Who Was Jack the Ripper?
Edmund John James Reid (1846 – 1917) was a British policeman who rose through the ranks to become the head of the Metropolitan Police’s H (Whitechapel) Division’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the time of the serial murders attributed to Jack the Ripper in 1888. Edmund Reid was born in Canterbury, Kent, on 21 March …
MAYHEW, HENRY (1812–1887), English author and journalist, son of a London solicitor, was born in 1812. He was sent to Westminster school, but ran away to sea. He sailed to India, and on his return studied law for a short time under his father. He began his journalistic career by founding, with Gilbert à Beckett, …
One thing united the murdered: Jack the Ripper’s victims were all prostitutes. In Victorian London, prostitution was rampant. Some have speculated that the Ripper was motivated by hatred of prostitutes borne of disease, but whilst this cannot be proven, what can be said is the prostitute class, wandering the streets at unsociable hours, often intoxicated, …
The Society was founded in 1802 by William Wilberforce following a Royal Proclamation by George III in 1787 (the Proclamation for the Discouragement of Vice). The Obscene Publications Act came into force in September 1857, superseding the 1787 Proclamation. One effect of the Act was to forbid the distribution of information about contraception and human …
In Ripperology, “The Nichol” slum is associated with the “Old Nichol Gang,” believed by some to be responsible for the attack on Emma Smith on April 3, 1888, who subsequently died of her injuries. Contemporary Descriptions of “the Nichol” With few exceptions, each room contains a separate family; some consisting of mother, father, and eight …
As well as specific individuals, criminal gangs were also suspected of being involved in the Whitechapel murders. This line of reasoning was based on the attack on victim Emma Smith, who had been set upon by a group of three men nd subsequently died of the injuries received. These men may have been from the …
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October 29, 1888 Old boss you was rite it was the left kidny i was goin to hoperate agin close to your ospitle just as i was going to dror mi nife along of er bloomin throte them cusses of coppers spoilt the game but i guess i wil be on the job soon and …
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October 15, 1888 From hell. Mr Lusk,SirI send you half the Kidne I took from one women prasarved it for you tother piece I fried and ate it was very nice. I may send you the bloody knife that took it out if you only wate a while longersigned Catch me when you can Mishter …
October 1, 1888 I was not codding dear old Boss when I gave you the tip, you’ll hear about Saucy Jacky’s work tomorrow double event this time number one squealed a bit couldn’t finish straight off. Had not time to get ears off for police thanks for keeping last letter back till I got to …