Murder of Caroline Mary Luard

Murder of Caroline Mary Luard
Location51°16′27″N 0°15′14″E / 51.27422939554082°N 0.25392170869010994°E / 51.27422939554082; 0.25392170869010994
Seal Chart
DateAugust 24, 1908 (1908-08-24)
Attack type
Shooting
Deaths2[1]
AccusedCharles Luard
John Dickman
Theresa Wilkinson

Caroline Mary Luard (née Hartley; 1850 – 24 August 1908) was the victim of an unsolved murder, known as the Seal Chart Murder, after she was mysteriously shot and killed at an isolated summerhouse in a heavily wooded area between Ightham and Seal Chart, Kent. Her husband, Charles Luard, later committed suicide. It has since been suggested that John Dickman, who was hanged for killing a passenger on a train in 1910, may have been involved in her death.