By the 23rd of September, 1888, it was becoming more than apparent that the police were no closer to catching the perpetrator of the Whitechapel atrocities than they had been the previous week. Several promising leads had simply […]
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One of the intriguing things about the investigation into the Whitechapel murders, that was taking place throughout September, 1888, is the number of suspects that the police had in custody who were suspected of being the perpetrator of […]
Read ArticleBy September, 1889, almost a year had passed since the Jack the Ripper murders had terrorised the people of the East End of London in particular, and the Victorian public at large. Yet, the hunt for the killer […]
Read ArticleOne of the things that truly shocked the Victorian public at large about the Whitechapel Murders, in addition to their sheer horror of the mindless brutality of the terrible mutilations inflicted upon the bodies of the victims, was […]
Read ArticleThe following intriguing article appeared in The St James’s Gazette on Monday, 10th September, 1888. It is of interest because it highlights the fact that, just two days after the murder of Annie Chapman, the press and the public had, […]
Read ArticleThere can be no doubt about it. September, 1888, was a month when Londoners as a whole were subjected to a barrage of gruesome events. Since the murder of Mary Nichols on the 31st of August, 1888, not […]
Read ArticleOn Tuesday, 11th September, 1888, The Aberdeen Press and Journal decided to provide its readers with a summary of what the newspapers were saying about the latest murder, that of Annie Chapman, which had taken place in Hanbury […]
Read ArticleOn 10th September, 1889, the finding of a female torso beneath a railway arch in Pinchin Street, Whitechapel, led to speculation that the murderer, who was now universally known as “Jack the Ripper” had returned to the East […]
Read ArticleIn early September, 1888, the unease in Whitechapel that had come about as a result of the murder of Martha Tabram – which took place on 7th August, 1888 – suddenly gave way to outright terror and panic […]
Read ArticleOn the 7th of September, 1888, news was spreading throughout the country that a horrible murder had taken place in Whitechapel on the 31st of August. The victim had, in fact, been identified as Mary Nichols, but news of […]
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