The Last Christmas Eve of Harriet Buswell — Victorian Britain's Unsolved Crime

Harriet Buswell, also known as Clara Burton, met her fate at her lodgings on Great Coram Street, Bloomsbury, London, in the early hours of 24 December 1872. A young woman earning her living on the margins of the West End's theatre district, she was found in her rented room on Christmas Eve morning, having been seen leaving the Alhambra music hall with a man hours before. The case, swiftly known to the press as the Great Coram Street case, drew intense public attention, a high-profile arrest that ended in discharge, and an outcome that was never resolved. More than a century and a half later, it remains one of Victorian London's best-remembered unsolved cases, still debated by historians of the period. This video traces the full story, drawn from inquest testimony, court records, and the contemporary press. 🕰️ Unsolved Britain explores the crimes, mysteries, scandals, and forgotten stories of Victorian Britain. 🔔 Subscribe for more untold stories from Britain's past. #BritishCrime #TrueCrime #VictorianBritain #UnsolvedBritain