A Look Back at the Vicitms of Jack the Ripper
(A short sabbatical is in order - So, for the next few weeks, we'll take a look back at some older posts: This one is from 2012 about the Victims…
Jack the Ripper – 125 Years Later – A Look Back at the Final Murder
Whitechapel Lord Mayor's Day It had been a chilly night in Whitechapel but the day promised to be fair and full of fun. After all, it was November 9th the…
125 Years Later – A Look Back at the Double Event – Elizabeth Stride & Catherine Eddowes
Rainy Street It had been a dark rain-swept evening in Whitechapel when just before 1:00 a.m. on September 30, 1888 the alarm was raised; another prostitute had been found with…
125 Years Later – A Look Back at The Ripper’s Second Victim, Annie Chapman
Annie Chapman She was known as “Dark Annie” because of her dark brown hair, but Annie Chapman was just another of Whitechapel’s “fallen women,” until the autumn of 1888 when…
125 Years Later – A Look Back at The Ripper’s ‘First’ Victim
Tomorrow marks the 125th anniversary of the first canonical victim of “Jack the Ripper,” the name given to an unidentified serial killer during the savage murders that took place during…
The Victims of Jack the Ripper
Whitechapel Whitechapel Tonight marks the 124th anniversary of the first of the ‘official’ murders attributed to an unidentified serial killer, given the monikers, "Leather Apron, "The Whitechapel Killer," and…