Murder & homicide · 1872 · Victorian

The Hoxton Horror

In 1872 Sarah and Christiana Squires were murdered in their home in Hoxton, east London, in a case that became known as the Hoxton Horror. The violence and apparent randomness of the attack caused widespread alarm in Victorian London.

This summary is written in our own words from published historical sources. Map locations are approximate. Every case in the archive is at least ten years old.