without a trace A headless body found in Swaffham, Norfolk on 27 August 1974 may be her. 7 January 1975 Barbara Booth Leeds, Yorkshire Mark Rowntree was convicted of her manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. He was detained indefinitely by the court Murdered in her home alongside her son, Alan 30 Oct 1975 Wilma McCann Hammer blows to head & multiple stab wounds Peter Sutcliffe (The Yorkshire Ripper) was sentenced to life imprisonment for 13 murders Yorkshire Ripper victim 23 Nov 1975 Joan Harrison Preston, Lancashire Kicked to death Christopher SmithIn 2011, Lancashire police stated they would have had enough evidence to charge Christopher Smith of Leeds based on advances in DNA testing and a confession written shortly before his death in 2008. 20 Jan 1976 Emily Jackson Leeds, Yorkshire Hammer blows to head & multiple stab wounds Peter Sutcliffe (The Yorkshire Ripper) Yorkshire Ripper victim 5 Feb 1977 Irene Richardson 22 March 1977 Barbara Young Doncaster, Yorkshire Blows to the face Believed to be a victim of robbery as handbag was stolen 23 April 1977 Patricia "Tina" Atkinson Bradford, Yorkshire Hammer blows to head Peter Sutcliffe (The Yorkshire Ripper) Yorkshire Ripper victim 1 Oct 1977 Jean Jordan Manchester, England 21 Jan 1978 Yvonne Pearson Bradford, Yorkshire 31 Jan 1978 Helen Rytka Huddersfield, Yorkshire 16 May 1978 Vera Millward Manchester, England Sept 1978 Margaret Berridge Cardiff, Wales Strangulation Richard Ball was jailed for life for her murder 20 March 1979 Carol Lannen Dundee, Scotland Her body was discovered in a wood 28 August 1979 Wendy Jenkins Bristol, England Stab and head injuries
1980 – 1989