Author: Richard Jones

As I have mentioned in many previous blogs that look at various true crimes that occurred in Whitechapel during the 19th century, murder was a commonplace occurrence, albeit the type of crime perpetrated by Jack the Ripper was […]

One aspect of the Jack the Ripper case, and one which, over the years, has come in for an awful lot of comment and criticism, was the idea that bloodhounds might be used to track the killer in […]

In February, 1832, a dreadful murder took place in Nuneaton, the victim of which was a woman of about forty years of age, whose name was Mary Green, although she was better known around the district under her […]

Although Mitre Square had changed an awful lot when I began operating my Jack the Ripper tour back in 1982, there is no doubt that it had a certain ambiance about it that could make it quite a […]

In January 2016, I took a video stroll from the opposite side of Commercial Street from what had been the entrance to Dorset Street. At the time of the Jack the Ripper murders, there was a small arched […]

In 1864, Parliament passed what would prove to be an extremely controversial Act – The Contagious Diseases Act. The intention behind the Act was to attempt to regulate prostitution in garrison ports, towns, and cities in order to […]

According to two of the highest-ranking police officers who worked on the Jack the Ripper case, the murderer was, in fact, caught, and sent to an asylum. The two officers in question were Dr. Robert Anderson, who, at […]

Making your way through Bank junction, at the historic hub of the City of London, you will encounter a grand building with a row of fine columns supporting its portico. The building is the Mansion House, and it […]

For those who don’t know who he was, Louis Diemschutz was the steward of the International Workingmen’s Educational Club, which was located on Berner Street in the Victorian East End. As well as his duties at the club, […]

I hate to say it, but the year is ticking by, and, before we know it, it will be Christmas again! I only mention it, because I’ve been doing these Jack the Ripper Quizzes now for eight years, […]