In July 1889, the murder of Alice McKenzie reignited interest in the “unfortunates” of Whitechapel, from whom all of Jack the Ripper’s victims of 1888 had been drawn. The more “respectable” classes began pondering, once more, how it […]
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On the 23rd of August 1888 the inquest was resumed on the death of Martha Turner, whose body had been found on the landing of George Yard Building’s on the 7th of the month. Since the regular coroner, […]
Read ArticleOne thing that is certain about the Whitechapel Murders is that they brought to the area people who would never have dreamed of venturing into the streets of the East End had it not been for the Jack […]
Read ArticleYou could be forgiven for believing that it was the Jack the Ripper murders that led to a fascination with the crime, vice and grinding poverty of the East End of London. After all, today we tend to […]
Read ArticleOne of the interesting exercises when it comes to studying the police officers who investigated the Jack the Ripper murders, is tracing them in the newspapers and official records before their names became synonymous with the Whitechapel atrocities. […]
Read ArticleFrequent mention is made of the Lord Mayor in relation to the Jack the Ripper murders. However, it mostly happens that the articles that make mention of him, do not actually provide any information as to who, or, […]
Read ArticleA few minutes walk from St Paul’s Cathedral, in London, you will find a picturesque garden that offers a welcome respite from the rush and noise of the 21st Century metropolis. It is called “Postman’s Park”, and it […]
Read ArticleWelcome to the August 2017 Jack the Ripper quiz. Below you will find 10 questions on various aspects of the Whitechapel murders. The question is, how many of them will you be able to answer correctly? If you […]
Read ArticleBy the 10th of August, 1888, the woman who had been found murdered in George Yard, Whitechapel, had been identified as Martha Turner. The previous day, the inquest into her death had been opened, with Mr. George Collier […]
Read ArticleBy choosing as his victims the prostitutes who roamed the night hours of the streets of Spitalfields and Whitechapel, Jack the Ripper confronted the Victorians with a side of society that many of the more “respectable” citizens of […]
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