The Murder of Margaret Caroline Muller - London, UK - February 3, 2003
Author: A.B.
Margaret Caroline Muller, a 27-year-old American artist living in Hackney Wick, east London, was murdered on the morning of 3 February 2003 while jogging through Victoria Park—a route she often took. At around 8:30 AM, in broad daylight, she was attacked and stabbed 49 times in a secluded area between the Rose Gardens and the children's playground. Several people nearby heard her screams and came to the site where she lay; she was found dying from her injuries shortly after the attack.
Margaret Muller (born May 20, 1975, Falls Church, Virginia, USA) moved to the UK in 1998 to study at the Slade School of Fine Art, where she completed her postgraduate studies.was born on May 20, 1975 and was originally from Falls Church, Virginia, USA. She moved to the UK in 1998 to pursue her passion for art, enrolling at the prestigious Slade School of Fine Art (part of University College London), where she completed her postgraduate studies. She lived in a converted factory studio on Wallis Road, Hackney Wick, east London. She was described by colleagues and friends as as enthusiastic, loyal, and positive and was working as a Studio Assistant for both the Slade Summer School and Saturday classes during the academic year 2002–03. She was remembered as a fine and talented friend with much to live for, and her untimely death was a shock to all who knew her. Muller's work was primarily figurative painting, and she also taught art. Most notably, her paintings were displayed at the Slade School of Fine Art Degree Show 2001.
There was no evidence of sexual assault or robbery.