Generated by All in One SEO Pro v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Jack The Ripper Tour The Original London Terror Walk ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Our Blogs](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/news/) - Welcome to our blog. Check back regularly for all the latest news, articles and new information about the Jack The Ripper murders - [George Chapman Video](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/george-chapman-video/) - One of our Jack the Ripper suspect victims is about George Chapman, who was born Severin Klosowski in Poland in 1865. In this article we detail his early life. - [Inside Wandsworth Prison](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/inside-wandsworth-prison/) - Let us step inside Wandsworth Prison in 1895 to take a look at the prisoners graveyard and to see those awaiting their executions in the condemned cell. - [The Murder Of Sarah Giles](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-sarah-giles/) - In April 18666 the Victorian newspapers reported on the murder of Sarah Ann Giles that had taken place in Southwark, and in which jealousy had played a part. - [The Murder of William Sheen](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-william-sheen/) - In May, 1827, the newspapers reported on the horrific and shocking murder of an infant boy by his father that had taken place in Whitechapel. - [Murder Of John Templeman](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-of-john-templeman/) - In March 1840, an elderly man by the name of John Templeman was murdered at the small cottage he occupied in one of the more isolated parts of Islington - [The Death Of Charles Boyd](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-charles-boyd/) - In May, 1900, a cattleman Charles Boyd went out drinking in Whitechapel and he was later found unconscious at a premises on Thrawl Street, Spitalfields. - [Arrested In Glasgow](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/arrested-in-glasgow/) - In October 1888, an American by the name of Thomas Smith was arrested twice in Glasgow on suspicion of being the perpetrator of the Whitechapel murders. - [The Murder Of Alfred Harriss](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-alfred-harriss/) - In June 1880, a murder occurred at the City of London Union, Mile End Road. It was a shocking murder but ultimately the perpetrator was deemed insane. - [The Curse Of Cain](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-curse-of-cain/) - In the aftermath of Annie Chapman's murder, newspapers began pondering the possible motive for the crimes as well as wondering who the perpetrator might be. - [The Murder In kent](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-in-kent/) - In December, 1878, the people of Kent were shocked when the murder of a local landowner occurred on a farm near the village village of Woodnesborough. - [The Death Penalty](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-penalty-2/) - Throughout the 19th century and on into the 20th century, there was a constant debate as to whether the death penalty had any place in a civilised society. - [Talk About Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/talk-about-murder/) - In early January 1884, newspapers, inspired by a murder that had taken place over the New Year, pondered why it should be that murders attracted such interest. - [The Pall Mall Budget](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-pall-mall-budget/) - A collection of illustrations that show various scenes from the Whitechapel murders that appeared in The Pall Mall Budget between September 1888 and March 1891. - [East End Attorney General](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/east-end-attorney-general/) - In 1936, George Young, who was known as the East End Attorney-General, died, and the newspapers looked back on his life and the time he met Jack the Ripper. - [A Crossing Altercation](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-crossing-altercation/) - Way back in 1838, a case was heard in court when two Oxford Street crossing sweepers had a major and very public falling out over who should sweep the crossing. - [The Murder Of Annie Yeats](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-annie-yeats/) - In March, 1884, the murder of a woman called Annie Yeats took please in Burton Crescent in London. Initially, however, it was thought it might be an accident. - [Unemployment In The East End](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/unemployment-in-the-east-end/) - Pauperism and unemployment were seen as huge problems in Victorian Britain, particularly in the East End of London. But how accurate were accounts about them. - [A Whitechapel Robbery](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-whitechapel-robbery/) - In June, 1860, John and Ann Dent appeared at the Thames Police Court charged with having stolen goods and cash from a marine store dealer on Leman Street. - [Attempted Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/attempted-murder/) - In 1854, James Tucker appeared at the Guildhall charged with attempting to murder two people by discharging a loaded pistol at a London Police Station. - [Bermondsey Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/bermondsey-murder/) - In July, 1892, a lady by the name of Mrs. Lea was murdered in a stables in Bermondsey, south London, the main suspect being a man named Dent who worked there. - [A Workhouse Death](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-workhouse-death/) - In January 1894, 72-year-old James Webb was found dead in lavatory at Hampstead Workhouse. The inquest into his death revealed the conditions faced by the poor. - [Jacob Levy](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jacob-levy/) - I recently had the honour to interview Tracy I'anson about her book "Jacob The Ripper" which outlines the case against Whitechapel murders suspect Jacob Levy. - [The Murder Of Miss Johnson](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-miss-johnson/) - In September, 1869 Charles Martine murdered a young woman who had been living with him in Little Suffolk Street, Borough, on the south side of the River Thames. - [The Murder Of Mrs Butler](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mrs-butler/) - In October, 1864, the horrific murder of an elderly woman by the name of Mrs Butler took place in Sunninghill. It was a brutal, violent and horrible crime. - [A Last Plea For Lipski](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-last-plea-for-lipski/) - In August, 1887, as the execution of Israel Lipski for the murder of Miriam Angel approached, The Pall Mall Gazette launched a last minute appeal for clemency. - [Walter M'Wherrel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/walter-mwherrel/) - In 1893, and elderly couple named Williams were murdered by Walter M'Wherrell on Port Credit, Canada. In 1898 a lady came forward with a strange claim. - [Emily Rachael Howie Arrested](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/emily-rachael-howie-arrested/) - in 1886, Emily Rachael Howie was arrested in Whitechapel for telling fortunes in her house. The arresting officers were Inspector Abberline and Sergeant White. - [Witchcraft And Attempted Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/witchcraft-and-attempted-murder/) - In June 1868 a man by the name of Charles Tallbrook was tried at the Old Bailey for trying to kill his elderly mother Claiming she was trying to bewitch him. - [Deaths In Hyde Park](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/deaths-in-hyde-park/) - In August, 1882, a tragedy occurred in the one of the Royal Parks when Matilda May and George Dickenson, two lovers, were found drowned in the Serpentine. - [The Death Penalty](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-penalty/) - In the 1860s, there was a great deal of debate in the newspapers as to whether, in the cases of horrific murders, a plea of insanity should be allowed. - [The Disappearance of Mary Seward](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-disappearance-of-mary-seward/) - 14 year old Mary Seward, of West Road, Plaistow, in East London, vanished without a trace on April 13th 1881. Despite a huge police search she was never found. - [Body Of A Child Found At Rhyl](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/body-of-a-child-found-at-rhyl/) - In January, 1881, an inquest was held in Rhyl to decide whether a servant by the name of Ann Hughes had murdered her new born baby and then concealed the body. - [William Clifford Confesses](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/william-clifford-confesses/) - In April, 1888, a man who gave his name as William Clifford walked into a police station and confessed that he had committed a horrible murder some years ago. - [Jane Gillett](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jane-gillett/) - In 1867 an elderly lady by the name of Jane Gillett went to court to complain that her neighbours suspected her of being a witch and had searched her house. - [Murder In Wakefield](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-in-wakefield/) - In February, 1853, a girl by the name of Catherine Sheirdan was murdered by her live in lover Henri Dobson in Wakefield. It was a particularly horrible murder. - [A Murder Confession](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-murder-confession/) - In 1891, news came through from Manchester that Walter Frederick Chadwick had confessed to the murders of Lucy Clarke and Mrs Samuels in London. - [The Murder of Mrs Briesenick](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mrs-briesenick/) - In March, 1899, the people of London were, yet again, shocked by a brutal murder that had taken place at 8 Whitfield Street, in the West End of London. - [A Walk Across London 1888](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-walk-across-london-1888/) - A video journey through the London of Jack the Ripper as it would have looked in 1888. The tour takes us from Trafalgar Square to Whitechapel. - [Harriett Sinfield](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/harriett-sinfield/) - On Monday the 31st of December, 1888, 21-year-old Harriett SInfield appeared at Worship Street Police Court charged with having robbed sailor William Barrett - [The Murder Of Mary Miller](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mary-miller/) - In March 1888, a lady by the name of Mary Miller was murdered in Manchester by her lodger turned lover, Alfred Gell. Jealousy appears to have been the motive. - [The Murder Of William Gobart](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-william-gobart/) - In March 1847, yet another senseless murder took place in Shoreditch when a disagreement between two men erupted into violence that had fatal consequences. - [A Whitechapel Lecture](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-whitechapel-lecture/) - In December, 1889, Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, gave a lecture at Toynbee Hall on his life and campaigns. The Evening News later reviewed it. - [Simeon Robert Oliphant](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/simeon-robert-oliphant/) - In October 1888, Simeon Robert Oliphant, walked into King Street Police Station where his behaviour was so bizarre that he became a Jack the Ripper suspect. - [Murder By An American](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-by-an-american/) - In February 1872, William Chester Minor, and American surgeon, shot dead a brewery worker by the name of George Merritt. In this article I tell the full story. - [Murder Of George Merrit](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-of-george-merrit/) - In February, 1872, George Merrit was on his way to work in south London when he was suddenly shot at by a man who then proceeded to stab him to death. - [Henry Johnson Murdered](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/henry-johnson-murdered/) - In June 1870, in the district of Southwark, Henry Johnson was brutally murdered by a shoemaker by the name of James Dalton over an argument concerning money. - [Jack The Ripper Old Bull And Bush](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-old-bull-and-bush/) - In the 1980s several books and newspapers claimed that Jack the Ripper's skeleton had been found down in the cellar of Hampstead's The Old Bull and Bush. - [Ghosts Of The Ten Bells](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/ghosts-of-the-ten-bells/) - The Ten Bells, on Commercial Street, was a favoured haunt of some of Jack the Ripper's victims. It's also a haunted pub with several ghosts inside. - [Attempt To Poison A Comedian](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/attempt-to-poison-a-comedian/) - In 1850 Martha Sharpe became infatuated with the comedian and actor James Walker Elphinstone. But her attempts to win his affections almost ended in tragedy. - [The Arrest Of Samuel Newland](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-arrest-of-samuel-newland/) - In December 1832, the police arrested Samuel Newland on suspicion of having murdered Henry Camp Sheppard. He duly appeared at Hatton Garden Police Court. - [The Murder Of Mr Shepherd](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mr-shepherd/) - In December 1832, a shocking murder took place in Clerkenwell London when an elderly man, Mr. Shepherd, was beaten to death with a poker at his place of work. - [The Murder Of Patrick Gavan](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-patrick-gavan/) - In May 1893, an elderly man, by the name of Patrick Gavan, was stabbed to death by his son, Joseph, in what was evidently a terrible and premeditated murder. - [Crime On The Railways](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/crime-on-the-railways/) - When the railways arrived in Britain in the 19th century, many criminally inclined persons, began seeking ways to benefit form this new age of travel. - [An 1895 Visit To Dorset Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-1895-visit-to-dorset-street/) - In January 1895. a reporter from a newspaper paid a visit to Dorset Street, in Spitalfields, and visited some of the houses with one of charity workers. - [The Whitechapel Road Skeletons](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-whitechapel-road-skeletons/) - In February, 1910, workmen laying the foundations for a wall behind a premises on Whitechapel Road discovered two skeletons that had been there around 40 years. - [The Murder Of Young](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-young/) - In June, 1848, a servant by the name of Young was found murdered in the district of Kilmarnock in Scotland. The search was soon underway to locate the assassin. - [Haunted Hanbury Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/haunted-hanbury-street/) - Hanbury Street, where the murder of Annie Chapman took place in the backyard of number 29, on Saturday 8th of September 1888, has long been said to be haunted. - [Ghosts In Mitre Square](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/ghosts-in-mitre-square/) - Mitre Square, the scene of the murder of Catherine Eddowes, on Sunday the 30th of September, 1888, has long been believed to be haunted by her ghostly figure. - [The Death of Frances Hancock](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-frances-hancock/) - In October, 1888. a lay by the name of Frances Hancock went missing in London. Her body was found in the Thames on the day of Mary Kelly's murder. - [The Death Of Susan Saunderson](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-susan-saunderson/) - In August, 1838, the horrible murder of Susan Saunderson took place in the Buckinghamshire village of Hudnell. The perpetrator was local youth Thomas Allotson. - [November 2024 Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/november-2024-quiz/) - It's time for the November 2024 Jack The Ripper Victorian true crime quiz. 10 questions on the Whitechapel murders, but, how many can you answer correctly? - [The Bushey Mystery](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-bushey-mystery/) - On the morning of 13 October, 1884, workman found human remains by the railway embankment next to Bushey Station, near Watford. Had a murder been committed? - [The Curse Upon Mitre Square](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-curse-upon-mitre-square/) - "The Curse Upon Mitre Square" was written by John Francis Brewer, and was published in November 1888. It made the claim that the murder of Catherine Eddowes had taken place on a spot in Mitre Square that was known to be cursed. - [Murder Of A Woman Unknown](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-of-a-woman-unknown/) - In 1867 a man by the name of Henry Roots appeared in court charged with the murder of an unknown woman. The case is very bizarre for several reasons. - [The Murder Of James Farrell](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-james-farrell/) - In January 1874, an inquest was held into the murder of James Farrell, a carmen, who had been stabbed to death in an East End street brawl that got out of hand. - [The Mystery Of Harriett Lilley](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-mystery-of-harriett-lilley/) - Harriett Lilley lived a few doors along from where Jack the Ripper's first victim, Mary Nichols, was murdered, and she may have heard the crime take place. - [Murder In Chatham](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-in-chatham/) - In January, 1855, an elderly lady was murdered in her house at Ordnance Terrace in Chatham. Her maidservant, it seemed, was the one who carried out the crime. - [The Skeleton In The Thames](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-skeleton-in-the-thames/) - In January1866 workmen who were excavating for the Victoria Embankment , near Waterloo Bridge, discovered the skeleton of a man in the mud of the River Thames. - [Newgate Prison Video](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/newgate-prison-video/) - I've made a new video that provides viewers with a history of Newgate Prison, and which uses Victorian photographs to show what it was like inside the old gaol. - [The Death Of Amos Peachey](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-amos-peachey/) - In May 1888, a pensioner by the name of Amos Richard Peachey was brought to the Charing Cross Hospital in a cab in great pain. He died the following morning. - [Homeless In Trafalgar Square](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/homeless-in-trafalgar-square/) - In the summer of 1887, increasing numbers of homeless vagrants began sleeping in Trafalgar Square at night leading to a great deal of press coverage about them. - [The Murder Of George Ansell](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-george-ansell/) - In November, 1828, a horrible murder shook the village of Mildenhall, in Suffolk, when a man named George Partridge murdered 9 year old George Ansell. - [Crime In The Victorian Metropolis](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/crime-in-the-victorian-metropolis/) - Each year, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner put out a report on the rate of crime in Victorian London. These reports provide us with a valuable insight. - [A Fright For The Body Snatchers](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-fright-for-the-body-snatchers/) - In 1893, a story appeared in newspapers across the country about a young boy, by the name of Renwick, who managed to thwart the efforts of some body snatchers. - [The Murder Of Napoleon Renovelle](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-napoleon-renovelle/) - In September, 1873, a Frenchman by the name of Napoleon Renovelle was walking through an East London street when he was attacked and stabbed by two men. - [The Murder Of Caroline Crew](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-caroline-crew/) - In March, 1872, an unfortunate by the name of Caroline Elizabeth Crew, 29, was stabbed to death in a house in York Road Ratcliffe by 19-year-old John Kirby. - [The Murder Of Mrs Samuel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mrs-samuel/) - On the afternoon of March the 11th 1887, Louisa Samuels, the wife of a dairyman in Kentish Town, was found murdered at their premises at 92, Bartholomew-road. - [Assault On Constable Murphy](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/assault-on-constable-murphy/) - On September 25th 1888 Constable Murphy was in Kensington when he met two police officers with a dog. He went to pat it when he was assaulted by Philip Hoed - [The Murder Of Susan Tolleday](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-susan-tolleday/) - In August 1846, a 21-year-old woman by the name of Susan Tolleday was murdered by a cook at the Guildhall Coffee House at which she worked as a maid. - [The Murder Of Maria Eaton](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-maria-eaton/) - Maria Eaton was murdered in Westminster on 16th April, 1848. It wasn't long before a culprit, one William Tompkins was arrested and charged with the crime. - [The Murder Of Mrs. Mobbs](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mrs-mobbs/) - In August, 1853, people were shocked when Mr. Nathaniel Mobbs, murdered his wife, in their room in Aldgate, in an extremely brutal and gruesome fashion. - [The Murder Of Emily Joy](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-emily-joy/) - In January, 1889, people across the country were horrified by the murder of a dressmaker by the name of Emily Joy, who was killed by an artist named Jenkins. - [September 2024 Jack The Ripper Quiz.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/september-2024-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - The September 2024 Jack the Ripper Victorian true crime quiz is designed to test your knowledge of the history surrounding the Whitechapel Murders of 1888. - [The Mystery Of Mrs Rice.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-mystery-of-mrs-rice/) - In February, 1887, Corner, Wynne Edwin Baxter held an inquest into the death of a woman whose husband claimed she was his wife, Mrs. Rice. But was she? - [Nurse Tinnercliffe](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/nurse-tinnercliffe/) - In July, 1888, Mrs. Mary Andrews, the wife of a surgeon, attacked a Mrs. Westley, thinking that she was a nurse with whom her husband was having an affair. - [Cornhill Building Collapses](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/cornhill-building-collapses/) - On the night of Saturday the 6th of August, 1927, an office premises on Cornhill, in the City of London, collapses, causing a huge amount of disruption. - [Murder In Buck's Row](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-in-bucks-row/) - On the morning of Friday August the 31st 1888, the mutilated body of a woman was found in Buck's Row, Whitechapel. The newspapers that day gave details. - [The Police Criticised](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-police-criticised/) - In the aftermath of the murder of Mary Nichols, a journalist from the London Evening News wrote an article criticising how the police were handling the case. - [A Doctor Murders His Daughter](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-doctor-murders-his-daughter/) - In February, 1888, Dr. William Henry Emerie Burke, shot dead his daughter as they sat in an inn in Monk Bretton. The murder shocked society at the time. - [The Death Of William Rouse](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-william-rouse/) - In April 1890. Dr Samuel George Milner shot dead a gamekeeper by the name of William Rouse. It transpired that the doctor had been suffering with delusions. - [The Death Of Mrs. Wynne](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-mrs-wynne/) - In August 1891, the newspapers across the country reported on the mysterious death of a 28 year old woman whose name was given simply as Mrs. Wynne. - [The Greenwich Haunting.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-greenwich-haunting/) - In August 1889, crowds began making their way to a house in Greenwich at which the Bothwick family were being disturbed by spirit rappings at night. - [Sarah Johnson's Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/sarah-johnsons-murder/) - One night in 1869, the household at 7, Little Suffolk Street, in London, were woken by cries of murder from one of the rooms. A horrible sight awaited them. - [Mary Ann Blay](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/mary-ann-blay/) - In 1838, a poor woman by the name of Mary Ann Blay made an appeal at Thames Police Court concerning a hat she had found that belonged to Lord John Russell. - [Poisoned By Flowers](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/poisoned-by-flowers/) - In 1861, a nineteen year old girl by he name of Matilda Scheurer became ill and then died from the effects of the manufacturing of artificial flowers. - [The Hackney Wick Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-hackney-wick-murder/) - In April 1868, builders working on a house in Elgin Road Hackney Wick made a horrible and mysterious discovery in the cupboard. An awful murder had taken place. - [A West End Nuisance](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-west-end-nuisance/) - In February, 1890, Catherine Harris, a beggar woman, caused a great deal of mirth when she appeared before Mr. Hannay at Marlborough Street Police Court. - [The Bethnal Green Murder 1920](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-bethnal-green-murder-1920/) - In February, 1920, the body of Elsie Wright was found under a railway arch in Bethnal Green. Dr. Devi D. Sasun was later arrested and charged with her murder. - [With A Detective Camera](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/with-a-detective-camera/) - In September 1888, a story appeared in English newspapers that, in America, the new Detective Camera had been used to acquire evidence for a divorce suit. - [Looking Back On The Bloodhounds](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/looking-back-on-the-bloodhounds/) - In April 1895, the topic of whether or not bloodhounds might be of any use in hunting criminals such as Jack the Ripper resurfaced in the newspapers . - [The Kensington Murder 1894](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-kensington-murder-1894/) - On November 24th1894, the murder of Augusta Dawes took place in Holland Park Road, Kensington, and, for a time, people thought Jack the Ripper had returned. - [Mysterious Outrages In London 1894](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/mysterious-outrages-in-london-1894/) - In 1894 several mysterious attacks took place on women who were walking along streets in Kensington in the west of London. The attacker was a veiled woman. - [A Horrible Discovery In Whitechapel 1873](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-horrible-discovery-in-whitechapel-1873/) - In September 1873, Mr. Robert Bell, a resident of 3, Mill Yard in Whitechapel, made a ghastly discovery beneath the roof tiles of his house located. - [The Workhouse As A Holiday](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-workhouse-as-a-holiday/) - In 1912 a correspondent on the Pall Mall Gazette set out to find what several people thought of the workhouse, and got some surprising responses. - [A Female Cannibal](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-female-cannibal-2/) - In 1860 a disturbing case was reported by the newspapers of a terrible attack by Catherine Simpson on Anne Atkins, who had suffered horrific facial injuries. - [The Spring Heeled Jack Nuisance](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-spring-heeled-jack-nuisance/) - In 1838 William, Frederick, and Charles Robson found themselves up in court when their nocturnal activities had led to a severe shock for an innocent passer-by. - [Abraham Woolf Assaulted](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/abraham-woolf-assaulted/) - In February, 1867 Mr Abraham Woolf was attacked in Leman Street by a group of shoeblack boys who had been pestering him for some time to clean his shoes. - [Rosie A Daughter Of Erin](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/rosie-a-daughter-of-erin/) - The Hanbury Street Shelter provided accommodation for many of Whitechapel's destitute women of various nationalities. One of them was Rosie, a daughter of Erin. - [The July 2024 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-july-2024-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Have a try of our July 2024 Jack the Ripper monthly quiz, and see how many of the ten questions you can answer about various aspects of the Whitechapel murders. - [Visiting 13 Miller's Court](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/visiting-13-millers-court/) - In late 1889, a journalist from The New York Sun paid a visit to 13 Miller's Court and painted an unflattering picture of those who then resided therein. - [Kathleen Blake Watkins Visits Miller's Court](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/kathleen-blake-watkins-visits-millers-court/) - In early 1892 the journalist Kathleen Blake Watkins, paid a visit to 13 Miller's Court, the room in which Maty Kelly had been murdered by Jack the Ripper. - [The Haunted House In Dorset Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-haunted-house-in-dorset-street/) - At the inquest into the death of Margaret Springett, in October 1907, it was stated that she had lived in the haunted house in Dorset Street, Spitalfields. - [The June 2024 Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-june-2024-quiz/) - It's June 2024, and we have another quiz to challenge your knowledge of the Jack the Ripper crimes. See how many of our ten cunning questions you can answer. - [Pauperism In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/pauperism-in-whitechapel/) - In June 1888, a special Committee of the House of Lords met to look into the measures being taken to tackle the problem of pauperism in Whitechapel. - [Death Of Samuel Garbutt](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/death-of-samuel-garbutt/) - In June 1888, a carman by the name of Samuel Thomas Garbutt was injured in the course of his duties. he went to hospital but was sent home, where he died. - [Inquest At St George's](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/inquest-at-st-georges/) - In June 1888, the vestry of St. George's-In-The-East met to discuss the problem of how long bodies were being kept at the local mortuary in their churchyard. - [The Death Of James Pullinger](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-james-pullinger/) - In November 1905, James Pullinger died after suffering a fall at work. At the inquest into his death it was revealed that he had been involved in a fight. - [Major Smith And The Coachman](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/major-smith-and-the-coachman/) - In 1842, Major Smith appeared at Marlborough Street Police Court charged with having assaulted William Frazer a coachman following an altercation between them. - [A Jolly Jack Tar](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-jolly-jack-tar/) - In 1825 a sailor on shore leave in London headed out for a night on the town, and ended up in a dispute over a coach fare that led to him appearing in court. - [The Hospital For Consumption](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-hospital-for-consumption/) - One of the biggest killer's in Victorian Britain was Pulmonary Consumption, a deadly disease that could afflict anybody, although it was rife amongst the poor. - [1893 And The Return Of Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/1893-and-the-return-of-jack-the-ripper/) - In June, 1893, a prostitute named Jane Thompson was murdered in Rotherhithe, and the newspapers promptly went in to overdrive about Jack the Ripper's return. - [An Expert On The Bloodhounds](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-expert-on-the-bloodhounds/) - In October, 1888, as the police struggled to solve the Jack the Ripper case, Professor Professor J. Wortley Axe gave on opinion on the use of bloodhounds. - [Update On The Spitalfields Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/update-on-the-spitalfields-murder/) - Following the murder of Annie Chapman, on the 8th of September 1888, newspapers began to contemplate the type of person that the murderer might be. - [Rumours And Arrests](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/rumours-and-arrests/) - In October, 1888, all manner of rumours were circulating about the Whitechapel murderer, and arrests were being made all over the country of suspected men. - [What Constable Neil Saw](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/what-constable-neil-saw/) - Police Constable John Neil, was the first officer at the scene of the murder of Jack the Ripper's first victim, in the early hours of Friday August 31st 1888. - [The May 2024 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-may-2024-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Have a go at our May 2024 Jack the Ripper, Whitechapel murders true crime quiz and see how many of the ten questions you can actually answer correctly. - [Dr. Gloster Charged With Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/dr-gloster-charged-with-murder/) - In late September, 1888, Dr James Gloster appeared at the Old Bailey charged with murdering a woman by performing an illegal operation on her. - [The Death Of John King](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-john-king/) - In September, 1888, John King, recently returned from Australia, was travelling back to his home in Glasgow, when he met with a tragic accident on the railway. - [A Round Up Of Inquests](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-round-up-of-inquests/) - Nowadays we tend to focus attention on the Jack the Ripper murders, not thinking about the other deaths, be they by murder or otherwise, from that period. - [Helen Watt Recovers](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/helen-watt-recovers/) - As facts became more concrete on what had happened in the October 1888 attack on Helen Watt in Aberdeen, newspapers began giving more details on the outrage. - [The Attack On Helen Watt](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-attack-on-helen-watt/) - In October, 1888, a girl was attacked by a man in Aberdeen, in Scotland, and, almost immediately the local press attributed the attack to Jack the Ripper. - [Halls Of Hope](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/halls-of-hope/) - One of the places that tried to help the poor and destitute women of London's East End improve their lives, was the Salvation Army Shelter On Hanbury Street. - [How Mr. Mansfield Does It](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/how-mr-mansfield-does-it/) - In August 1888, Richard Mansfield, performed Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde at London's Lyceum theatre, and people were curious as to how he managed the transformation. - [Those London Murders](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/those-london-murders/) - In November 1888 a newspaper secured an interview with alienist, neurologist, and anatomist Dr, Edward C. Spitzka on what type of person the ripper was. - [Viewing The Body Of Mary Kelly](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/viewing-the-body-of-mary-kelly/) - The inquest into the death of Mary Kelly to place on Monday the 12th of November, 1888, and one of the first things was for the jury to visit the body. - [English Clergyman Arrested](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/english-clergyman-arrested/) - In August, 1888, the Rev. James Christie, from Carlisle, went o a tour of the continent, and managed to get himself arrested on suspicion of being a spy. - [An East End Moment](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-east-end-moment/) - We take a look at a photograph of a group of East End men and women who were photographed in an East End park during the closing years of the 19th century. - [The April 2024 Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-april-2024-quiz/) - Why not give our April 2024 Whitechapel murders Jack the Ripper Victorian true crime quiz a go, and see how many of the ten questions you can answer correctly? - [The Trafalgar Square Question](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-trafalgar-square-question/) - A year on from Bloody Sunday in Trafalgar Square, The Pall Mall Gazette looked back on the events and rejoiced in the resignation of the "instigator." - [Clues To The Whitechapel Murderer](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/clues-to-the-whitechapel-murderer/) - In the aftermath of Mary Kelly's murder, all sorts of theories were circulating as to who the murderer might be and where he could have been between murders. - [John McCarthy's Press Interview](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/john-mccarthys-press-interview/) - The day after Mary Kelly's murder, her landlord, John McCarthy gave an interview to a journalist in which he told how he had come to find her body in her room. - [Priscilla May Frightened To Death](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/priscilla-may-frightened-to-death/) - In 1864, newspapers carried a story about a 19-year-old dressmaker by the name of Priscilla May, who was reportedly frightened to death by a ghost. - [The Dark Haired Gentleman](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-dark-haired-gentleman/) - In 1893, a lady placed an advert in a newspaper seeking to connect with a gentleman she had seen earlier in the day. The result wasn't quite as expected! - [The Marquess Of Waterford Arrested](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-marquess-of-waterford-arrested/) - In October, 1835, The Marquess of Waterford, along with several of his friends, was arrested and imprisoned for being drunk and disorderly in New York City. - [The Wolstanton Ghost](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-wolstanton-ghost/) - In December 1830, people in the village of Wolstanton in Staffordshire, began reporting that they were being haunted by a ghost in the dark winter nights. - [Supernatural Aspects](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/supernatural-aspects/) - Although the Jack the Ripper crimes were the subject of a huge police hunt, they were also investigated by several mediums, spiritualists, and thought-readers. - [The March 2024 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-march-2024-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Our March 2024 Jack the Ripper Victorian true crime quiz is made up of 10 questions that are designed to test you knowledge of the Jack the Ripper atrocities. - [Queen Victoria And The Telephone](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/queen-victoria-and-the-telephone/) - On January 14 1878, Queen Victoria was shown how to use a telephone by Alexander Graham Bell Himself. She was the first European Monarch to install one. - [Children Poisoned By Putrid Fruit](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/children-poisoned-by-putrid-fruit/) - In August, 1888, newspapers reported on a tragic case in Whitechapel of three children who had been poisoned by putrid plums that their mother had purchased. - [Poison Ice Cream In Lambeth](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/poison-ice-cream-in-lambeth/) - In June, 1885, newspapers began reporting on the fact that several people who had purchased ice cream from a street trader in Lambeth Walk had been taken ill. - [The Death Of Mary Anne Rowan](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-mary-anne-rowan/) - In September 1882, two year old Mary Anne Rowan was found dead in a room off Whitechapel High Street, and her drunken parents were passed out close to her. - [The Death Of Elizabeth Carey](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-elizabeth-carey/) - In 1862, 54-year-old Elizabeth Carey became another victim of a Victorian killer that was far more prolific than Jack the Ripper and other murderers of the age. - [The Whitechapel Mood](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-whitechapel-mood/) - In the aftermath of the double murder by Jack the Ripper, a journalist took a stroll to the murder sites, and was surprised at the mood that he found there. - [Dr Forbes Winslow's Clue](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/dr-forbes-winslows-clue/) - In 1910, Dr Forbes Winslow, whose times constantly cropped up in newspapers in relation to the Whitechapel murders, made a bold claim in a press statement. - [How Epidemics Of Crime Are Caused](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/how-epidemics-of-crime-are-caused/) - As the 20th century gathered momentum, there grew up a desire to try and understand what was that elusive factor that turned a person into a law-breaker. - [The Mystery Of Caroline Maxwell](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-mystery-of-caroline-maxwell/) - Carole Maxwell claimed that she had met Mary Kelly in Dorset Street on the 9th November 1888. This contradicted a consensus that her murder had occurred at 4am. - [The Murders And Sanitary Reform](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murders-and-sanitary-reform/) - At the height of the Whitechapel crimes, an article in the Lancet that pointed out that they had been warning for years of the inevitability of Jack the Ripper. - [The Murder Of Frederick Barnard](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-frederick-barnard/) - In October, 1876, a man named Frederick Barnard was shot dead in south London by a man named Isaac Marks. The assailant admitted the crime and expected to hang. - [The Mood In Spitalfields](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-mood-in-spitalfields/) - In the aftermath of Mary Kelly's murder, a journalist from a London newspaper headed to Dorset Street and reported back on what the the mood was like at night - [What Mrs Kennedy Saw](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/what-mrs-kennedy-saw/) - In the aftermath of Mary Kelly's murder, journalists arrived in Dorset Street in search of information, and several encountered a lady named Mrs. Kennedy. - [The Murder Of Elizabeth Hunter](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-elizabeth-hunter/) - In 1863., the body of a young girl by the name of Elizabeth Hunter, who had disappeared 15 months before, was discovered in a florist's garden in Islington. - [The Escape From Buck's Row](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-escape-from-bucks-row/) - Having murdered Mary Nichols on August 31st 1888, in Buck's Row, Jack the Ripper would have to have made a speedy escape. But which route could he have taken? - [The Condition Of The Victorian Poor](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-condition-of-the-victorian-poor/) - Throughout the 19th century Victorian society tried desperately to arrive at a solution the alleviate the sufferings of the destitute poor of the age. - [Mysterious Deaths At Mile End](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/mysterious-deaths-at-mile-end/) - Life in the Victorian East End was a battle for survival, and many of the residents lost themselves in drunken stupours, sometimes with tragic consequences. - [The Murder Of Madame Louise](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-madame-louise/) - In March 1858, a brutal murder took place in the west end of London. The victim was Heloise Torbin, and the perpetrator, it transpired, was Giovanni Lane. - [The Murder Of Charles Cantrey](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-charles-cantrey/) - In November, 1858, a man named Charles Cantrey was murdered by Edward Toomes at a house in Queen's Square in the west end of London. This is the story. - [James Cope The Tainted Butcher](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/james-cope-the-tainted-butcher/) - In 1874, a London butcher by the name of James Cope found himself appearing in court charged with having offered tainted and unhealthy meat for sale in London. - [The Death Of Ebenezer John Harrison](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-ebenezer-john-harrison/) - In February, 1858, a couple who claimed to be married, engaged a room at a hotel in Birmingham. Staff heard the sound of a gunshot and made a grisly discovery. - [12 Must Read Jack The Ripper Books](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/12-must-read-jack-the-ripper-books/) - I was recently asked by a viewer of my YouTube Channel to compile a list of suggested must-read books on the Jack the Ripper case and the Whitechapel Murders. - [The January 2024 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-january-2024-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - For January 2024, we offer you a selection of past quizzes, as well as one of our video quizzes that we feature on our YouTube Channel. Give them a try. - [Frank Pickford Swindler](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/frank-pickford-swindler/) - In May, 1888, a young man by the name of Frank Pickford found himself in court when he was caught trying to swindle a good number of Members of Parliament. - [Charles Cross's Story](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/charles-crosss-story/) - Charles Cross, a.k.a. as Charles Lechmere, was the man who found the body of Mary Nichols in Buck's Row on 31st of August 1888. Here is his inquest testimony. - [A Day's Court Cases](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-days-court-cases/) - The offences for which people appeared before the Victorian courts were varied. In this article we take a look at a selection of such cases from September 1888 - [The George Yard Ragged School](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-george-yard-ragged-school/) - In January, 1888, a newspaper article appeared that took readers inside the George Yard Ragged School, a building we pass nightly on our Jack the Ripper tour. - [Attempted Murder Of Mr Mullay](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/attempted-murder-of-mr-mullay/) - In 1828, Mr. Mullay, an Irishman of means, advertised that he would make a loan to any gentleman who could procure him a situation. It almost cost him his life. - [The Mood In December 1888](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-mood-in-december-1888/) - In mid-December, 1888, people in Whitechapel were on tenterhooks fully expecting another Jack the Ripper murder to take place at any moment. Rumours abounded. - [The Death Of Elisabeth Tetley](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-elisabeth-tetley/) - In February, 1888, schoolmaster's wife Arabella Elisabeth Tetley was laid to rest in Woodhouse Cemetery, Leeds. However a gravedigger thought he heard knocking. - [Anna Hockwalt](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/anna-hockwalt/) - In 1884, a horrible case was reported in the newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic of a Miss Anna, Hockwalt, of Ontario, who had ben buried alive. - [Fear Of Premature Burial](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/fear-of-premature-burial/) - In days gone by, people were absolutely terrified of the prospect that they might be buried alive, and they used several methods to attempt to avoid the fear. - [Miss Amelia Hincks](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/miss-amelia-hincks/) - In August, 1858, twelve-year-old Amelia Hincks was thought to have died and was about to be buried when her grandfather raised suspicions that she was alive. - [War On Warren](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/war-on-warren/) - As the Jack the Ripper murders got underway, The Star newspaper began looking at ways that it could criticise the Police Commissioner Sir Charles Warren. - [The December 2023 Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-december-2023-quiz/) - With the year fast ebbing towards its close, there is time for one more Jack the Ripper quiz before the curtain comes down. How many questions can you answer? - [The Death Of Ann Wilson](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-ann-wilson/) - In October, 1883, a lady by the name of Ann Wilson died at a common lodging house at 18 Thrawl Street, in Spitalfields. At her inquest a tragic tale unfolded. - [The Murder Of Mrs Smith](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mrs-smith/) - In September, 1895, a brutal murder of a woman, known as Mrs Smith, took place in the Kensal Green district of London. The perpetrator was Richard Wingrove. - [A Swedish Student Robbed.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-swedish-student-robbed/) - In October, 1888, James Fordham and Mary Hawkes appeared at Worship Street Police Court charged with robbing a Swedish student at a common lodging house. - [The Murder Of Elizabeth Brockington](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-elizabeth-brockington-2/) - In September, 1877, Elizabeth Brockington was murdered in Clerkenwell by her lover, 27-year-old Thomas Pratt, in what was a pointless and horrible crime. - [The Murders Of Mrs White And Her Children](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murders-of-mrs-white-and-her-children/) - In August 1864, the bodies of 3 children were found in a room in Holborn. They were linked to a man named Southey who also murdered their mother, Mrs. White. - [The Inquest Into The Death Of Fanny Adams](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-inquest-into-the-death-of-fanny-adams/) - In this next instalment of our look at the murder of Fanny Adams we feature the testimonies and events that surrounded her inquest and her funeral. - [The Murder Of Emma Jackson](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-emma-jackson/) - In April 1863, twenty-eight-year-old Emma Jackson was brutally and atrociously murdered at a house that was located in the St Giles's district of London. - [The Murder Of Maria Green](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-maria-green/) - In December, 1863, what was described as a "shocking murder" took place in a house in Waterloo, when Maria Green was killed by her partner Samuel Wright. - [The Name's Crapper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-names-crapper/) - In the 19th century the Victorians confronted the many obstacles that were soiling their everyday lives, none more so than the disposal of the household waste. - [Bad Drainage And The Prince](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/bad-drainage-and-the-prince/) - In November 1871, the Prince of Wales went to Scarborough to visit Lord Londesborough. A few weeks later, he came down with, and almost died from, typhoid. - [An Attack In Berner Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-attack-in-berner-street/) - At 12.45 on September 20th 1888, morning Israel Schwartz was walking south along Berner Street, when he saw a man attack a woman in the gate of Dutfield's Yard - [Thomas Hart In Court](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/thomas-hart-in-court/) - In June 1848, a French polisher named George Hart, otherwise known as Thomas Hart, appeared at Worship Street Police Court charged with murdering a little boy. - [The November 2023 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-november-2023-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - The November 2023 Jack the Ripper true crime quiz presents you with ten questions of the Whitechapel murders. But, how many of them can you answer correctly? - [Two Victorian Ghostly Tales](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/two-victorian-ghostly-tales/) - With Halloween finally here, I've found two ghost stories from 1886 to get readers into the mood for the festivities and the trick or treating. - [An 1841 Ghost Story.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-1841-ghost-story/) - With Halloween almost upon us, I thought I would bring you a ghost story from the Victorian newspapers. This one appeared in an Exeter newspaper in 1841. - [Edward Buckley](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/edward-buckley/) - Jonathan Tye has put another suspect into the frame for having been Jack the Ripper. He recently agave an interview in which he outlined the case against him. - [A Free Fight In Leytonstone](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-free-fight-in-leytonstone/) - On the last Sunday in May, 1881, a gang of ruffians from Whitechapel headed out to Leytonstone to cause trouble. However, it didn't turn out as they planned. - [The Bank Of England Bullion Room](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-bank-of-england-bullion-room/) - In the 19th century, a story emerged of a man who had made the discovery that an old sewer that ran under the bank of England gave access to the Bullion Room. - [An Ingenious Bodysnatcher](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-ingenious-bodysnatcher/) - In 1831 two men named Taylor and Martin appeared in court charged with having stolen the body of an old man who had recently died in St. Bartholomew's Hospital. - [Children Murdered In Walthamstow](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/children-murdered-in-walthamstow/) - In August 1883, a particularly horrible crime took place in Walthamstow, when a Mr. Gouldstone murdered his children in cold blood in front of his wife. - [A Fatal Car Crash](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-fatal-car-crash/) - On the 11th of June 1934, John James Beaton was fatally injured when the car he was driving was involved in a collision with a Rolls Royce in Cambridge Gardens. - [The City Of London Then And Now](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-city-of-london-then-and-now/) - I have now begun producing a series of videos that, using old Victorian photographs, will show viewers the streets of the City of London both past and present. - [Christopher Power In Court](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/christopher-power-in-court/) - In September, 1888, Christopher Power appeared at the Old Bailey charged with attempted murder. Hidden in the court transcript is a Jack the Ripper connection. - [The Most Haunted House In London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-most-haunted-house-in-london/) - For over 100 years, 50 Berkeley Square has been spoken and written of as being the most haunted house in London. But how true are the stories told about it? - [Infanticide Increasing](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/infanticide-increasing/) - Infanticide was seen as a major problem in Victorian Britain, and there were numerous reports in the press of mothers killing their young children. - [The October 2023 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-october-2023-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - October is upon us, and so we have released our latest Jack The Ripper Whitechapel Murders true crime quiz. How many of the questions can you answer correctly? - [Murder Versus Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-versus-murder/) - In 1891 the English newspapers reported on the murder of a group of Mafia prisoners who were being held in a jail in New Orleans for murdering the police chief. - [John Fitzgerald Confesses](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/john-fitzgerald-confesses/) - At the end of September 1888, a labourer by the name of John Fitzgerald walked into Wandsworth Police Station and confessed to the murder of Annie Chapman. - [The Cornhill Devils](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-cornhill-devils/) - On the outer façade of the building at 54 - 55 Cornhill, you will find three demonic figures that remember a long ago feud between an architect and a vicar. - [Murder And Murderers](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-and-murderers/) - In 1867 several newspapers were encouraged by the fact that the latest official figures appeared to show that violent murder was very much on the decrease. - [Overcharging On The River](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/overcharging-on-the-river/) - In the 19th century, just like today, there were people lurking in the shadows ever ready to try and scam money out of their innocent victims. - [Dr Thomas Bond's Profile](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/dr-thomas-bonds-profile/) - In November 1885, at the request of Dr. Robert Anderson, Dr Thomas Bond compiled an offender profile of what type of person Jack the Ripper was likely to be. - [The Recent Murders](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-recent-murders/) - With people across the country becoming concerned by the murders in Whitechapel, in October 1888, various newspapers began commenting on what could be done. - [Attempted Murder In Borough](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/attempted-murder-in-borough/) - In September 1888, a warehouseman named Thomas Joyce, seriously injured his wife Jane by stabbing her in the arm, causing an injury that could have killed her. - [Did Henry VIII Explode](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/did-henry-viii-explode/) - After the death of Henry VIII, in 1547, there were various rumours that, as his body rested in the chapel at Syon House, en route to Windsor, it exploded. - [William The Conqueror's Explosive End](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/william-the-conquerors-explosive-end/) - Following his death in September 1087, William the Conqueror's possession were looted by his servants. And then, thanks to a delay in burial, his body exploded! - [The Birmingham Child Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-birmingham-child-murder/) - On the same day that the newspapers reported on the murder of Annie Chapman, they also reported on the horrible case of the murder of a baby in Birmingham. - [George Chapman In The East End](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/george-chapman-in-the-east-end/) - A brief look at the arrival in the East End of London of Severin Klosowski, who, as George Chapman, would become notorious for the murder of three of his wives. - [The September 2023 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-september-2023-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Have a bash at our September 2023 Jack the Ripper true crime quiz, and see how many of the ten questions about the Whitechapel murders you can answer correctly. - [In Whitechapel 1888](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/in-whitechapel-1888-2/) - An article from the Philadelphia Times that was published at the height of the Jack the Ripper care, and which gave an insight into the area of Whitechapel. - [Another Whitechapel Mystery](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/another-whitechapel-mystery/) - On Saturday the 1st of September, 1888, newspapers across the country ere reporting on the murder of Mary Nichols, which had taken place the previous day - [Ghosts Of London Slums](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/ghosts-of-london-slums/) - The East End of London, with its ever changing tapestry of human existence, was a rich vein to mine for ghost stories. In 1898 several such tales appeared. - [Stuart Cumberland At Work](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/stuart-cumberland-at-work/) - In November, 1888, Mr. Stuart Cumberland, the celebrated mind reader, demonstrated how thought-reading could be used in the detection of a variety of crimes. - [The Art Student And His Landlady](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-art-student-and-his-landlady/) - In September 1888, several newspapers covered the story of an American art student who was having a terrible amount of trouble with a nightmare landlady. - [The Negativity Bias](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-negativity-bias/) - In reality Jack the Ripper was only a threat to a tiny minority of women in a small corner of London. And yet his murders impacted on society massively. - [Was Jack The Ripper The First Serial Killer](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/was-jack-the-ripper-the-first-serial-killer/) - It is often said that the Whitechapel murderer, or Jack the Ripper as he is better known, was history's first serial killer. But is this actually true? - [Tapping The Admiral](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/tapping-the-admiral/) - In the 19th century two seafaring terms that were in frequent use were "tapping the Admiral" and "sucking the monkey. But what was their meaning? - [Jack The Myth](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-myth/) - One of the main myths about the killer who carried out the Whitechapel murders in 1888 is that his name was Jack the Ripper. In reality, we don't know his name. - [A Jack The Ripper Style Attack](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-jack-the-ripper-style-attack/) - In January 1889, 19-year-old John Stevenson found himself in court for having carried out a Jack the Ripper style knife attack on Catherine Mackenzie. - [Flower And Dean Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/flower-and-dean-street/) - An article from The Graphic newspaper that appeared in February 1879 and which took a close look at the houses and the residents of Flower and Dean Street. - [10 Common Myths About Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/10-common-myths-about-jack-the-ripper/) - Exploding 10 common myths about the Jack the Ripper case which are now accepted by many as historical facts. They include, his name, top hat and black bag - [The Abolition Of The Top Hat](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-abolition-of-the-top-hat/) - In 1888, suggestions began to appear in the newspapers that the top hat, an essential part of a gentleman's wardrobe, should actually be abolished as headgear. - [The Murder In Spitalfields 1875](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-in-spitalfields-1875/) - In this article we take a detailed look at the Old Bailey trial of Patrick Cullerty, charged with the murder of John Grey in Spitalfields in 1875 - [Attempted Murder In Kentish Town](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/attempted-murder-in-kentish-town/) - In 1875 c case featuring the terrible treatment of an infant came before the courts. When the child, Ada Maud Mary Edwards, died, the case became one of murder. - [Amelia Brown Decoy](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/amelia-brown-decoy/) - In 1949, 82 year old Amelia Brown told a newspaper that, when she was a teenager in Whitechapel, the police had used her as a decoy to catch Jack the Ripper. - [The August 2023 Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-august-2023-quiz/) - Our August 2023 Jack the Ripper true crime history quiz features ten questions on the Jack the Ripper atrocities and the Whitechapel murders. - [Was Harry Dam Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/was-harry-dam-jack-the-ripper/) - A final name that has been put forward as the possible author of the Dear Boss letter, that was signed Jack the Ripper, is the American journalist Harry Dam. - [The Death Of John Spurgeon](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-john-spurgeon/) - One of many people who died of starvation in Victorian London was 61-year-old John Spurgeon, who, towards the end of his life became too weak to even eat. - [The Murder Of John Gray](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-john-gray/) - In February 1875, John Gray was making his way through Spitalfields when he found himself caught up in a street brawl, in the course of which he was stabbed. - [An Australian Sailor Robbed](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-australian-sailor-robbed/) - In 1875, Australian sailor, Peter Pugh, was on shore leave in London when he was robbed at a common lodging house in Flower and Dean Street, Spitalfields. - [Did Fred Best Write The Letter](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/did-fred-best-write-the-letter/) - Another person whose name has been put forward as the author of the Jack the Ripper Dear Boss letter was a journalist on The Star newspaper, Fredrick Best. - [Was Tom Bullen Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/was-tom-bullen-jack-the-ripper/) - According to at least one detective, the identity of Jack the Ripper was known to the police. According to Chief Inspector Littlechild, it was Thomas Bulling. - [Who Created Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/who-created-jack-the-ripper/) - Several of the senior police officers who worked on the Jack the Ripper case were later adamant that the name Jack the Ripper was created by a journalist. - [Who Was Jack The Ripper Video](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/who-was-jack-the-ripper-video/) - In late September, 1888, a letter was sent to a London news agency, purporting to have been written by the Whitechapel murderer. It was signed Jack the Ripper. - [The Drought Stricken East End](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-drought-stricken-east-end/) - In 1898, a hot, dry summer led to a drought in the East End of London. Water was rationed and various other methods were taken to combat the serious situation. - [What Caused The Fog In London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/what-caused-the-fog-in-london/) - Victorian London was renowned for the dense fogs that could envelop its streets. causing chaos to traffic and illness to people. But what were its causes? - [The Trial And Execution Of Fredrick Baker](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-trial-and-execution-of-fredrick-baker/) - Our final instalment of the terrible story of the murder of Sweet Fanny Adams features the coverage of the trail and execution of her murderer, Frederick Baker. - [The Finding Of The Body Of Fanny Adams](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-finding-of-the-body-of-fanny-adams/) - In the third part of the story of the murder of Fanny Adams we give details of the finding of her body and of the post mortem on the victim on the Sunday - [Frederick Baker And The Murder Of Fanny Adams](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/frederick-baker-and-the-murder-of-fanny-adams/) - The man who had abducted Fanny Adams in Flood Meadows was a local solicitor's clerk by the name of Frederick Baker. We follow him on the day of the crime. - [The Murder Of Sweet Fanny Adams Part One.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-sweet-fanny-adams-part-one/) - The shocking and horrific murder of Sweet Fanny Adams took place in the meadows of Alton, a small market town in Hampshire, on the 24th of August 1864. - [The July 2023 Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-july-2023-quiz/) - Have a go and see how many of the ten questions you can answer correctly in our July 2023 Jack the Ripper Victorian true crime quiz. - [Policing Victorian London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/policing-victorian-london/) - Founded in 1829, the Metropolitan Police force were soon keeping the streets of London as free from crime as it was possible for them to do. - [Assaults With A Wooden Leg](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/assaults-with-a-wooden-leg/) - For the police, it began as a routine request to eject a customer from a public house. However, the customer, Patrick Murphy possessed a deadly wooden leg. - [The Murder Of Dennis Finnessey](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-dennis-finnessey/) - In December 1892 Walter Hosler and Dennis Finnessey were drinking in a Kensington pub when they got into an argument. A fatal fight then ensued between them.. - [Theatre In 19th Century London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/theatre-in-19th-century-london/) - In the age before people had the likes of the iPad, laptop and the TV to entertain them at home, people flocked to enjoy the theatres of Victorian London. - [They All Love Jack](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/they-all-love-jack/) - In December, 1888, with the East End of London still reeling from the horrors of the Ripper crimes, Mrs Smallwood and her poetry was read out for all to hear. - [The Raid On East End Brothels](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-raid-on-east-end-brothels/) - In 1887, Frederick Charrington was busy in the East End of London swooping on the brothels and fighting an almost one-man crusade to close them down. - [The London County Council](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-london-county-council/) - The founding of the London County Council in 1889 was a major turning point in the battle against poverty, disease and crime in the 19th Century metropolis. - [Did They Have Vans In 1888](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/did-they-have-vans-in-1888/) - A question was recently raised by two viewers of my YouTube channel, who questioned whether people actually drove on the left and had vans back in 1888. - [19th Century Vice Crime And Punishment](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/19th-century-vice-crime-and-punishment/) - In the 19th century, crime increases, and, in consequence, various methods were employed to root out and punish wrongdoers who offended against society. - [19th century London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/19th-century-london/) - 19th London century was a city of contrasts. Wealth and poverty dwelt side by side. It was a vibrant and exciting, but it was also a city of crime and poverty. - [The 19th Century Thames](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-19th-century-thames/) - The River Thames is London's river, and, in the 19th century, it was a major influence on daily life in the Victorian capital as well as to writers and artists. - [Servant Girl Captures Burglar](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/servant-girl-captures-burglar/) - In June 1906 the newspapers covered a court case in which burglar, Henry Meads, was captured by a servant girl by the name of Kathleen Elizabeth Bartlett. - [Communications From Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/communications-from-jack-the-ripper/) - In October 1888, the East End as a whole was in a state of ferment over the Whitechapel murders, whilst letters from Jack the Ripper continued to be received. - [Francis Thompson Video](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/francis-thompson-video/) - I recently had the pleasure of conducting an interview with Australian author Richard Patterson on his favoured Jack the Ripper suspect Francis Thompson - [The June 2023 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-june-2023-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Our June 2023 Jack the Ripper quiz features ten questions about the Jack the Ripper murders that require either multiple choice or true or false answers. - [A Strange Case Of Hair Stealing](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-strange-case-of-hair-stealing/) - In March 1872, many newspapers covered the case of Ann Donnelly who had approached Margaret Jarrott to compliment her on her hair and had then stolen it. - [The Death Of John Grayburn](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-john-grayburn/) - In 1878 mother and son Charlotte and Joseph Cantor appeared in court on charges of having killed their neighbour John Grayburn when a quarrel got out of hand. - [The Murder Of Elisabeth Stoffel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-elisabeth-stoffel/) - In June 1891, a brutal murder occurred in a house in Whitfield Street., off Tottenham Court Road, when Paul Acheson murdered his paramour, Elizabeth Stoffel. - [Bacon And Eggs For The Burglar](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/bacon-and-eggs-for-the-burglar/) - In December 1891, the newspapers had a field day with the case of Henry Mead, a burglar who was caught because he couldn't resist a plate of bacon and eggs. - [The Murder Of Jas Hickey](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-jas-hickey/) - In April, 1891, Franz Joseph Munch, a German baker, shot dead James Hickey in the district of Bermondsey. The motive was one of jealousy over a Mrs. Konrath. - [The Murder Of Mr Bourden](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mr-bourden/) - In September 1841, James Bourden, the landlord of the King's Head Tavern, was murdered at his pub by Robert Blakesley, who was later executed for the crime. - [19th Century Housing In London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/19th-century-housing-in-london/) - Although the 19th century was a time of great prosperity for London, for many of the capital's residents it was an era of horrific social and living conditions. - [The Murders Of Mary And Annie Browne](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murders-of-mary-and-annie-browne/) - In March 1869 Mary and Annie Browne were murdered at their shop and residence on Poplar High Street by John William Bradshaw who had been a lodger of theirs. - [Murderous Attack On The Police](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murderous-attack-on-the-police/) - In May 1869, Metropolitan Police Constable Ward attempted to arrest a man during a riot on Leabridge Road and was seriously injured for his endeavours. - [The May 2023 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-may-2023-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - It's time for our May 2023 Jack the Ripper Quiz. Give it a go and see how many of the ten questions on the Whitechapel murders you can answer correctly - [The 19th Century River Thames](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-19th-century-river-thames/) - In the 19th century, the River Thames was the lifeblood of London, as well as being an extremely important link in the expansion of the British Empire. - [The Attack On Eliza Tripp](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-attack-on-eliza-tripp/) - In September 1877, Joh Sale attacked his lover, Eliza Tripp, at the home they shared together in Clerkenwell. It was a few weeks before he faced justice. - [The Murder Of Elizabeth Brockington](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-elizabeth-brockington/) - On 14th September 1877, Thomas Pratt murdered Elizabeth Brockington, a woman he had been living with. The crime happened right under the noses of the police. - [The Murder Of Celestine Christmas](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-celestine-christmas/) - Although child murder was quite common in Victorian London, some of them were more awful than others. One such was that of Celestine Christmas in February 1856, - [Murder In London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-in-london/) - In December 1864, Michael Harington was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl on Saffron Hill, in London. Italian Seraphini Polioni was charged with his murder. - [Alice Mackenzie Identified](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/alice-mackenzie-identified/) - In August, 1889, The Peterborough Express looked into the background of Whitechapel murder victim Alice Mackenzie, who was believed to be from Peterborough. - [East End Athletes And Noiseless Boots](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/east-end-athletes-and-noiseless-boots/) - In October 1888, with the East End fearful that the killer might strike again, a participant in an innocent past time found himself a subject of suspicion. - [The Slums Of London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-slums-of-london/) - Throughout the 19th century, the slums of London were seen as a major problem, and successive governments grappled with the problem of what to do with them. - [The Murder Of Mary Ann Ford](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mary-ann-ford/) - In September 1874, a particularly nasty murder case occurred in London that really did shine a light on the less salubrious side of life in Victorian London. - [The Murder Of Mrs Cooper And Her Father](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mrs-cooper-and-her-father/) - In February 1869, a horrific double murder took place in the Poplar district of East London when Mrs Cooper and her father were both murdered at their home. - [Murder Made Easy](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-made-easy/) - In 1862, several newspapers took issue with the lenient sentences being handed out by magistrates to those who had injured others in the course of attacks. - [The Murder Of James Wincott](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-james-wincott/) - In February 862, the people of Victorian London were shocked when wealthy Marylebone butcher James Wincott was murdered in his shop by a gang of ruffians. - [The Execution Of Louis Bordier](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-execution-of-louis-bordier/) - On Tuesday the 15th of October 1867 Louis Bordier was executed in public outside Horsemonger Lane Gaol for the horrific murder of his wife, Mary Ann Snow. - [A Peculiarly Shocking Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-peculiarly-shocking-murder/) - In September 1867, the people of Victorian Britain were once again shocked by yet another murder when Louis Bordier murdered his wife, Emma Snow, as she slept. - [The Murder Of Louisa Corrigan](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-louisa-corrigan/) - In December 1855, Louisa Corrigan was stabbed to death at a house on Minories, off Aldgate High Street. The man wielding her knife was her husband, Thomas. - [The Murder Of Mary Ann Moore](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mary-ann-moore/) - In December 1859, James Moore murdered his wife Mary Ann Moore in Finsbury during a vicious attack that genuinely shocked the residents of Victorian Britain. - [The Death Of Edward Sullivan](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-edward-sullivan/) - In March 1890, Edward Sullivan and George Boyce got into a fight, close to Buck's Row. The altercation ended in tragedy when Sullivan was fatally stabbed. - [The April 2023 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-april-2023-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Think you know about Jack the Ripper? Test your knowledge with our April 2023 Whitechapel murders quiz that features 10 questions on history's greatest mystery. - [The Miser And His Money](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-miser-and-his-money/) - In 1862, a policeman in Whitechapel encountered a filthy old man in the street whom he took to the police station where a surprising discovery was made. - [Thomas Eade](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/thomas-eade/) - On the day of Annie Chapman's murder, 8th September, 1888, Thomas Eade, a signalmen encountered a suspicious looking man with a knife on Cambridge heath Road. - [The Execution Of James Simms](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-execution-of-james-simms/) - In March 1879, James Simms, an American sailor, was executed at Newgate Prison having been found guilty of the murder of a lady who was known as "Big Annie." - [Edward Quinn Charged With The Murders](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/edward-quinn-charged-with-the-murders/) - In September, 1888, numerous men found themselves arrested on suspicion of having carried out the Whitechapel murders. One of them was Edward Quinn of Woolwich. - [The Execution Of Charles Shurety](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-execution-of-charles-shurety/) - In January 1880, Charles Shurety was executed at Newgate Prison for the murder of the young daughter of the widow with whom he was co-habiting in Kentish Town. - [What Robert Paul Saw In Buck's Row](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/what-robert-paul-saw-in-bucks-row/) - Robert Paul was on his way to work on the morning of August the 31st 1888, when he found Charles Cross looking at a woman's body that was lying in a gateway. - [The Death Of Ellen Sloper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-ellen-sloper/) - In October 1876, Ellen Sloper and her baby were murdered by Silas Barber, her paramour, under awful circumstances. Barber had given his lover strychnine. - [Whitechapel In The 19th Century](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/whitechapel-in-the-19th-century/) - A quick look at the conditions and the streets of Whitechapel in the 19th century. Poverty and crime seemed to go hand in hand. But is was a varied community. - [The Bloody Code](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-bloody-code/) - In 1723, to deter people from stealing from parks and forests, the government of the day passed the Waltham Black Act, which became known as The Bloody Code. - [Mrs Gibbs Homicide Victim](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/mrs-gibbs-homicide-victim/) - Mrs Elizabeth Gibbs was the victim of a hit and run in late December 1888. However, she died on 1st January 1888 and became the first homicide that year. - [A Singular Death](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-singular-death/) - In September 1893 Mr. Abraham Mirando, a resident of Spitalfields, died following an incident that took place at he Queen's Head Pub on Commercial Street. - [Railway Mania](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/railway-mania/) - In the early 19th century, the Industrial Revolution brought rapid change to the country, and people became afraid of such things as high-speed railway trains. - [Lizzie Albrook](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/lizzie-albrook/) - On Thursday the 8th of November, Lizzie Albrook stopped by Mary Kelly's room for a chat. Mary issued a dire warning to her and told her of here sincee regrets. - [The Poet And The Pump](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-poet-and-the-pump/) - The Aldgate Pump was such a well-known landmark in the 19th century that businesses used to utilise it as part of their advertising campaigns to win business. - [The Aldgate Pump](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-aldgate-pump/) - The Aldgate Pump is a genuine London landmark that marks the spot at which the City of London becomes the East End of London. Its history is truly fascinating. - [Dorset Street In 1901](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/dorset-street-in-1901/) - In July 1901, a newspaper article appeared that gave readers a glimpse of Dorset Street in Spitalfields and reinforced its image as the worst street in London. - [The March 2023 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-march-2023-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Our March 2023 Jack the Ripper true crime quiz consists of ten questions about the Jack the Ripper murders or about Whitechapel at the time of the murders. - [A Tireless Detective](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-tireless-detective/) - In August 1899, Detective Smart of the Metropolitan Police went on an excursion to Yarmouth and, whilst walking on the sands, spotted an adversary from London. - [Mrs. Paumier](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/mrs-paumier/) - On the morning of the murder of Mary Kelly, Annie Paumier was selling chestnuts on a corner in Spitalfields when she was approached by a sinister looking man. - [Matthew Snatt The Highwayman](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/matthew-snatt-the-highwayman/) - On the 21st of March, 1757, the postboy bringing the Nowrowich mail from Epping to London was robbed by the High Stone of Leytonstone as he passed it at 4 a.m. - [Policemen And Boys](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/policemen-and-boys/) - In 1899, an article appeared in a Toronot newspaper that gave an account of a fight between boys; and then went on to discuss boys, the police, and bullying. - [The February 2023 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-february-2023-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - If you want to test your knowledge of the Jack the Ripper crimes then you can do so with our February 2023 quiz. It features ten questions on the murders. - [Jack The Ripper Film Bloopers](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-film-bloopers/) - Some of the out takes from the many documentaries we've made over the years on Jack the Ripper and the East End of London. - [Nuisance Newsvendors](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/nuisance-newsvendors/) - In January 1889, several residents of Dublin wrote to a local newspaper to complain about the cries of the newsvendors concerning the Jack the Ripper crimes. - [Mishter Lusk's Letter From Hell](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/mishter-lusks-letter-from-hell/) - The letter sent to George Lusk, which contained a portion of a kidney and was addressed From Hell, is one of the most debated of the Jack the Ripper missives. - [The Sad Plight Of George Bailey](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-sad-plight-of-george-bailey/) - In March 1837, a case was heard before an East End Magistrate in which Robert Plummer was accused of having maltreated his 12 year old stepson George Bailey. - [The Death Of Elizabeth Mary Oliver](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-elizabeth-mary-oliver/) - In 1837, a young lady by the name of Elizabeth Mary Oliver died of injuries she received when she was struck on the head by Thomas Sullivan in Whitechapel. - [Truths And Untruths About The Bloodhounds.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/truths-and-untruths-about-the-bloodhounds/) - In October 1888, at the height of the Jack the Ripper scare, rumours were circulating that the police were using bloodhounds in order to track the killer. - [The Murder Of Polly Button](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-polly-button/) - In 1832, Polly Button, who was better known under her alias of Polly button, was found brutally murdered in Nuneaton. Her lover, John Dans, was soon arrested. - [Mitre Square As It Was](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/mitre-square-as-it-was/) - In 2015, before Mitre Square was redeveloped, I filmed the square for one of my then-and-now videos of Jack the Ripper's London. Great change has now come! - [Dorset Street To Hanbury Street.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/dorset-street-to-hanbury-street/) - Follow the possible route that Jack the Ripper Annie Chapman took on the 8th of September 1888 when she made her way from Dorset Street to Hanbury Street. - [The Case Of Elizabeth Burley](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-case-of-elizabeth-burley/) - In March 1881, Miss Elizabeth Bruley was chased through the streets of Dover by police officers who wanted to detain her under the Contagious Diseases Act. - [David Cohen And Nathan Kaminsky.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/david-cohen-and-nathan-kaminsky/) - There has long been talk that the police knew the identity of Jack the Ripper, and so we take a look at two possible suspects, David Cohen, and Nathan Kaminski. - [Mary Kelly And The Lord Mayor's Show](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/mary-kelly-and-the-lord-mayors-show/) - The day of Mary Kelly's murder was also the day of the Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London, and it emerged that Mary Kelly had been looking forward to it. - [Was Louis Diemschutz Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/was-louis-diemschutz-jack-the-ripper/) - To generations of Ripperologists, Louis Diemschutz was the man who found the body of Elizabeth Stride. But, according to Randy Williams, he was Jack the Ripper. - [Amelia Jeffs Murder 1890](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/amelia-jeffs-murder-1890/) - At the end of January 1891, a young girl named Amelia Jeffs went missing in West Ham. Two weeks later her body was found in an upstairs room of an empty house. - [The Late Riot In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-late-riot-in-whitechapel/) - In 1882, James Ling, a local drayman, appeared at Thames Police Court, charged with having assaulted constable Bateman in the course of a riot in Whitechapel. - [The Case Of Eliza Harris](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-case-of-eliza-harris/) - In 1848 Police Constable Samuel Elmore appeared at Thames Police Court charged with having assaulted Elliza Harris when he arrested her for being drunk. - [Constable Stabbed In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/constable-stabbed-in-whitechapel/) - In 1888, with the district of Whitechapel still reeling from the shock of the murder of Mary Kelly, Police Constable Wilcox was stabbed by John Hurley - [The January 2023 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-january-2023-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Test your knowledge of the Jack the Ripper case with our January 2023 true crime quiz that poses ten questions on the history of the Whitechapel murders. - [Fatal Houndsditch Fire](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/fatal-houndsditch-fire/) - In January 1888 a fire broke out at a house in Hutchinson Street, Houndsditch, which despite a policeman's brave efforts, resulted in the deaths of 3 people. - [A Woman's Bedroom Fright](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-womans-bedroom-fright/) - Whitechapel could be a dangerous place for the unwary, as a lady discovered when she paid a visit to a loca pub and agreed to go home with some residents. - [What The Poor Eat](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/what-the-poor-eat-2/) - In 1900, a Dundee newspaper published an article in which it looked at the type of diet that the poor of Dundee might have consumed over the festive period. - [Drunken Women](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/drunken-women/) - In 1883, a judgemental newspaper article appeared that lamented the fact that many women, of all classes, were falling victim to the effects of the demon drink, - [Meat Riot In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/meat-riot-in-whitechapel/) - In 1867, 19-year-old Thomas Baker appeared at Worship Street Police Court on charges of having participated in a meat riot that had taken place in Whitechapel. - [A Woman Named Lyons](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-woman-named-lyons/) - In the aftermath of Annie Chapman's murder, a woman by the name of Lyons met a man in a Spitalfields pub who acted in what she thought was a suspicious manner. - [A Weekend Visit To Hanbury Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-weekend-visit-to-hanbury-street/) - On the weekend of the murder of Annie Chapman, several newspaper reporters visited the scene of the crime in Hanbury Street where the murder had taken place - [The Murder Of Thomas Sullivan](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-thomas-sullivan/) - In September 1866, following a drunken disagreement, Timothy Murphy fatally stabbed Thomas Sullivan. He then appeared at the Thames Police Court. - [Last Night In Dorset Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/last-night-in-dorset-street/) - In the aftermath of the murder of Mary Kelly, which took place on the 9th of November, 1888, a reporter paid a visit to Dorset Street to gauge the mood there. - [Painful Neglect Of An Infant](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/painful-neglect-of-an-infant/) - In late December 1888, a case was heard at an East End Court that highlighted the dangers faced by children growing up in Spitalfields from parental neglect. - [The Missing Keys - Amelia Jeffs Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-missing-keys-amelia-jeffs-murder/) - At the resumed inquest into the death of Amelia Jeffs, the missing keys of the house she was found murdered inside became crucial to the Jury's considerations. - [The Death Of Ellen Maria Allen](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-ellen-maria-allen/) - In September 1886 Ellen Maria Allen, who was residing at a common lodging house in White's Row, died from injuries she had received from being ill-treated. - [A Look Back At 2016](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-look-back-at-2016/) - With 2016 fast ebbing away, Richard Jones looks back at some of his favourite Jack the Ripper and true crime Victorian history blogs from the last 12 months. - [Jack The Ripper In The News February 1890](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-in-the-news-february-1890/) - A round-up of newspaper articles that appeared in February, 1890, which mentioned Jack the Ripper and highlighted some of the police endeavours to catch him. - [The West Ham Abduction Case](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-west-ham-abduction-case/) - In March 1890, George Richards was charged with the abduction of Eleanor Mary Riches and subsequently appeared in court, where he as found guilty. - [The Inquest Into The Death Of Amelia Jeffs](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-inquest-into-the-death-of-amelia-jeffs/) - The investigation and the inquest into the murder and death of Amelia Jeffs whose boy had been found in the attic of an empty house on 13th February 1890. - [The West Ham Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-west-ham-murder/) - The funeral of West Ham Girl Amelia Jeffs, took place on February 19th, 1890. Huge crowds followed the coffin to the grave and emotions were running high. - [The Disappearance of Eliza Carter - January 1882](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-disappearance-of-eliza-carter-january-1882/) - In January 1882 another girl vanished from the district of West Ham. Her name was Eliza Carter and, like Mary Seward, she simply disappeared without a trace. - [The Vanished Of West Ham](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-vanished-of-west-ham/) - Between 1881 and 1890 several children went missing from the streets of West Ham in East London. The fates of two of them were never discovered. - [A Sensational Discovery](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-sensational-discovery/) - In May 1890 the story of the murder of Amelia jeffs found its way back into the media spotlight, and there was more press speculation about it. - [Visiting Liz Stride's Grave](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/visiting-liz-strides-grave/) - Directions on how to get to the grave of Jack the Ripper victim Elizabeth Stride who is buried in the East London Cemetery, Grange Road, Plaistow, East London. - [Amelia Jeffs Inquest - Summing Up And Verdict](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/amelia-jeffs-inquest-summing-up-and-verdict/) - A detailed account of the final day of the inquest into the death of Amelia jeffs including the inquest verdict. - [A Strange Tale From Charlton](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-strange-tale-from-charlton/) - In December 1882, The Illustrated Police News attempted to chill its readers with the ghostly tale about a girl who was startled to see her lover's skeleton. - [A Battersea Break In](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-battersea-break-in/) - In 18881, Frederick Meyer, believing that his ex-employer, Reinhardt Orb, a baker, owe him some money and property broke into his premises to recover it. - [Alleged Murder In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/alleged-murder-in-whitechapel/) - In July 1864, John Vandeller was arrested on suspicion of having murdered Katherine Faning. However, the inquest verdict was that she committed suicide. - [Why The Canonical Five](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/why-the-canonical-five/) - Though most people today believe that Jack the Ripper had five victims - often referred to as the canonical five" - there were, in fact, 11 Whitechapel murders. - [Our Video Quizzes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/our-video-quizzes/) - If you are fed up with the endless repeats on television over the Christmas period, might I suggest that you give our Jack The Ripper video quizzes a go? - [Christer Holmgren Cutting Point](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/christer-holmgren-cutting-point/) - Christer Holmgren, the author of the book Cutting Point, presents the prosecution's case for Charles Allen Lechmere's having been Jack the Ripper. - [Attempted Mile End Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/attempted-mile-end-murder/) - In December 1878 William Tritner launched a brutal and savage attack on his wife, Emma when she answered the door to him at her place of employment in Mile End. - [Introducing Sherlock Holmes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/introducing-sherlock-holmes/) - In 1886 a doctor by the name of Arthur Conan Doyle sat down to pen a story he titled A Study In Scarlet, which introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. - [Watson Meets Sherlock Holmes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/watson-meets-sherlock-holmes/) - Literature's most famous detective duo, Sherlock Holmes, and Dr. John H. Watson met at St Bartholomew's Hospital on New Year's Day, 1881. This is their story. - [Edgar's Walking Guides](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/edgars-walking-guides/) - You can discover the full Jack the Ripper story and explore the streets where it unfolded with Edgar's Guide to Jack the Ripper's East End of London. - [Two Arrests](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/two-arrests/) - In June 1838, news broke that 2 men had been apprehended on suspicion of having carried out the murder of Elizabeth Grimwood. We look at the cases against them. - [The Murder Of Eliza Grimwood](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-eliza-grimwood/) - In May 1838, Eliza Grimwood was brutally murdered at the house she shared with her lover in London's Wellington Terrace. The murderer was never discovered - [Was Lechmere Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/was-lechmere-jack-the-ripper/) - A look at the case against Jack the Ripper suspect Charles Allen Lechmere, a.k.a. Charles Cross, the man who found the body of Mary Nichols on August 31st 1888. - [Who Was Jack The Ripper 1907](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/who-was-jack-the-ripper-1907/) - In September, 1907, the journalist George Sims wrote a lengthy article in which he tried to answer the question of who Jack the Ripper may have been. - [The Drunken Doctor 1836](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-drunken-doctor-1836/) - In 1836 Dr. Arthur Balany appeared at Marlborough Street Police Court charged with being drunk. He could have leapt out of the pages of Dickens Pickwick Papers. - [Judge Bacon And The Doctor](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/judge-bacon-and-the-doctor/) - In December, 1898 a lady took a Whitechapel baker to court when she happened to fall through the coal-hole outside his premises which he had left open. - [The December 2022 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-december-2022-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Try our December 2022 Jack the Ripper Quiz, and see how many of the ten questions you can answer. The quiz requires multi-choice or true or false answers. - [William Himms Killed By Lightning](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/william-himms-killed-by-lightning/) - In July, 1891, a fearsome thunderstorm broke over the country and people ran to take shelter. Amongst them was William Hills, who sheltered under a tree. - [A Savage Assault](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-savage-assault/) - In January 1857 Mr. William Kittler was walking along Whitechapel High Street when a man persuaded him to go to a pub with him.he man then tried to rob him. - [Attempted Murder Of A Policeman](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/attempted-murder-of-a-policeman/) - In January 1859, a Metropolitan Police Constable was attacked and stabbed by a man named Charles Smith when he went to the assistance of a colleague in trouble. - [Charles Westron In Court](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/charles-westron-in-court/) - Following the shooting of solicitor Mr. Waugh in January 1856, in Bedford Row, Charles Westron appeared at Clerkenwell Police Court charged with his murder. - [The Murder Of A Solicitor](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-a-solicitor/) - In January 1856, a solicitor by the name of George Waugh was shot dead as he was about to enter his chambers off Bedford Row in the district of Holborn. - [A Tribute To Joseph Bell](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-tribute-to-joseph-bell/) - The death of Dr. Jospeh Bell, the man upon whom Arthur Conan Doyal partly based the character of Sherlock Homes, led to some fond memories of him in the papers. - [Jack The Ripper's Top Hat](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-rippers-top-hat/) - One of the mosy common images of Jack the Ripper shows him wearing a top hat. But did the Whitechapel murderer ever wear such an item of apparel? - [The Former Bricklayers Arms](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-former-bricklayers-arms/) - One of the very last sightings of Jack the Ripper victim Elizabeth Stride was when she was seen in the doorway of the Bricklayers Arms on Settles Street. - [The Frying Pan Pub](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-frying-pan-pub/) - The former Frying Pan pub stands at the junction of Thrawl Street and Brick Lane. It was the pub that Mary Nichols visited on the night of her murder. - [Elizabeth Williams](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/elizabeth-williams/) - In 1859, Elizabeth Williams was convicted for luring a child away from her mother in order to entice her into a life of criminality. She was a real-life Fagin. - [Have You Voted Yet](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/have-you-voted-yet/) - Our poll in which you can cast your vote for your favoured Jack the Ripper suspect is still going strong. Cast your vote now so that we can solve the mystery. - [Jack The Ripper Scare In Motherwell](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-scare-in-motherwell/) - In November 1901, residents of Motherwell were alarmed when they began receiving threatening letters which purported to have been written by Jack the Ripper. - [An East End Layman Writes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-east-end-layman-writes/) - In 1884, a reader, describing himself as an East End Layman wrote to the Evening Standard about the University Settlements in London's Victorian East End. - [The Effects Of A London Fog](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-effects-of-a-london-fog/) - The Victorian metropolis was renowned for its thick pea-souper London fogs. A frequent occurrence in London, they could bring the capital to a standstill. - [The November 2022 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-november-2022-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Our November 2022 Jack the Ripper true crime quiz features ten questions about the Whitechapel murders and about the area and the era in which they occurred, - [The Comedian And The Magistrate](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-comedian-and-the-magistrate/) - In December 1888, Robert O'Conner, who was described in the records as a comedian, appeared before Mr. Saunders, the magistrate charged with drunkenness. - [The Ghost Of William Terriss](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-ghost-of-william-terriss/) - William Terris was murdered outside the stage door of the Adelphi Theatre on the 16th of December 1897. Since then his ghost has been seen around Covent Garden. - [The Death Of William Lees](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-william-lees/) - In October 1876, Willaim Lees died from the effects of an illness from which he was sufferring that had been exacerbated by official neglect. - [The October 2022 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-october-2022-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Have a go at our October 2022 Jack the Ripper true crime quiz and see how many of the ten questions about the Whitechapel murders you can answer correctly. - [Ghost Stories](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/ghost-stories/) - With Halloween rapidly approaching, we've put together a selection of ghost stories to get you in the mood for the spookiest night of the year. - [The Legal Poor Of London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-legal-poor-of-london/) - In January 1894 newspapers were publishing articles about the causes of poverty and its impact on those who found themselves unemployed in Victorian London. - [From London To Lancashire](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/from-london-to-lancashire/) - In 1871, a solution as to what to do with the poor of London was tried when several poor families to Lancashire to work in the industrial towns. - [The Tragic Case Of Mary Baxter](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-tragic-case-of-mary-baxter/) - Mary Baxter was just one of the numerous people who, in 19th century London, fell upon hard times. Her case is typical of those who simply fell through the net. - [Jack The Ripper Hindsight](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-hindsight/) - It is easy for us to look back on various aspects of the Jack the Ripper case and, with the gift of hindsight, draw conclusions and deductions about them. - [The Whitechapel Horrors September 1888](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-whitechapel-horrors-september-1888/) - In September 1888, as the Whitechapel murders shocked the nation at large, the Reverend Samuel Barnett wrote to The Times offering practical solutions. - [The Barnetts In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-barnetts-in-whitechapel/) - In 1873, The Reverend Samuel Barnett and his wife Henrietta arrived in the East End, where he became the vicar of St Jude's church on Commercial Street. - [A Pointless Exercise](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-pointless-exercise/) - Although hunting Jack the Ripper is still a major pursuit for armchair detectives and sleuths, the truth is that trying to solve the case today is pointless. - [James Maybrick And Jack The Ripper's Diary](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/james-maybrick-and-jack-the-rippers-diary/) - In 1992, a journal came to light that had, supposedly, been written by cotton merchant James Maybrick in 1889 in which he claimed to be Jack the Ripper. - [The Verdict On Florence Maybrick](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-verdict-on-florence-maybrick/) - Following the guilty verdict passed on Florence Maybrick for the murder of her husband, James, the press was divided about whether justice had been done. - [Murder Of A Publican](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-of-a-publican/) - Combing through newspaper reports of 19th-century court cases, it is remarkable how many men were attacked or even murdered in brothels across the country. - [Robberies In Spitalfields](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/robberies-in-spitalfields/) - In 1859, William Collins found himself appearing before the magistrate at Worship Street Police Court charged with having robbed a lady in Spitalfields. - [William Booth On Poverty](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/william-booth-on-poverty/) - In October, 1883, in direct response to the publication of "The Bitter Cry Of Outcast London", William Booth, of the Salvation Army put forward some solutions. - [The Bitter Cry Of Outcast London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-bitter-cry-of-outcast-london/) - In the autumn of 1883, a small pamphlet appeared in the bookstores of London that highlighted the awful conditions in the slums of the Victorian metropolis. - [A Whitechapel Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-whitechapel-murder/) - In November, 1889, Catherine Caldon was murdered by her stepdaughter in her room located at a house in Greek's Court, Swan Street, in Whitechapel. - [The Hammersmith Ghost](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-hammersmith-ghost/) - In 1803 the newspapers began reporting that a ghostly figure was appearing nightly in the dark lanes and churchyards of Hammersmith to the west of London. - [Outcast London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/outcast-london/) - In 1883 the Rev. G. W. M'Cree gave a lecture in which he looked back on twenty-five years of working amongst the poor and criminally inclined of Seven Dials. - [September 2022 Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/september-2022-quiz/) - Our September 2022 Jack the Ripper quiz consists of 10 questions about the Jack the Ripper crimes and Whitechapel murders. How many can you answer correctly? - [Explosion In Spitalfields](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/explosion-in-spitalfields/) - In September 1850, the streets of Spitalfields were rocked by a series of explosions when a rocket was accidentally dropped at a local firework factory. - [A September Night In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-september-night-in-whitechapel/) - In the aftermath of Annie Chapman's murder, a reporter from the Central News agency took a nighttime stroll through Whitechapel to gauge the mood of the people. - [Spawned In The Slums](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/spawned-in-the-slums/) - As the Whitechapel murders began to increase in number, newspapers began looking into the crime in the district and an image of the killer began to form. - [Two Opinions Of The Police](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/two-opinions-of-the-police/) - In September 1888, with press criticism of the police increasing, a newspaper published an article that presented two opinions of the Metropolitan Police. - [A One Man Zoo](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-one-man-zoo/) - In 1918, a writer for The Graphic paid a visit to the museum that was located inside the former mortuary building in St George's churchyard, Cable Street. - [A Curious Incident](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-curious-incident/) - In November, 1888 a curious incident took place in Leather Lane that showed the Victorian police in a more caring light than how they were normally depicted. - [The Press And The Police](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-press-and-the-police/) - On the 10th of September, the Pall Mall Gazette published around up of the opinion pieces that other newspapers had published on the London Police force. - [Queen Victoria And Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/queen-victoria-and-jack-the-ripper/) - Although Queen Victoria didn't actively get involved in the hunt for Jack the Ripper, she did take an interest in the crimes, and she did share her opinions. - [Killed In The Fog](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/killed-in-the-fog/) - In December 1888, James Eli Hawkins, the station master at Tottenham Station, was run over by a train when he went onto the line during a dense London fog. - [Crime In Whitechapel Getting Worse](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/crime-in-whitechapel-getting-worse/) - In the aftermath of Annie Chapman's murder, newspapers across the country began reporting on the fact that crime in Whitechapel was getting worse each day. - [An Encounter On A Train](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-encounter-on-a-train/) - In November 1888, with fear of the murderer running wild throughout the country, a lady boarded a train and thought she was sitting with Jack the Ripper. - [The Discovery Of Crime](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-discovery-of-crime/) - An article that appeared in The Referee on the 23rd of September, 1888, that questioned whether the Home Office was correct in refusing to sanction a reward. - [Samuel Montagu Addresses Parliament](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/samuel-montagu-addresses-parliament/) - In November 1888, the local Member of Parliament, Samuel Montagu, addressed the House of Commons on the need for a reward and better policing in Whitechapel. - [Two Revolver Cases](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/two-revolver-cases/) - In Victorian London, there were few controls on the ownership of firearms. There were many court cases in which people had threatened others with guns. - [Mary Ann Donovan Again](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/mary-ann-donovan-again/) - A year after Mary Ann Donovan's courtroom appearance before Lord Mayor David Williams Wire, she was in court again, this time with a very different outcome. - [Percy The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/percy-the-ripper/) - In August 1891, Percy Greathead visited Whitechapel to see the scenes of the murders, and, thanks to a misunderstanding was suspected of being Jack the Ripper. - [Mary Ann Donovan Defended](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/mary-ann-donovan-defended/) - In an attempt to get the Lord Mayor, David Williams Wire to publicly clear the name of Mary Ann Donovan, barrister Mr McDonnell approached the Chief Magistrate. - [A Mile End Shooting](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-mile-end-shooting/) - In January 1892 a shooting took place in the Globe pub on Mile End Road which really did show the problem of people who possessed revolvers getting drunk. - [Things Get Worse For The Lord Mayor](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/things-get-worse-for-the-lord-mayor/) - As more newspapers criticised the Lord Mayor David Williams Wire, one or two correspondents came to his defence, claiming that he had done the right thing. - [The August 2022 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-august-2022-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Have a go at our August 2022 Jack the Ripper Victorian True Crime Quiz. There are ten questions in total, so see how many of them you can answer correctly. - [What Can A Poor Girl Do](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/what-can-a-poor-girl-do/) - Following her court appearance at Mansion House, Mary Ann Donovan's entreaty to David Wire, the Lord Mayor, achieved the Victorian equivalent of trending. - [Mary Ann Donovan And The Lord Mayor](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/mary-ann-donovan-and-the-lord-mayor/) - In March 1859, 18-year-old Mary Ann Donovan appeared before David Williams Wire. Lord Mayor of the City of London, charged with selling combs on Cornhill. - [Knocker Twisting In Kilkenny](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/knocker-twisting-in-kilkenny/) - In January 1841, the newspapers were reportinga crime spree in Kilkenny whereby several householders were opening their doors to find their knockers missing. - [Outrage By A Policeman](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/outrage-by-a-policeman/) - In March 1876, Queen Victoria visited the East End to open a new wing at the London Hospital. In the course of the day, a man was assaulted by the police. - [Regular Videos On Our YouTube Channel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/regular-videos-on-our-youtube-channel/) - Our Jack the Ripper Channel features many videos that look at different aspects of the case, and provides viewers with more information on the Victorian age. - [The Honourable Poor 1924](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-honourable-poor-1924/) - One of the points often made about the workhouses was that the poor were reluctant to go into them as it meant losing what little liberty and freedom they had. - [Watch Stealing In The East End](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/watch-stealing-in-the-east-end/) - All manner of crimes were reported in Whitechapel throughout the second half of the 19th century. This article features two cases of watch stealing from 1864. - [The Dangers Of London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-dangers-of-london/) - In May, 1888, several newspapers were reporting on the dangers of crime that face those who dare to venture out onto the streets of London. - [The Life And Crimes Of Shiner Bob](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-life-and-crimes-of-shiner-bob/) - There were numerous criminals in the bygone East End of London who could have been described as the worst man in London. But the mantle went to Albert Heidman. - [A Disgrace To London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-disgrace-to-london/) - In the late 19th century the problem of the gangs of London and the attacks by street ruffians was reported extensively in the newspapers of the day. - [The Police Hunt For Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-hunt-for-jack-the-ripper-3/) - An article that looks at the police investigation into the Jack the Ripper murders and poses the question, when did the police investigation actually begin? - [The July 2022 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-july-2022-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Try the ten questions in our July 2022 Jack the Ripper true crime quiz and see how many of them you can answer correctly. Test your knowledge of the case. - [Bloodhounds And Rewards](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/bloodhounds-and-rewards/) - In early October 1888, newspapers were discussing why no reward was being offered in the hunt for the murderer and whether bloodhounds could be utilised. - [The Whitechapel Waifs](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-whitechapel-waifs/) - As the reports on the Jack the Ripper crimes began to expose prostitution in the East End of London, many newspapers began to moralise over the moral contagion. - [Our London Letter](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/our-london-letter/) - Throughout October 1888, the newspaper coverage of the Jack the Ripper murders increased dramatically and publications began increasing in price. - [Playing At Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/playing-at-jack-the-ripper/) - A round-up of stories about people who, in October, 1888, appeared in courts throughout the country charged with having claimed that they were Jack the Ripper. - [Sudden Death Through Drink](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/sudden-death-through-drink/) - Although jack the Ripper was only ever a threat to the East End of London, the fear generated by his atrocities was felt throughout the entire country. - [The June 2022 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-june-2022-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Our June 2022 Jack the Ripper True Crime Quiz is designed to test your knowledge of the Whitechapel murders case as well as of the history of Victorian London. - [Dr Percy Chatterton](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/dr-percy-chatterton/) - In July 1889 the newspapers were reporting the case of Dr. Percy Chatterton who appeared at Greenwich Police Court charged with assaulting his daughter, Grace. - [The Drunken Postman](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-drunken-postman/) - In 1875, Frank Foley, a postman, was arrested by a police constable in Spitalfields who charged him with being drunk whilst on duty. He denied the charge. - [Fight With A Drunken Sailor](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/fight-with-a-drunken-sailor/) - In 1889, the police were called to a suspicious character who had climbed onto the roof of a house on Pentonville Road. Getting him down proved a struggle. - [Bankrupted By Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/bankrupted-by-jack-the-ripper/) - In August, 1889, The Board of Trade published a report on reasons given for people having gone bankrupt. Several Whitechapel publicans blamed Jack the Ripper. - [The Man French](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-man-french/) - In March, 1891, a man by the name of French came forward and said that he had been present at the Whitechapel murder of Frances Coles on 13th February, 1891. - [A Drunken Policeman 1874](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-drunken-policeman-1874/) - Drunkenness was a massive problem on the streets of the Victorian East End, and the police constables were sometimes just as guilty of it as the public. - [Elizabeth Stokes Speaks Out](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/elizabeth-stokes-speaks-out/) - Following Mary Malcolm's testimony at Elizabeth Stride's inquest, claiming she was her sister Liz Watts, the Central News Agency tracked down her sister. - [Mary Malcolm's Testimony](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/mary-malcolms-testimony/) - One of the more bizarre witnesses to appear at an inquest into the death of a Jack the Ripper victim was Mrs Mary Malcolm, who made a very strange claim. - [Starvation The Prolific Victorian Killer](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/starvation-the-prolific-victorian-killer/) - As horrible as the deaths of Jack the Ripper's victims were, few people today remember the men, women and children who starved to death around the same time. - [Squibby Chased By The Mob](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/squibby-chased-by-the-mob/) - George Cullen, or Squibby as he was better known in Spitalfields was a violent and nasty thug. Until, that is, the mob mistook him for Jack the Ripper. - [Lessons From The Murders](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/lessons-from-the-murders/) - In October, 1888, with the murders now attracting a huge amount of press coverage, an opinion piece looked into what moral could be drawn from the crimes. - [Jack The Ripper Arrested 1930](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-arrested-1930/) - Peter Kuerten was arrested in 1930, and was dubbed the Dusseldorf Jack The Ripper by the newspapers. His arrest came about as a result of a misdirected letter. - [A Window In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-window-in-whitechapel/) - In this article we set off to join in with a colourful and vibrant religious procession that made its way through the streets of the East End in 1905. - [The Pleasure Of Poverty](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-pleasure-of-poverty/) - One of the intriguing things about the better of Victorian citizens, was the fact that they tended to view poverty as being something virtuous and uplifting. - [The Tragic Death Of Annie Higgs](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-tragic-death-of-annie-higgs/) - In July, 1905. Annie Higgs, widow of a railway worker, died of starvation at her home in Shoreditch in the East End of London. Her children were left orphans. - [Everybody Is Talking](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/everybody-is-talking-2/) - On the 10th of September, 1888, with interest in the murders increasing, a London newspaper began to ponder what lay behind the crimes and what could be done. - [A Murder At Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-murder-at-whitechapel/) - In 1820 a drunken disagreement in a low pubic house in George Yard, Whitechapel, suddenly became violent and resulted in the murder of Jeremiah Carty. - [A Distressing Case Of Attempted Suicide](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-distressing-case-of-attempted-suicide/) - In September, 1861, a sad and distressing case was heard at Worship Street Police Court when Mary ann Hamer appeared there for attempting to commit suicide. - [A Scotch Precedent](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-scotch-precedent/) - At the height of the murders newspapers began looking for historic precedents for the Whitechapel murders. One they reported on was the career of Sawney Beane. - [A Grave Charge Against The London Police](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-grave-charge-against-the-london-police/) - By the time of the Jack the Ripper murders, the reputation of the Metropolitan Police was at an all time low as far as some of the newspapers were concerned. - [The May 2022 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-may-2022-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Have a go at our May 2022 Jack the Ripper true crime history quiz and see how many of the ten questions about the Whitechapel murders you can answer correctly. - [John Sweeney Drunk](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/john-sweeney-drunk/) - In 1874, John Sweeney appeared before the magistrate Mr Hannay charged with being drunk on the streets of Spitalfields. He turned out to be quite a character. - [The East End A Clergymans View](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-east-end-a-clergymans-view/) - In March 1899, a clergyman gave a talk on the horrors of the East End of London, and singled out Dorset Street as the district's most wicked street. - [The Murder of Kitty Ronan](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-kitty-ronan/) - Kate Ronan was murdered in Miller's Court, off Dorset Street in July 1909. This article discusses the crime and the subsequent conviction of the perpetrator. - [A Shocking Case Of Starvation And Neglect](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-shocking-case-of-starvation-and-neglect/) - In September, 1865, an inquest was held into the death of a little boy in Spitalfields which was truly shocking. The poor boy had been neglected his parents. - [Drunk And Disorderly Cases](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/drunk-and-disorderly-cases/) - Cases of being drunk and disorderly that were held at the London Police Courts in the week ending the 15th of May, 1886. There were some intriguing characters. - [Killed At A Spitalfields Orgie](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/killed-at-a-spitalfields-orgie/) - In early 1906, two Tower guardsmen went drinking in Spitalfields and ended up at a party in a house in Little Pearl Street. However, things got out of hand. - [The Fiend Has Emerged](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-fiend-has-emerged/) - After an absence of several weeks, the Whitechapel murderer returned to the East End in the early hours of the morning on Sunday, 30th September, 1888. - [There Are Moments](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/there-are-moments/) - In December, 1895, 60-year-old Charles McKay appeared at Worship Police Court charged with being drunk on Brick Lane. His defence was quite an intriguing one. - [Our Jack The Ripper Black Cab Tour](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/our-jack-the-ripper-black-cab-tour/) - Join Danny MacIntyre and Richard Jones for a memorable tour by London Black Taxi to explore the sites associated with the full story of Jack the Ripper. - [Serious Affray In Spitalfields](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/serious-affray-in-spitalfields/) - On the first of November, 1856, Constable Warner of H Division, intervened in a street fight in Spitalfields and was stabbed by a solder named Lewis Theiss. - [Whitechapel Boys And Girls Boarding Out](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/whitechapel-boys-and-girls-boarding-out/) - For the children of Whitechapel in the 1880s, the only respite they had from the unhealthy East End was the chance of being boarded out to a country family. - [A Sherlockian Interlude](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-sherlockian-interlude/) - A look at some of the messages on the phone box where Holmes played by Benedict Cumberbatch fell to his death. Is he dead? The fans remember. - [An Embarrassing Situation](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-embarrassing-situation/) - In November, 1888, Sir George Arthur decided to become an amateur detective and he duly headed to the East End of London to try to catch Jack the Ripper. - [A Night Spent In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-night-spent-in-whitechapel/) - In 1872 a correspondent from The Morning Post was escorted by the police on a tour around the streets, pubs and lodging houses of Victorian Whitechapel. - [Hero Of The Hour](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/hero-of-the-hour/) - On the 7th of October, 1888, the journalist George Sims wrote critically of the belief in the Dear Boss letter and of the impact it was having on people. - [A Letter And A Description](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-letter-and-a-description/) - By 13th November, 1888, the full horror of the murder of Mary Kelly was being realised countrywide, and all manner of stories were appearing in the papers. - [How Silk Is Woven In Spitalfields](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/how-silk-is-woven-in-spitalfields/) - Traditionally Spitalfields had been the enclave where silk was once woven. However, by the early 20th century the weaving had relocated to Bethnal Green. - [Have You Voted](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/have-you-voted/) - Since 2018 we have been running a poll that allows people to vote for their favoured suspect for the mantle of having been Jack the Ripper. Be sure to vote. - [I Want To Change My Name](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/i-want-to-change-my-name/) - In June 1862, Wakefield publican Joshua Bug decided that he wanted to change his name, and so he opted for the grander sounding name of Norfolk Howard. - [What Type Of Man Is He](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/what-type-of-man-is-he/) - In November 1888, with the Whitechapel murders dominating the news, a newspaper posed the question who was Jack the Ripper and what type of person was he? - [The Public Image Of Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-public-image-of-whitechapel/) - At the time of the Jack the Ripper murders in, 1888, Whitechapel was perceived by many in the country as being one of Victorian Britain's most lawless enclaves. - [The April 2022 True Crime Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-april-2022-true-crime-quiz/) - Our April, 2022 Jack the Ripper quiz presents participants with ten questions on the history of the Whitechapel murders. How many can you answer correctly? - [Attempted Murder Of A Whitechapel Chemist](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/attempted-murder-of-a-whitechapel-chemist/) - In early October 1888, with people still coming to terms with the murders of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes, an attempt was made to murder a chemist. - [Whitechapel Waxworks](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/whitechapel-waxworks/) - In February 1889 Thomas Barry was charged with causing a nuisance by displaying wax effigies of Jack the Ripper's victims at his shop on Whitechapel Road. - [Glorifying Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/glorifying-jack-the-ripper/) - In January 1889, several newspapers began fulminating against what they saw as the blatant glorification of the perpetrator of the Whitechapel murders. - [The Life And Crimes Of Francis Tumblety](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-life-and-crimes-of-francis-tumblety-2/) - Our documentary on the life of Jack the Ripper suspect Francis Tumblety tells his story from his arrival in England through to his connection with the murders. - [How To Get To The Tour](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/how-to-get-to-the-tour/) - These are the directions for our Jack the Ripper Guided Walk for the period when our office will be closed for annual holidays. - [A Whitechapel Atrocity March 1888](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-whitechapel-atrocity-march-1888/) - In March, 1888, Teresa Smith appeared in court charged with abusing her young son, Henry, aged four. The press dubbed the case, the Whitechapel Atrocity. - [Prince Albert Edward Victor In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/prince-albert-edward-victor-in-whitechapel/) - In February, 1885, Prince Albert Edward Victor paid a visit to Whitechapel to open the Whittington Boys club, which was located on Leman Street. - [Living On Dustbins](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/living-on-dustbins/) - In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the children o Whitechapel would enter the City of London by night to scavenge from the dustbins of the offices. - [Horrible Discovery In Mile End](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/horrible-discovery-in-mile-end/) - In October, 1883, a horrible discovery was made at a house in Burdett Road, Mile End, when a couple found a child's head in the chimney of their fireplace. - [The March 2022 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-march-2022-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Our Jack the Ripper history quiz for March 2022 consists of ten questions about the Whitechapel murders that require multi-choice or true or false answers. - [A Bad Police Blunder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-bad-police-blunder/) - In December, 1888, East enders Jacob Myers and Lazarus Ellisberg, appeared at Westminster Police Court on charges of robbing people at Westminster Abbey. - [Jean Forzalez Charged With Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jean-forzalez-charged-with-murder/) - In December, 1872, a Russian by the name of Jean Falsovz appeared at the Thames Police Court charged with having carried out the murder of an unknown woman. - [The Funeral Of Frances Coles](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-funeral-of-frances-coles/) - A detailed newspaper report on the funeral of Frances Coles, which took place on Wednesday the 25th of February 1891 in the East London Cemetery. - [London Night Life](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/london-night-life/) - In December, 1888, at the height of the Jack the Ripper scare, the Providence Row Night Refuge launched an appeal for funds to help with its important work. - [The Murder Of Emma Smith](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-emma-smith/) - In the early hours of Tuesday, 3rd April, 1888, Emma Elizabeth Smith was attacked on Brick Lane. She later died in the London Hospital on Whitechapel Road. - [Assaulting A Policeman](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/assaulting-a-policeman/) - On November 6th 1884, Police Constable Henegulph was attacked by a group of men in the village of East Hendred. They had knocked on his door an run away. - [Child Murder In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/child-murder-in-whitechapel/) - In September, 1865, Mary Ginnew and Thomas Aldridge appeared at the Thames Police Court on charges of having wilfully murdered Mary's infant child. - [The American Doctor In Trouble](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-american-doctor-in-trouble/) - Following the death of Edward Hanratty, in January 1875, the doctor who had treated him, Dr. Francis Tumblety, was criticised by the coroner at the inquest. - [The Attack On Annie Farmer](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-attack-on-annie-farmer/) - Annie Farmer was attacked by a man at a Spitalfields lodging house on 21st November, 1888. The newspapers began to report that Jack the Ripper had returned. - [Whitechapel High Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/whitechapel-high-street/) - A look at Whitechapel High Street which features a photograph of it as it appears today and another photo showing it as it would have appeared in 1888. - [The Execution Of Richard Davies](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-execution-of-richard-davies/) - On the morning of Friday, 11th April, 1890, Richard Davies was executed at Knutsford Jail for the murder of his father, Richard, the previous January. - [Was Murder Justified](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/was-murder-justified/) - On 25th January, 1890, Richard Davies was murdered as he made his way home from Crewe To Hough. A few days later his sons were charged with his murder. - [Excitement Over The Murders](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/excitement-over-the-murders/) - By October, 1888, the newspapers had realised the commercial value of the Jack the Ripper murders. Indeed, sales of papers covering the story were soaring. - [Live To A Thousand Years](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/live-to-a-thousand-years/) - In 1899, Dr Romane Curtis asked multi-millionaire Andrew Carnegie to give him fifty million dollars to enable him to help people live for a thousand years. - [Would Modern Detectives Catch Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/would-modern-detectives-catch-jack-the-ripper/) - Adam Wood and Richard Jones recently got together to discuss whether or not modern methods of policing would have helped solve the Jack the Ripper case. - [The February 2022 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-february-2022-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Our February 2022 Jack the Ripper quiz challenges you to answer 10 questions on the Jack the Ripper crimes and the Whitechapel murders. Test your knowledge. - [The Homes Of East Enders](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-homes-of-east-enders/) - In the aftermath of the murder of Alice Mackenzie, the local vicar wrote to a newspaper to highlight the problem of the social conditions in the district. - [The Difficulties Of The English Police](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-difficulties-of-the-english-police/) - At the height of the Jack the Ripper scare, the St James's Gazette took a look at what increased policing might mean for the lives of the freeborn Englishman. - [A Norwich Girls Trip To London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-norwich-girls-trip-to-london/) - In 1883, 18 year old Alice Hansell from Norwich set off for London to seek a situation. She found it very different to what she had expected it to be like. - [A Frenchman Visits London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-frenchman-visits-london/) - The Victorian East End of London held a great deal of fascination for visitors to London. In 1868, a Frenchman paid a visit and reported on what he saw. - [Night Scenes In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/night-scenes-in-whitechapel-2/) - In October, 1888, with the country reeling from shock at the murders of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes, a newspaper rook a close look at Whitechapel. - [The Finsbury Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-finsbury-murder/) - On Saturday 15th January, 1870, hotel porter Jacob Spinas murdered and Unfortunate by the name of Cecilia Aldridge at a private hotel in Finsbury Square. - [Panic At The Lord Mayor's Show](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/panic-at-the-lord-mayors-show/) - At the Lord Mayor's Show, in 1930, panic broke out amongst the crowd when four elephants taking part in the parade saw a lion in the crowd and stampeded, - [The Black Swan Hanbury Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-black-swan-hanbury-street/) - The Black Swan pub on Hanbury Street in the 19th century was a notorious haunt for thieves, as is illustrated by a court which was heard in August 1899. - [Double Murder In Hanbury Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/double-murder-in-hanbury-street/) - On the 27th of Deember, 1912, Samuel Millstein and his wife Annie, who ran a restaurant at 62, Hanbury Street Spitalfields, were found murdered in their home. - [Prostitution And The Police](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/prostitution-and-the-police/) - In 1866, an Act of Parliament was proposed that would allow the police to decide which women seen talking to men on the streets of London were prostitutes. - [Murderous Affair In A Brothel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murderous-affair-in-a-brothel/) - In October 1850, James Daley appeared at Thames Police Court on charges of having stabbed William Freeman whilst he was sleeping at a brothel in Whitechapel. - [Jack The Ripper In Jamaica](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-in-jamaica/) - In February, 1889, newspapers were reporting on a series of murders that had taken place in Jamaica that bore the hallmarks of the Jack the Ripper crimes. - [Jack The Ripper Quiz January 2022](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-quiz-january-2022/) - Our January 2022 Jack the Ripper true crime quiz features ten questions on the Jack the Ripper murders that require multiple choice or true or false answers. - [Could A Monkey Catch Him](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/could-a-monkey-catch-him/) - On New Year's Eve, 1888, newspapers were still looking for ways to catch Jack the Ripper. One paper thought monkeys might succeed where bloodhounds had failed. - [The Manslaughter Of Ann Cooney](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-manslaughter-of-ann-cooney/) - In March, 1872. John Nagle appeared in court charged with the manslaughter of a Spitalfields woman by the name of Ann Nagle. Both of them had been drinking. - [Politics And The Whitechapel Murders](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/politics-and-the-whitechapel-murders/) - As well as being the source of numerous newspaper articles, the Whitechapel murders of Jack the Ripper were also being used for political ends by October, 1888. - [The Not So Bad East End](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-not-so-bad-east-end/) - Although the general perception of the East End was that it was a hotbed of vice, villainy and drunkenness, the reality is that much f it was very respectable. - [Life In Spitalfields And Bethnal Green](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/life-in-spitalfields-and-bethnal-green/) - The old streets of Spitalfields were once the homes and workplaces of a thriving community of weavers. But, by 1865, their businesses had been decimated. - [An Eastbourne Lady Visits Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-eastbourne-lady-visits-whitechapel/) - In 1891 an Eastbourne lady visited London and toured the districts of Spitalfields and Whitechapel. Her subsequent article gives an insight into the area. - [The Shooting Of Constable Whittemore](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-shooting-of-constable-whittemore/) - On December 14th, 1888, Police Constable Whittemore was shot whilst on duty in Notting Hill. His assailant, Thomas Murphy, duly appeared in court. - [Our YouTube Channel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/our-youtube-channel/) - Our Jack the Ripper Tour YouTube Channel features in depth videos that provide a full insight into the both Whitechapel murders and the background of the case. - [Robbed At A Common Lodging House](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/robbed-at-a-common-lodging-house/) - In October, 1888, A Swedish student named Carl Edwin Henman was taken to a common lodging house in Flower and Dean Street, Spitalfields, where he was robbed. - [Our Leather Apron Documentary](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/our-leather-apron-documentary/) - Our Leather Apron documentary is an in depth account of a very early suspect who was featured in many of the Victorian newspapers in early September, 1888. - [The Jack The Ripper Online Poll](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-jack-the-ripper-online-poll/) - Our online poll enables you to vote on which of the many suspects you think may have been Jack the Ripper. Cast you vote now and let's unmask the perpetrator. - [Tracking Jack The Ripper In Bristol](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/tracking-jack-the-ripper-in-bristol/) - In January, 1889, a William Hicks appeared at Bristol Police court charged with assault. He had also made some very bizarre claims about jack the Ripper. - [Why I Hate Ripperology](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/why-i-hate-ripperology/) - The term Ripperology is as fictional as the name of Jack the Ripper from which it is derived. Why do those who study the case have to give it such a title? - [Callous Ballads](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/callous-ballads/) - By December, 1888, people were beginning to see a certain grim humour in the Whitechapel murders and street ballads about them were being sold on the streets. - [A Silly Arrest](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-silly-arrest/) - A round-up of the news stories about Jack the Ripper that were appearing in the papers on Sunday, 9th November, 1888. They included drunks and mistaken arrests. - [Jack The Ripper In A Balloon](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-in-a-balloon/) - In December 1888, despite the fact there had not been a murder for a month, the newspapers were still publishing stories on the activities of Jack the Ripper. - [A Leeds Jack The Ripper Case](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-leeds-jack-the-ripper-case/) - In January 1889, a servant girl by the name of Amy Dutton was walking home one night when she was attacked by a man who told her that he was Jack the Ripper. - [The Death of Sherlock Holmes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-sherlock-holmes/) - By December 1893, Conan Doyle had tired of Sherlock Holmes and so he sent him plunging to a watery grave at the Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland. - [James Shaw Arrested](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/james-shaw-arrested/) - In December, 1888, James Shaw was arrested in New York and was accused of having murdered his wife back in England. It was said he looked like Jack the Ripper. - [The December 2021 Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-december-2021-quiz/) - Our December, 2021, Jack the Ripper true crime quiz consists of ten questions about Whitechapel murders requiring either multi-choice or true or false answers. - [A Manchester Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-manchester-jack-the-ripper/) - On the 14th of January 1889, several newspapers commented on the case of a servant girl in Manchester who claimed that she had been stabbed by Jack the Ripper. - [London Police Cells](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/london-police-cells/) - On November, 17th, 1888, The Graphic published an article that was, to say the least, somewhat critical of the conditions in the cells in London police cells. - [Jack The Ripper And The Pigeons](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-and-the-pigeons/) - In January 1889, the name of Jack the Ripper was turning up in some very strange places. In one very bizarre case it even featured in an argument over a pigeon. - [Jack The Ripper January 4th 1889](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-january-4th-1889/) - On January 4th, 1889, although attitudes towards the Jack the Ripper murders had changed, there was still universal fear regarding the murders in Whitechapel. - [Harriet Sinfield](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/harriet-sinfield/) - In January, 1889, Harriet Sinfield appeared in court charged with having robbed a sailor by the name of William Barrett at a Spitalfields common lodging house. - [The Whitechapel Horror](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-whitechapel-horror/) - By 13th of November, 1888, the Jack the Ripper murders were rapidly taking on element of pantomime. Ballads about him were sung and stories were being told. - [Unpleasant Mistakes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/unpleasant-mistakes/) - A selection of articles about Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel murders which appeared in newspapers across the country on the 7th of November, 1888. - [The Jack The Ripper Quiz November 2021](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-jack-the-ripper-quiz-november-2021/) - The November, 2021, Jack the Ripper Quiz consists of 10 questions on the Jack the Ripper case and the Whitechapel murders designed to test your knowledge. - [No Proof That Jack Has Been Nailed](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/no-proof-that-jack-has-been-nailed/) - We asked our Facebook community to vote on whether or not the latest finds have proved that Aaron Kosminski was Jack the Ripper. Here are the results. - [Fear In London For The Countryman](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/fear-in-london-for-the-countryman/) - In 1911, a newspaper addressed the issues of the fear that visitors to London might experience if they found themselves alone in the streets of London at night. - [Ten Strange Facts About Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/ten-strange-facts-about-jack-the-ripper/) - There are many strange and bizarre facts about the Jack the Ripper case. So, I recently decided to make a video about the ones that I consider to be the top 10. - [Jack The Ripper And The Catgut Noose](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-and-the-catgut-noose/) - Over the Christmas period, 1888, the news had broken of the murder of Rose Mylett in Poplar, and the newspapers wondered if it was the work of Jack the Ripper. - [Jack The Ripper's Wife](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-rippers-wife/) - In December, 1888, Margaret Kennedy, who claimed to be Jack the Ripper's wife, appeared at the Thames Police Court charged with assaulting William Keen. - [Playing Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/playing-jack-the-ripper/) - On the 11th of December, 1888, a group of schoolboys were playing a game of "Jack the Ripper", when one of them, James Thorne, stabbed another, William Govier. - [Good Old Influenza](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/good-old-influenza/) - In December, 1889, the Russian flu that had been sweeping across Europe arrived in England, causing consternation. George Sims, however, thought it was OTT. - [Fog In Kenilworth](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/fog-in-kenilworth/) - Fog was a constant visitor to the Victorian London and to the streets of other British cities. A Kenilworth newspaper enlightened its readers as to its causes. - [Whitechapel Way Children In The Church Schools](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/whitechapel-way-children-in-the-church-schools/) - An article that appeared in 1892 which took a look at the children of the East End who lived around and were schooled in Brick Lane and Osborne Street. - [Feelings Not Facts](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/feelings-not-facts/) - There has, sadly, been a tendency in recent years to promote opinions and suppositions in the Jack the Ripper case as established facts. But, is this right? - [Arrested For Being Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/arrested-for-being-jack-the-ripper/) - It is surprising how many men were arrested during the Jack the Ripper scare. Two of them were John Burns, the trade unionist, and Alfred Hinde, a bootmaker. - [A Tour With Inspector Henry Moore](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-tour-with-inspector-henry-moore/) - In August, 1889, the American journalist Richard Harding Davis was taken on a night tour of the East End haunts of Jack the Ripper by Inspector Henry Moore. - [The Poisoned Bath Buns Scandal](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-poisoned-bath-buns-scandal/) - In December, 1859, several people, including pupils at a boarding school were poisoned after eating Bath buns which had been coloured with an irritant poison. - [The Poisoned Bath Buns Case](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-poisoned-bath-buns-case/) - In December 1859, several pupils at a Bristol School and other locals were poisoned by Bath buns that had been coloured with what turned out to be arsenic. - [Poisoned Lozenges](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/poisoned-lozenges/) - In October, 1858, over 200 people became ill after eating peppermint lozenges they had bought at Bradford Market. The sweets, it transpired, contained arsenic. - [Aaron Kosminski As Prime Suspect](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/aaron-kosminski-as-prime-suspect/) - It is often said that Aaron Kosminski was the prime police suspect for the mantle of having been Jack the Ripper. But, in fact, this was not at all the case. - [Jack The Ripper Quiz October 2021](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-quiz-october-2021/) - The October 2021 Victorian True Crime Quiz consists of ten questions on the Whitechapel murders and the history of Jack the Ripper. See how many you can answer. - [The Moral Of The Whitechapel Murders](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-moral-of-the-whitechapel-murders/) - As the Whitechapel murders began to expose the horrific living conditions in the East End of London, newspapers began searching for a moral to the murders. - [An Arrest On Whitechapel Road](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-arrest-on-whitechapel-road/) - In mid September, 1888, a German barber by the name of Charles Ludwig Wetzel was arrested in Whitechapel on suspicion of having committed the recent murders. - [More Murders And Horrors](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/more-murders-and-horrors/) - On September 26th, 1888, a newspapers decided to add to the nervousness being generated by the Whitechapel murders with a round up of countrywide horrors. - [An East End Parsonage](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-east-end-parsonage/) - Long before the Jack the Ripper murders drew attention to the awful social conditions in the East End newspapers had been alerting their readers to them. - [Peoples Reactions To Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/peoples-reactions-to-jack-the-ripper/) - On the 15th of November, 1888, an article appeared in a Sheffield newspaper that expressed concern at the popularity Jack the Ripper appeared to be enjoying. - [Guy Fawkes Night 1888](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/guy-fawkes-night-1888/) - November, 5th, 1888 was Bonfire Night, and people all over the country headed out onto the streets to take part in the celebrations that were being held. - [The Frozen Thames 1895](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-frozen-thames-1895/) - In January and February 1895, Britain was hit by a severe and cold winter. It caused chaos and distress throughout the land, and, in London, the Thames froze. - [Fined For Being Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/fined-for-being-jack-the-ripper/) - Newspapers on 9th November, 1888 had already gone to press when news of Mary Kelly's murder broke. So some of them featured stories of court appearances. - [The Star Newspaper On George Bernard Shaw](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-star-newspaper-on-george-bernard-shaw/) - On September, 24th, 1888, The Star newspaper published George Bernard Shaw's letter, Blood Money To Whitechapel. It also opined on the points in his letter. - [Whitechapel Drinking Fountains](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/whitechapel-drinking-fountains/) - In 1860, drinking fountains were being erected across London, including one by the wall of St Mary's Church, Whitechapel, and some people were not impressed. - [Huguenots In Spitalfields](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/huguenots-in-spitalfields/) - By 1885 the weaving trade for which Spitalfields had once been famed had collapsed and the houses that the weavers had occupied were very much in decline. - [The Dangers Of Spitalfields](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-dangers-of-spitalfields/) - In September, 1888, John Dines, a labourer, was attacked and robbed by two women, one of who, Catherine Donovan, was arrested and then appeared in court. - [A Nice Point Of Law](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-nice-point-of-law/) - In 1857, a police inspector paid a visit to a publican and discovered that he was trading illicitly on a Sunday morning. However, the case was dismissed. - [Crime Detected By Camera](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/crime-detected-by-camera/) - As the end of the 19th century approached, cameras were being used more and more, both in the recording of crime scenes and in helping identify perpetrators. - [The Peculiar People](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-peculiar-people/) - In October, 1888, with the Whitechapel murders causing terror and panic in the East End of London, Coroner Baxter held an inquest into the death of a child. - [The September 2021 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-september-2021-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - The time has come for the September challenge in our monthly Jack the Ripper quizzes for 2021. See how many of the ten questions you can answer correctly. - [George Chapman Swindled](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/george-chapman-swindled/) - In April 1902, Matilda Gillmor appeared at Southwark Police Court, charged with swindling £700 off George Chapman, the landlord of the Crown pub in Southwark. - [Charles Cross's Accident 1876](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/charles-crosss-accident-1876/) - In December, 1876, Charles Cross, whilst driving his Pickford's can through Islington, ran over and killed a four year old boy by the name of Walter Williams. - [Jack The Ripper In The Workhouse](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-in-the-workhouse/) - Newspapers across the country were carrying stories about the crimes that were now being attributed to Jack the Ripper in their editions of 26th October, 1888. - [Monday 22nd October 1888](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/monday-22nd-october-1888/) - Newspaper stories that appeared on Monday 22nd October, 1888, revealed that the police investigation was being weighed down by letters from Jack the Ripper. - [October 20th 1888](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/october-20th-1888/) - On Saturday, 20th of October, 1888, The Dundee Courier published an article on the progress being made in the Jack the Ripper case. Basically, there was none. - [All Change At Whitechapel Station](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/all-change-at-whitechapel-station/) - In August 2021, the new Whitechapel Station was opened to the public and a new exit was opened on Durward Street, the scene of the murder of Mary Nichols. - [A Press Detective](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-press-detective/) - In 1927, journalist Joseph Hall Richardson wrote his memoirs in which he looked back on notable crimes he had covered, including the Jack the Ripper murders. - [The Death Of Judge Bacon](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-judge-bacon/) - In June, 1911, the death occurred of Judge Bacon, a man who had made a name for himself with his witty responses from the Bench of the Whitechapel County Court. - [The Providence Row Night Refuge 1876](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-providence-row-night-refuge-1876/) - The providence Row Night Refuge was set up in 1860 to provide shelter for the outcast poor of Victorian London. In 1876, they launched an appeal for funding. - [An Apocalypse Of Evil](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-apocalypse-of-evil/) - In the wake of the murder of Annie Chapman, local people began telling journalists about the problems they had encountered with inadequate police presence. - [The Whitechapel Murders Considered](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-whitechapel-murders-considered/) - In October, 1888, newspapers across the country were starting to ponder a motive behind the Whitechapel murders, whilst wondering who the murderer might be. - [Whistling For The Police](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/whistling-for-the-police/) - In Portsmouth, in September 1888, Joseph Woods found himself in court charged with having assaulted Eleanor Candey. He claimed he was the Whitechapel murderer. - [Was It Emily Barker](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/was-it-emily-barker/) - In September, 1889, the torso of a woman was found beneath a railway arch in Pinchin Street. Her parents thought it might be their daughter Emily Barker. - [The August 2021 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-august-2021-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Have a go at the August, 2021, Jack the Ripper quiz and see how many of the ten questions you can answer correctly. Good luck in your endeavours. - [Reactions To Annie Chapman's Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/reactions-to-annie-chapmans-murder/) - Following the murder of Annie Chapman, on Saturday, 8th September, 1888, the newspapers began to opine that the Whitechapel murders were the work of one man. - [Whitechapel 1866](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/whitechapel-1866/) - In 1866 a newspaper took issue with claims that London was the finest city on the world by highlighting the horrific conditions in the East End of London. - [Inside A Workhouse](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/inside-a-workhouse/) - In 1866, an investigator paid a visit to a workhouse to see whether the conditions therein were as bad as they had been reported to be. He found that they were. - [Detective Camera](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/detective-camera/) - In the 1880s, a new hand held camera hit the market. Known as "The Detective Camera" it quickly attracted a great deal of interest in the Victorian newspapers. - [Think Outside The Box](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/think-outside-the-box/) - There's no such thing as an expert on Jack the Ripper. Indeed, everybody is an expert and all theories and knowledge should be respected and discussed. - [The Tigress Of La Chapelle](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-tigress-of-la-chapelle/) - Marie Lacoste was, according to one newspaper, a notorious French murderess who was known as the "Tigress of La Chapelle." But did she actually exist? - [Sunderland Competing With Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/sunderland-competing-with-whitechapel/) - On 10th September, 1888, a Newcastle newspaper compared the Whitechapel murders to murders in Sunderland, before reporting on the progress of the case. - [More Murders To Follow](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/more-murders-to-follow/) - Throughout the day of Saturday, 8th September, 1888, news was emerging from Whitechapel that another dreadful atrocity had taken place in Hanbury Street. - [The Murder Of Margaret Byrne](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-margaret-byrne/) - On Sunday, 17th April, 1898, Margaret Byrne, the proprietor of a common lodging house in Holborn, London, was stabbed to death in the establishment she ran. - [Microscopic Crime Cameras](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/microscopic-crime-cameras/) - In 1933, the development of more sophisticated methods of detecting criminals were in vogue. The microscopic crime camera was one that newspapers featured.. - [Intense Excitement In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/intense-excitement-in-whitechapel/) - In early October, 1888, following the night of the double murder, the police came under intense criticism. But one newspaper opted instead to defend them. - [The Detection Of Crime In London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-detection-of-crime-in-london/) - In September, 1888, the newspapers began highlighting the fact that the higher ranking officers of the Metropolitan Police had no experience of detective work. - [Murder On Whitechapel Road](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-on-whitechapel-road/) - On September 24th, 1903, Jeremiah Slowe walked into the Lord Nelson Pub, in Whitechapel, and callously stabbed a barmaid, named, Mary Jane Hardwick, to death - [Emily Smith Attacked](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/emily-smith-attacked/) - On November 5th, 1892, 18-year-old Emma Smith was attacked by a man she met on Cheapside. Speculation was rife that Jack the Ripper had returned to the area. - [Men With Black Bags](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/men-with-black-bags/) - A newspaper report from 10th October, 1888, which demonstrates how the image of Jack the Ripper carrying a black bag had entered the public consciousness by the second week of October in the year of the Whitechapel murders. - [Queen Victoria As Sherlock Holmes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/queen-victoria-as-sherlock-holmes/) - Queen Victoria was, so it transpires, somewhat critical of the police's efforts to catch Jack the Ripper, as is evidenced from some of her letters at the time. - [Jack The Ripper Keeps Appearing](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-keeps-appearing/) - Reading through the newspapers of Thursday, November, 29th, 1888, it is striking how the ripper scare in London had captured the public imagination countrywide. - [Another Self-Styled Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/another-self-styled-jack-the-ripper/) - A collection of the various newspaper stories concerning people who were claiming to be Jack the Ripper that appeared on Saturday, 15th December, 1888. - [The July 2021 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-july-2021-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - The July 2021 Jack the Ripper true crime quiz consists of 10 questions about the Whitechapel murders and the history of the crimes. See how many you can answer. - [The Man Who Almost Caught Jack The Ripper.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-man-who-almost-caught-jack-the-ripper/) - Louis Diemschutz was the man who discovered the body of Jack the Ripper's third victim, Elizabeth Stride. It is also possible that he almost caught the killer. - [Six Women Murdered And Mutilated](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/six-women-murdered-and-mutilated/) - In early, 1889, newspapers began reporting that a series of gruesome murders had occurred in Nicaragua, each chillingly resembling the Jack the Ripper crimes. - [A Remarkable Police Court Story](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-remarkable-police-court-story/) - In October, 1914, Ethel Wheatley met William Hayday, who offered her a shilling to go home and clean his room. On arrival, he told her he was Jack the Ripper. - [A Supper For The Factory Girls](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-supper-for-the-factory-girls/) - In February, 1888, Dr Barnardo held a supper for the Factory girls of the East End of London at his East End mission based in the former Edinburgh Castle pub. - [Jack The Ripper In Paris And South Shields](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-in-paris-and-south-shields/) - By November 1888 the name Jack the Ripper had caught the public imagination and mentions of him were appearing in the newspapers with alarming regularity. - [A Victorian CSI](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-victorian-csi/) - The fact that the Victorian police didn't catch Jack the Ripper is often used to portray them as incompetent. This article examines their investigative methods. - [Evicted Whitechapelites](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/evicted-whitechapelites/) - One of the problems that confronted the people of Whitechapel just before the Jack the Ripper murders, was the impact that the slum clearances had had on them. - [A Humorous Pennyworth.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-humorous-pennyworth/) - A journalist, endeavouring to expose the conditions of the lives of the Whitechapel victims, found himself arrested on suspicion of being Jack the Ripper. - [Remembering Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/remembering-jack-the-ripper/) - Well into the 20th century, police officers and journalists who had been involved with the Jack the Ripper case began publishing their recollections. - [Floods in London 1880](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/floods-in-london-1880/) - Flooding, caused by heavy downpours of rain, was a constant feature of life in Victorian London. In September, 1880, much of the capital was under water. - [How Sherlock Holmes Would Have Tracked Him](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/how-sherlock-holmes-would-have-tracked-him/) - In 1894, a newspaper sought the opinion of the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, as to how his creation would have hunted Jack the Ripper. - [Nothing Is Certain](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/nothing-is-certain/) - The Jack the Ripper case has intrigued, confused and frustrated people since the murders were committed. The truth is that, in this case, nothing is certain. - [A Thousand Arrests](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-thousand-arrests/) - In August, 1903, Andrew Bates retired from the Metropolitan Police after 26 years. He worked on some high profile cases, including the Jack the Ripper murders. - [Charles Hermann Confesses](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/charles-hermann-confesses/) - In April, 1905, reports began appearing in various newspapers that a man by the name of Charles Y. Hermann had confessed to having been Jack the Ripper. - [Whitechapel Way 1861](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/whitechapel-way-1861/) - Whitechapel in the mid-19th century had a dreadfully reputation, and, for many years prior to the Jack the Ripper crimes, warnings were sounding about it. - [Gruesome Relics](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/gruesome-relics/) - The journalist and playwright George Sims died on the 4th of September, 1922, and the newspapers began to speculate on the size of the fortune he may have left. - [The June 2021 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-june-2021-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Our June 2021 Jack the Ripper true crime quiz features 10 questions designed to test you knowledge of the Whitechapel murders and the Victorian East End. - [Jack The Ripper In Arkesden](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-in-arkesden/) - In April, 1891, Mrs. Taylor, landlady of the Green Man Inn, in the Essex village of Arkesden, was startled to receive several letters from Jack the Ripper. - [C.I.D. Versus The Criminal](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/c-i-d-versus-the-criminal/) - Melville Macnaghten was a high ranking police official. When he published his memoirs, in 1914, reviews of the book featured his opinions on Jack the Ripper. - [Dr Thomas Phillips Attacked](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/dr-thomas-phillips-attacked/) - Dr Thomas Phillips was a respected local physician, based on Commercial Road, in East London, who, in May, 1899, was attacked by a group of local ruffians. - [Tragedy On The Stage](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/tragedy-on-the-stage/) - In September, 1899, the 21-year-old actress Julia Morrison was on stage with leading man Frank Leiden, when she suddenly drew a revolver and shot him dead. - [Complaints Against A Matrimonial Agency](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/complaints-against-a-matrimonial-agency/) - In the late 1890s several adverts appeared in newspapers offering, for a fee, to introduce men to ladies with private incomes who were seeking husbands. - [A Bridge Of Hope](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-bridge-of-hope/) - Mary H. Steer (1830 - 1936) was the founder of the Bett Street Refuge, which strove to bring comfort and security to the poor women and girls of Whitechapel. - [Dressing As Women To Catch The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/dressing-as-women-to-catch-the-ripper/) - At the height of the Jack the Ripper scare, people adopted all manner of disguises in their attempts to catch the killer, including men dressing as women. - [Parsons In A Pickle](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/parsons-in-a-pickle/) - For many years after the autumn of terror, the most innocent of people found themselves mistaken for Jack the Ripper, including a parson on a visit to London. - [Dr Percy Clark Speaks Out](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/dr-percy-clark-speaks-out/) - In May, 1910, Dr Percy John Clark, who, at the time of the Whitechapel murders, assisted at the post mortems on of the several victims have an interview. - [The Lives Of Jack The Ripper's Victims](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-lives-of-jack-the-rippers-victims/) - Our video on the lives and the deaths of the victims of Jack the Ripper takes a look at how the five canonical victims found their ways to the East End in 1888. - [Frank The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/frank-the-ripper/) - In 1959, Mr. George Henry Edwards of Worthing decided it was time to come clean about the fact that Jack the Ripper had, in fact, been his cousin, Frank. - [Outclassed By Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/outclassed-by-jack-the-ripper/) - In 1924, the actor Gilbert Payne gave an interview to a newspaper in which he told how Jack the Ripper had once saved his company from a very tough audience. - [Jack The Ripper At War](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-at-war/) - In May, 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed the liner Lusitania with the loss of over 1000 lives. One newspaper saw this as an act worthy of Jack the Ripper. - [Poison Pen Mystery Solved](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/poison-pen-mystery-solved/) - In November, 1934, Enoch Albert Knowles, aged 57, appeared in court on charges of having written a series of poison pen letters over a twenty five year period. - [The Murder Sites Then And Now](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-sites-then-and-now/) - Join Richard Jones for a journey around the sites where the Jack the Ripper murders occurred to see them as they are today and as they were back in 1888. - [Murderer Who Gave Himself Up](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murderer-who-gave-himself-up/) - In early 1889, William Bury murdered his wife at their abode in Dundee. He would then go to the police station where he confessed to being Jack the Ripper. - [Another Paraffin Lamp Fatality](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/another-paraffin-lamp-fatality/) - In June, 1886, two years before the onset of the Jack the Ripper atrocities, Edward Walker died from injuries that he received when a paraffin lamp exploded. - [Alexander Pedachenko](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/alexander-pedachenko/) - In October, 1923, William Le Queux, claimed to have discovered papers that revealed that Jack the Ripper was a mad Russian by the name of Alexander Pedachenko. - [The May 2021 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-may-2021-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - The May 2021 Jack the Ripper true crime quiz features ten questions about the Whitechapel murders and their history. How many of them can you answer correctly? - [Starr Wood Mistaken For Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/starr-wood-mistaken-for-jack-the-ripper/) - In 1936, the artist and Punch cartoonist Starr Wood, published his autobiography in which he made the claim that he had once been mistaken for Jack the Ripper. - [East London At Night](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/east-london-at-night/) - Victorian East London had a reputation for vice, villainy, drunkenness and debauchery that, in some parts was justified, but, in others, was unjustified. - [Assault on a Detective](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/assault-on-a-detective/) - In October 1888 two men appeared in court charged with assaulting Detective Sergeant Robinson who had been going about his police duty dressed as a woman. - [A Girl Gang](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-girl-gang/) - Although the majority of the gangs that terrorised the streets of the Victorian East End of London were male, there were several female gangs in the district. - [A Black Bag In Whitehall](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-black-bag-in-whitehall/) - The black bag had, by October, 1888, become associated with the killer who was, by then, known as Jack the Ripper, and woe betide any man who carried one. - [Strange Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/strange-jack-the-ripper/) - Some of the interest in the Jack the Ripper case is, most certainly, unhealthy. But it is also worth noting that the case can still teach lessons from history. - [Ally Sloper's Half Holiday](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/ally-slopers-half-holiday/) - Ally Sloper's Half Holiday was a weekly publication that first appeared in 1884. The character of Ally Sloper became hugely popular, inspiring many imitations. - [Should It Have Been Jill?](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/should-it-have-been-jill/) - In 1939, William Stewart published his book on the Whitechapel murders in which he put forward the theory that "Jack" the Ripper was, in fact, "Jill" - a woman - [The Graffito In Goulston Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-graffito-in-goulston-street/) - On 30th September 1888, Police Constable Alfred Long found a portion of the apron of Catherine Eddowes and a chalked message in a Goulston Street doorway. - [The Murder Of Mary Mackenzie](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mary-mackenzie/) - The murder of Mary Mackenzie occurred in what was described as a bed-sitting room in a house in Liverpool in 1921. It was compared to Jack the Ripper's crimes. - [The Lodger](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-lodger/) - Alfred Hitchock's film, "The Lodger" was released in 1927. In April of that year, the film critic of The Leeds Mercury went to see it and was full of praise. - [A Visit To Wentworth Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-visit-to-wentworth-street/) - Wentworth Street Market was a bustling and vibrant place where all sorts of sights, smells and sounds could be encountered. In 1894 a reporter paid it a visit. - [Lynch Law In London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/lynch-law-in-london/) - In December, 1870, Edward Daniel Sees attacked his wife in Osborn Street in Whitechapel. However, the mob intervened and subjected him to brutal retribution. - [Was Mary Kelly The First Victim](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/was-mary-kelly-the-first-victim/) - An article that asks whether we can actually claim that Jack the Ripper carried out some of the Whitechapel murders that occurred before he actually existed. - [The Downcast Poor](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-downcast-poor/) - One thing that the Jack the Ripper murders certainly did was attract press attention to the poverty that was endemic in the district where the murders occurred. - [Boston Resident And A Threat To Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/boston-resident-and-a-threat-to-murder/) - In April, 1930, Boston fisherman Mr. W Hall, which was signed "Ripper" and in which the author threatened to murder him. Needless to say, he was not impressed. - [Bad Weather In London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/bad-weather-in-london/) - By the start of August, 1888, the newspapers were lamenting the fact that the summer had been a total washout, with minimum sunshine and lots and lots of rain. - [The Former Mortuary](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-former-mortuary/) - In the churchyard of St George-in-the-East, you will find a ruinous brick shed that was the mortuary to which to of the Whitechapel murders victims were taken. - [The Way Drunkards Are Made](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-way-drunkards-are-made/) - Drunkenness was a problem in the poorer parts of Victorian London, such as Whitechapel. It wasn't helped by the fact that children were allowed to buy drink. - [Murder Without Motive](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-without-motive/) - On Christmas Day, 1873, Harriet Buswell, also known as Clara Bruton, was found in her bed at the lodging house where she resided at 12, Great Coram Street. - [The April 2021 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-april-2021-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - The April, 2021, Jack the Ripper true crime quiz consists of ten questions on the Whitechapel murders that will test your knowledge of the infamous case. - [Reviewing The Mystery Of Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/reviewing-the-mystery-of-jack-the-ripper/) - In May, 1929, a pioneering book appeared in which Leonard Matters put forward a new theory on the identity of Jack The Ripper. Several newspapers reviewed it. - [Disgraceful Scene At A Funeral](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/disgraceful-scene-at-a-funeral/) - In June, 1873, Miss Sarah Clough Whitehead died, and arrangements were made for her funeral. Unfortunately, things didn't go quite as smoothly as was planned. - [The People Of The Abyss A Review](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-people-of-the-abyss-a-review/) - Jack London's "The People of the Abyss" is, today, one of the most quoted depictions of East End poverty. Critics at the time weren't too sure of its merits. - [A Former Lover's Libel Action](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-former-lovers-libel-action/) - In February, 1897, the People published an article naming William Browne as a suspect in the murder of Elizabeth Camp. Later that year he sued them for libel. - [The Illustrated Police News](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-illustrated-police-news/) - In 1886 The Illustrated Police News, one of the first tabloids, was voted the worst newspaper in England. This article looks at the newspaper and its proprietor. - [More Letters In Gipsey Bridge](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/more-letters-in-gipsey-bridge/) - In March, 1931, Mr. Pickett, the village carpenter of Gipsey Bridge, in Lincolnshire, received a threatening letter that supposedly came from Jack the Ripper. - [The Life And Death Of Martha Tabram](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-life-and-death-of-martha-tabram/) - A video journey through the life of Martha Tabram, from her birth in Southwark, in 1849, through to August 7th 1888, when she was murdered in Whitechapel. - [The March 2021 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-march-2021-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - The March 2021 Jack the Ripper quiz consists of 10 questions on the history of the case and on the history of Whitechapel and the police investigation. - [Anger At The BBC](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/anger-at-the-bbc/) - In August, 1945, the B.B.C. broadcast an episode of "Crime Corner", which told the story of the Whitechapel Murders. Some of the public were not impressed. - [The Police And Myddelton Passage](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-police-and-myddelton-passage/) - Myddelton Passage has a secret that many of the people who walk through it don't know about. On its wall there are mysterious carvings. What could they mean? - [What Is A Beggar](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/what-is-a-beggar/) - On the 11th of February 1911, the author G. K. Chesterton responded to a suggestion that those who gave money to beggars should be prosecuted for doing so. - [Two Deaths In East London - 1861](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/two-deaths-in-east-london-1861/) - In the Victorian East End of London poverty was such that it was quite common for people to die from starvation. This article tells of two such cases from 1861. - [Innocent Child Murdered And Mutilated](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/innocent-child-murdered-and-mutilated/) - In January 1899, George Robertson murdered 11 year old Mary Kenealy in the tenement block in which she lived with her parents in Drury Lane, West London. - [Dagonet On Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/dagonet-on-jack-the-ripper/) - In February, 1891, the murder of Frances Coles led to speculation that Jack the Ripper had returned. However, journalist George Sims disagreed with this theory. - [The Wealthiest City In The World](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-wealthiest-city-in-the-world/) - In the mid-1880s many clergymen were preaching sermons of the perils of allowing the poverty that was endemic in East London to continue to increase unchecked. - [Murder Threat At Gipsey Bridge](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-threat-at-gipsey-bridge/) - In February, 1931, Mr and Mrs Marriott of Gipsey Bridge, in Lincolnshire, were surprised and terrified to received a threatening letter from Jack the Ripper. - [An Attack On Mary Ann Nunn](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-attack-on-mary-ann-nunn/) - On Friday, 1st May, 1868, a brutal attack took place on a lady named Mary Ann Nunn in SSeeting lane in the City of London. It was carried out by two young boys. - [A Letter On East End Poverty](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-letter-on-east-end-poverty/) - Poverty and hardship were endemic in the East End of London long before the Jack the Ripper murders helped expose the awful social conditions in the district. - [Did Jack The Ripper Live In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/did-jack-the-ripper-live-in-whitechapel/) - In this article we look at the only clue that Jack the Ripper left behind and ponder whether it reveals to us where he may have lived. - [Mary Ann Godstone Stabbed](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/mary-ann-godstone-stabbed/) - In the early hours of Monday, 25th February, 1889, a young woman by the name of Mary Ann Godstone was found cut and bleeding near Plumstead Railway Station. - [Jack The Ripper At Enderby](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-at-enderby/) - In January 1930, several residents of the Leicestershire village of Enderby were surprised when they began receiving letters from the Whitechapel murderer. - [The Ninth Whitechapel Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-ninth-whitechapel-murder/) - In September, 1889, the torso of an unidentified female was found beneath a railway arch in Pinchin Street. Newspapers became critical of the police activity. - [The February 2021 Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-february-2021-quiz/) - The February 2021 Jack the Ripper Quiz consists of ten questions on the Jack the Ripper murders and on the history of the case in general. Give it a try! - [The Regent's Park Tragedy 1867](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-regents-park-tragedy-1867/) - On Tuesday the 15th January, 1867, 40 people died in the icy waters of the lake in Regent's Park, when the ice on which they were skating suddenly broke up. - [Paupers And Porridge](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/paupers-and-porridge/) - In January, 1888, the children at the Clatterbridge Workhouse, on the Wirral Peninsula began rejecting the porridge they were given at almost every meal. - [A Whitechapel Boozing Ken](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-whitechapel-boozing-ken/) - In 1872, the investigative journalist, James Greenwood, paid a visit to an illegal Sunday morning drinking den in Whitechapel and reported on his findings. - [The Murder Of Emily Horsnail](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-emily-horsnail/) - In November,1887, 24 year-old Emily Horsnail was found dead in her bed at a lodging house in George Street, Spitalfields. She had been subjected to a beating. - [Suicide In Hanbury Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/suicide-in-hanbury-street/) - Mrs and Mrs Sodeaux could be claimed to be as much victims of Jack the Ripper as the five victims. She was so affected by the crimes that she committed suicide. - [Shiner Bob](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/shiner-bob/) - Albert Heidman, also known as "Shiner Bob" was a notorious Spitalfields character whose criminal escapades led to his being dubbed the worst man in London. - [The Worst Woman In London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-worst-woman-in-london/) - In 1887, Lily Cohen appeared at Marlborough Street Police Court where she found herself described by the magistrate as the worst and wickedest woman in London. - [The Queen Of Lady Detectives](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-queen-of-lady-detectives/) - Although there were no female detectives working for the official London police force, there were several women who were working as private detectives. - [The Murder Of Elizabeth Camp](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-elizabeth-camp/) - On the evening of Thursday, 11th February 1897, a bar manager by the name of Elizabeth Camp was found murdered in a carriage on a train at Waterloo Station. - [Selling An Indecent Book](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/selling-an-indecent-book/) - All sorts of cases were heard by the Victorian police courts. One case, that was heard at Great Marlborough Street, was over whether a book was indecent. - [The London Police Force 1867](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-london-police-force-1867/) - In the 1860s, there were concerns in the newspapers that London's Metropolitan Police Force was becoming a military-style force to act against the people. - [Laxity Of The London Police](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/laxity-of-the-london-police/) - In 1900, Dr Garson gave an interview to a London newspaper in which he criticised the London Police for not adopting a popular means of identifying criminals. - [The Apprehension Of The Murderer](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-apprehension-of-the-murderer/) - In April, 1845. Twenty-year-old Joseph Connor was arrested and charged with the murder of Mary Brothers on the 31st of March of that year. He was found guilty. - [The Murder Of Mary Brothers](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mary-brothers/) - On March 31st, 1845 prostitute Mary Bothers was murdered in a room in a house of ill-repute at 11, George Street, in the St Giles district of West London. - [Greek Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/greek-street/) - In October, 1906, Inspector Francis McKay, of the Metropolitan Police, offended the residents of Soho's Greek Street, by calling it the worst street in London. - [Thrown From A Window](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/thrown-from-a-window/) - On the 23rd of January, 1898, 22-year-old Asneth Cohen murdered her newborn child at 116 Commercial Street by dropping the child from an upstairs window. - [Story Of A Slum Baby](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/story-of-a-slum-baby/) - The conditions under which the poor of Whitechapel lived were, to say the least, a national scandal, and one which newspapers were ever eager to comment on. - [The January 2021 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-january-2021-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Our January 2021 Jack the Ripper Quiz consists of 10 questions on the Whitechapel murders and the Victorian East End. How many of them can you answer correctly? - [The Last Day Of 1888](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-last-day-of-1888/) - On New Year's Eve, 1888, the consensus in the newspapers was that, apart from the Jack the Ripper crimes, the country as a whole was in pretty good shape. - [A London Mystery](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-london-mystery/) - On Christmas Eve, 1900, a butcher's boy was out delivering turkeys in Soho, when he made a discovery that was, to say the least, somewhat stomach churning. - [A Night In The Opium Dens](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-night-in-the-opium-dens/) - A visit to the opium dens of the Victorian East End, which were treated with fascination and revulsion in equal measure by the citizens of Victorian Britain. - [The Murder Of Inspector Bradstock](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-inspector-bradstock/) - On the 7th of May, 1868, Inspector Daniel Bradstock was stabbed by a prisoner named James Smith at King Street Police Station. He later died of his injuries. - [The Murder Of Emily Hall](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-emily-hall/) - In July, 1898, the newspapers carried the story of the murder of Emily Hall in Hull. The suspect was a man named George Stoner and the case lasted to December. - [Jack The Ripper Out And About](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-out-and-about/) - Despite the fact that the Whitechapel murders were over by the end of 1891, references to Jack the Ripper continued to appear in newspapers for many years. - [The Fortune Telling Lady](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-fortune-telling-lady/) - In 1878, Sarah Ellesmore appeared in court in Barnsley, in the north of England, charged with having professed to be able to tell the fortunes of several women. - [Mad Jack Murders His Wife](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/mad-jack-murders-his-wife/) - On the 2nd of June, 1906, John Devlin, nicknamed "Mad Jack" by his neighbours, murdered his common law wife, Agnes Hankers, in their house in the New Kent Road. - [Byways Of Babylon](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/byways-of-babylon/) - In 1907, the journalist George R. Sims, published a series of articles that took readers on journeys through the mean streets of the East End of London. - [The Murder Of Jane Rigg](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-jane-rigg/) - Over the weekend of the 8th and 9th of December, 1888, Jane Rigg was brutally assaulted by her husband, William. She would later die from her injuries. - [The Value Of A Mans Jaw](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-value-of-a-mans-jaw/) - A court case from January 1879 when a cab driver appeared in court for having assaulted a colleague. This led to the question, how much is a man's jaw worth. - [Another Confession](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/another-confession-3/) - In September, 1896, British newspapers carried the story of a ship's cook by the name of Anderson who, as he lay dying, had confessed to being Jack the Ripper. - [The Distress In London 1867](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-distress-in-london-1867/) - In January 1867, a severe frost and downturn in trades that provided employment for the Eastenders brought destitution and starvation to many residents. - [Attempt At Murder In Poplar](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/attempt-at-murder-in-poplar/) - In January, 1878, William Potter went round to a house in Wade Street, Poplar and shot three people, one of whom was his estranged wife, Annie Potter. - [December 2020 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/december-2020-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - The last Jack the Ripper quiz of 2020 is designed to test your knowledge on the Jack the Ripper atrocities and the history of the Whitechapel murders. - [Baron Von Knoblock In Court](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/baron-von-knoblock-in-court/) - On November 30th, 1888, an eccentric German, Baron Von Knoblock, found himself in court in Sheffield charged with committing a breach of the peace. - [An Attack On Annie Farmer](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-attack-on-annie-farmer/) - On the 21st November 1888, a prostitute named Annie Farmer was attacked by a man in a cubicle inside a common lodging house in George Street, Spitalfields. - [Tottie Fay](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/tottie-fay/) - Miss Tottie Fay was a character of the London courtrooms in the late 1880's and early 1890's. The newspapers delighted in reporting on her drunken escapades. - [A Cabbys Story](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-cabbys-story/) - In October, 1888, several newspapers published a story that an attendant at one of London's Cabmen's Shelters may have served Jack the Ripper on 30th September. - [The Terror Of Spitalfields](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-terror-of-spitalfields/) - In June, 1898, Bridget Hodges, was charged with having assaulted Amelia Kennedy. according to the newspapers. Hodges was, "the terror of Spitalfields." - [A Ghastly Find At Middlesbrough](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-ghastly-find-at-middlesbrough/) - On13th December 1889, a woman's hand, found amongst rubbish on a vessel in Middlesbrough, led newspapers to speculate on another Jack the Ripper atrocity. - [The Analytical Detection Of Crime](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-analytical-detection-of-crime/) - On 14th November, 1888, Mr. A. Eubule-Evans, wrote to the London Evening Standard to make some valid observations on the police failure to catch the killer. - [The Worst Man In London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-worst-man-in-london/) - An interview with "Shiner Bob" who, in the early years of the 20th century, gained the reputation of being the worst man in London. High praise indeed! - [Christmas Day 1888](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/christmas-day-1888-2/) - People enjoying Christmas Day in London in 1888 endured a dreary day weather-wise, and, other than another Whitechapel murder, a dearth of other news. - [The Whitechapel Unfortunates](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-whitechapel-unfortunates/) - Following the murder of Mary Kell, a London newspaper published an article which offered an offensive solution to the problem of the Whitechapel unfortunates. - [More Jack The Rippers](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/more-jack-the-rippers/) - A round-up of stories from the Victorian newspapers that featured the name of Jack the Ripper and which appeared on the morning of 9th November, 1888. - [Is He In South Africa](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/is-he-in-south-africa/) - In 1910, an article appeared in the newspapers that mentioned a lady who believed she had been married to Jack the Ripper, who was now in South Africa. - [Silly Jack The Ripper Scribblers](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/silly-jack-the-ripper-scribblers/) - On Monday, 5th November, 1888, several newspapers carried the story that a note from Jack the Ripper had been found in the street in Spitalfields. - [The November 2020 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-november-2020-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Have a go at the November 2020 Jack the Ripper Quiz and see how many of the 10 questions about the Whitechapel murders you can answer correctly. - [The Murder Of Catherine Mountain](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-catherine-mountain/) - On the night of Wednesday, 12th October, 1888, Catherine Mountain, the landlady of the Travellers Rest in Sherburn in Elmet, was murdered by her son, George. - [The October 2020 Jack the Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-october-2020-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Our October 2020 Jack the Ripper Quiz consists of ten questions on the Jack the Ripper crimes as well as on the wider Whitechapel Murders. - [A Look Back On 2015](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-look-back-on-2015/) - As 2015 comes to an end we look back at some of our favourite blog posts that we have published throughout the year. It's time to get nostalgic! - [Dickens London With Richard Jones](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/dickens-london-with-richard-jones/) - Richard Jones takes a break from the Jack the Ripper walk and takes you into the old alleyways at the heart of the Old City on a journey into Dickens London. - [Ripper TV Launched](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/ripper-tv-launched/) - Our Jack the Ripper TV service features clips from our acclaimed drama/documentaries on the Whitechapel Murders. - [John Bennett's Jack the Ripper Tour](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/john-bennetts-jack-the-ripper-tour/) - A short film showing John Bennett guiding a group of people on his Jack the Ripper Tour of London. - [Lindsay Siviter - Tour Guide](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/lindsay-siviter-tour-guide/) - A video of our Jack the Ripper Walking Tour Guide Lindsay Siviter. She discusses the conditions in the area and explains Queen Victoria's reaction to the murders. - [We've Chosen a Winner](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/weve-chosen-a-winner/) - the winner of our competition to win a copy of our DVD The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes. - [Jack the Ripper's London Vlog](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-rippers-london-vlog/) - A video tour that features three of the Jack the Ripper murder sites as they are today and as they were back in 1888. - [Dickens Walk Tomorrow](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/dickens-walk-tomorrow/) - If you are looking for London walking tours to take this Sunday you can join Richard Jones on his walk around the London of Dickens and Shakespeare. - [Another Break From Jack the Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/another-break-from-jack-the-ripper/) - Join Richard Jones on a video journey through the streets of Shakespeare's London where at least one film about Jack the Ripper was shot. - [I Digress - A Break From Jack the Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/i-digress/) - Our Jack the Ripper Tour clients often ask for suggestions on other activities in London. We often suggest a visit the Abbey Road Crossing in Beatles London. - [Charles Dickens Walking Tours](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/charles-dickens-walking-tours/) - Richard Jones, author of Walking Dickensian London leads his popular Dickens Tours through parts of London that have changed little since Dickens knew them. - [Guide Focus - Lindsay Siviter](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/guide-focus/) - Lindsay Siviter is a top flight Jack the Ripper researcher and is regarded by many as one of the best Jack the Ripper tour guides in London. - [Jack the Ripper Murder Site - Mitre Square](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-murder-site-mitre-square/) - A video that takes you to the site of Jack the Ripper's fourth murder site, Mitre Square, where the body of Catherine Eddowes was found on 30th September 1888. - [A Tour of London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-tour-of-london/) - A short tour of London that shows you some of the Capital's more hidden places, such as the Roman Wall, as well as some of the well known ones like the Tower of London. - [RIP Mary Nichols - A Video](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/rip-mary-nichols/) - A short film discussing the first of Jack the Ripper's murders, that of Mary Nichols on 31st of August 1888 in Buck's Row Whitechapel. - [Jack the Ripper the Definitive Story](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-the-definitive-story/) - In 2010 our guides were featured in the documentary Jack the Ripper The Definitive Story. Here you can watch it and see our Jack the Ripper Tour Guides. - [Was Thomas Cutbush Jack the Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/was-thomas-cutbush-jack-the-ripper/) - One of our jack the Ripper films that discusses Jack the Ripper suspect Thomas Hayne Cutbush. - [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/sherlock-holmes/) - Richard Jones takes you on a walk along Baker Street in search of the world famous residence of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. - [A Ghost Story](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-ghost-story/) - The true and chilling detail of a series of strange events that befell a family who joined Richard Jones on his London Ghost Walk on Halloween 2005. - [More Letters](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/more-letters/) - Although the Dear Boss and From Hell letters are the most famous of the missives that purported to have been written by Jack the Ripper, there were many more. - [Guide Profile - Philip Hutchinson](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/guide-profile-philip-hutchinson/) - A profile and a video of Philip Hutchinson, who has been hailed as one of the best Jack the Ripper tour guides in London. His tours are informative and dramatic. - [The Hound of the Baskervilles](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-hound-of-the-baskervilles/) - A look at how Arthur Conan Doyle, having killed off Sherlock Holmes, decided to bring him back in the creepy adventure of The Hound of the Baskervilles. - [Berner Street - Murder Site Video](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/berner-street-murder-site-video/) - A video tour of Jack the Ripper's London that takes you to Berner Street where the body of Elizabeth Stride was discovered on 30th September 1888. - [The Horror Begins](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/today-the-horror-begins/) - Today sees the 125th anniversary of the first definite murder by Jack the Ripper, that of Mary Nichols, who was murdered on August 31st 1888 in Buck's Row, Whitechapel. - [A Much Better Place To Start](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-tour-tower-hill/) - Our Jack the Ripper Walk starts at Aldgate East Underground Station, which for atmosphere and history, makes a much better starting point than Tower Hill. - [The Jack the Ripper Police Station](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-jack-the-ripper-police-station/) - In Old Jewry you can still see the former City Police headquarters, where the offers who investigated the murder of Catherine Eddowes were based. - [Emma Smith](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/emma-smith/) - April 3rd 1888 saw an attack on Emma Elizabeth Smith which, when she died in the London Hospital, began the series of East End killings known as The Whitechapel Murders. - [Jack The Ripper's Identity](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-rippers-identity/) - Richard Jones takes a close look at some of the many suspects whose names have, over the years, been put forward as most likely to have been Jack the Ripper. - [Jack the Ripper Victim - Mary Kelly](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-victim-mary-kelly/) - On the 9th November 1888 Jack the Ripper carried out his most gruesome murder, that of Mary Kelly who was murdered in her room in Miller's Court. - [The Catherine Eddowes Murder - Mitre Square](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-catherine-eddowes-murder-mitre-square/) - We pay a visit to Mitre Square where Jack the Ripper's fourth victim, Catherine Eddowes, was murdered on 30th September 1888 on the night of the double event. - [None Of His Business](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/none-of-his-business/) - Israel Schwartz was the man who possibly witnessed Jack the Ripper carrying out the early stages of the murder of Elizabeth Stride on the 30th September 1888. - [The East End in 1888](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-east-end-in-1888/) - For many years prior to the Jack the Ripper murders the middle classes had come to believe that something dreadful would, one day, come out of the East End of London. - [Jack The Ripper's London - Buck's Row](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-rippers-london-bucks-row/) - We begin our tour of the Jack the Ripper Murder Sites with a visit to Durward Street, formerly Buck's Row, where Mary Nichols, was murdered on August 31st 1888. - [A Jack The Ripper Quick Walk](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-jack-the-ripper-quick-walk/) - If you wish to see Buck's Row, where the first Jack the Ripper murder took place you can either watch our film of it or else take your own Jack the Ripper Tour to it. - [The 30th September 1888 - Double Event](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-30th-september-1888-double-event/) - On 30th September 1888, the people of the East End awoke to news that the Whitechapel Murderer had struck again overnight and had claimed two new victims. - [The Online Jack the Ripper Tour](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-online-jack-the-ripper-tour/) - A short film that follows in Jack the Ripper's footsteps on a tour of the East End of London to the old doorway in Goulston Street where the ripper's only clue was found. - [Our Mutual Friend - Dickens London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/our-mutual-friend-dickens-london/) - The first of a series of blogs that discuss the characters and locations featured in Charles Dickens's penultimate novel Our Mutual Friend. - [The Elizabeth Stride Murder Site](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-elizabeth-stride-murder-site/) - The third of Jack the Ripper's victims was Elizabeth Stride, who was murdered on 30th September 1888 in Berner Street. Watch our video of the murder scene. - [Hanbury Street 2016](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/hanbury-street-2016/) - A very brief summary of the known facts concerning the murder of Jack the Ripper victim Annie Chapman, who was murdered in Hanbury Street on 8th September 1888. - [It's The Night of the Double Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/its-the-night-of-the-double-murder/) - The 30TH September was the night of the double murder when Jack the Ripper killed twice. Our walk follows in his footsteps to the murder sites. - [RIP Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/rip-elizabeth-stride-and-catherine-eddowes/) - On the 30th of September 1888, the Whitechapel murderer struck twice in less than an hour and claimed the lives of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes. - [The Murder of Mary Kelly](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mary-kelly/) - An article that discusses the events surrounding the murder of Mary Kelly, which took place in Miller's Court, off Dorset Street on the 9th of November 1888. - [Jack the Ripper Letters](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-letters/) - In the wake of the two Jack the Ripper murders on the 30TH September 1888 the police made the notorious Dear Boss Jack the Ripper Letter public. - [The Victims of Jack the Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-victim-of-jack-the-ripper/) - A brief outline of the Whitechapel Murders that asks the question which of the killings that took place in 1888 were, in fact, the work of Jack the Ripper? - [A Horrible Whitechapel Outrage](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-horrible-whitechapel-outrage/) - In May, 1896, a series of mysterious, and gruesome, attacks on horses, being kept in stables around Spitalfields, caused outrage in the East End of London. - [It's About To Begin - 125 Years and Counting](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/its-about-to-begin-125-years-and-counting/) - It's 125 years since Jack the Ripper's reign of terror. We'll be presenting lots of special features over the coming months to enhance your knowledge of the case. - [The Police and Jack the Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-police-and-jack-the-ripper/) - Part three of our Jack the Ripper documentary looks at the police officers who were investigating the Whietchapel Murders that had taken place prior to the killing of Mary NIchols. - [Our next instalment](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/our-next-instalment/) - We'll be posting the next instalment of our Jack the Ripper documentary tomorrow, so if you've not watched the previous programmes you can catch up on the story so far. - [Annie Chapman](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/annie-chapman/) - We continue our Jack the Ripper 125th anniversary documentary with the murder of Annie Chapman which took place on 8th September 1888 in Hanbury Street. - [The Hunt For Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-hunt-for-jack-the-ripper-2/) - We continue with our documentary on the Jack the Ripper crimes with a look at how the investigation evolved following the murder of Annie Chapman on 8th September 1888. - [The Jack the Ripper Clue](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-jack-the-ripper-clue/) - This is part eight of our Jack the Ripper documentary in which we look at the only clue that Jack the Ripper left behind. - [Aaron Kosminski - Jack The Ripper Suspect](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/aaron-kosminski-jack-the-ripper/) - According to a new book Jack the Ripper has been identified as Polish Jew Aaron Kosminski and his guild has been by DNA evidence. - [Dr Joseph Bell](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/dr-joseph-bell/) - In the second part of our Sherlock Holmes documentary, we look at Dr. Joseph Bell, the doctor upon whom Conan Doyle based certain parts of Holmes character. - [The Jack the Ripper Documentary](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-jack-the-ripper-documentary/) - Unmasking Jack the Ripper, our drama documentary on the infamous crimes, has been hailed as the "best ripper documentary" of recent years. - [The Jack The Ripper Documentary](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-jack-the-ripper-documentary-2/) - We begin our documentary of the Jack the Ripper story with a look at London and the East End in 1888, the year that the Jack the Ripper murders occurred. - [Jack the Ripper Documentary - Part Two](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-documentary-part-two/) - Our documentary on the Jack the Ripper killings continues with a visit to Buck's Row where, on August 31st 1888, the body of Mary Nichols was found in a gateway. - [Sherlock Holmes - The Birth of a Legend](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/sherlock-holmes-the-beginnings/) - In this, the first instalment of our documentary on Sherlock Holmes, we take a look at the troubled childhood of his creator Arthur Conan Doyle. - [Conan Doyle Plans to Kill Sherlock Holmes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/conan-doyle-plans-to-kill-sherlock-holmes/) - By 1893 Arthur Conan Doyle had resolved to kill of his creation, Sherlock Holmes, and was looking for a suitably dramatic way to to it. - [The London of Sherlock Holmes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-london-of-sherlock-holmes/) - Our Sherlock Holmes documentary continues with a look at how Conan Doyle established the blueprint that modern crime stories and tv shows still follow. - [CSI Photography](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/csi-photography/) - We discuss the use of photography at the scenes of the Jack the Ripper murders with a panel of experts who comment on the advantages of photography in a CSI. - [Jack The Ripper - Crime Scene Investigation Then and Now](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-crime-scene-investigation-then-and-now/) - We discuss how a 21st century Crime Scene Investigation would differ to the Police's 19th century investigation into the Jack the Ripper murders. - [Visions Of Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/visions-of-jack-the-ripper/) - On Saturday, 14th September, 1889, several newspapers carried reports that Jack the Ripper had been haunting the dreams of Mr T. Ross Scott for several months. - [The Murder Of Emily Nowell](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-emily-nowell/) - On 30th December, 1884, Emily Nowell was found dead in her room at Westminster. Nobody was ever charged with her murder, although there were several suspects. - [This Week's Inquests](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/this-weeks-inquests/) - A roundup of the inquests that were held at various Coroners Courts in London and which were reported in Reynolds's Newspaper on Sunday, 2nd September, 1888. - [The September 2020 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-september-2020-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Challenge yourself with the September 2020 Jack The Ripper True Crime Quiz. It features 10 questions on the Whitechapel Murders and the history of the case. - [A Story Of The Poor Of London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-story-of-the-poor-of-london/) - Victorian London had many problems, not least of which was what could be done for the destitute poor of the Metropolis. Another was the threat posed by gangs. - [The Sinking Of The Princess Alice](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-sinking-of-the-princess-alice/) - On Tuesday, 3rd September, 1878, the pleasure boat the Princess Alice was returning to London along the River Thames when it was hit by the Bywell Castle. - [Shocked Afresh](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/shocked-afresh/) - As January, 1889 got underway, newspapers began to ponder whether several murders outside London may have been perpetrated by imitators of Jack the Ripper. - [Two Doctors In London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/two-doctors-in-london/) - Two stories from the 19th-century newspapers that featured two doctors who, on visiting London, found that their experiences were not what they had expected. - [A False Confession](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-false-confession/) - Jane Williams was found dead in her room in Miller's Court on the 29th December 1926. The next day, a man named Joseph Carson confessed to having murdered her. - [Matrimonial Infelicity In The Rhondda](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/matrimonial-infelicity-in-the-rhondda/) - In November, 1893, collier Richard Booth appeared in court charged with assaulting his wife, whom he had threatened to do a Jack the Ripper on. - [Dr Barnado's Star In The East](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/dr-barnados-star-in-the-east/) - In December, 1888, with the East End reeling from the recent murders, Dr Thomas Barnardo provided a lavish dinner for over a thousand of the poor of the area. - [Threatening With A Knife](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/threatening-with-a-knife/) - In August, 1888, a sailor called John Henry Marler appeared at Thames Police Court charged with having attacked Mary Jane Pascod with a knife. - [A Serious Charge Against A Chemist](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-serious-charge-against-a-chemist/) - In December, 1880, Thomas Titley, a chemist , was charged with supplying noxious drugs for. However, the police were accused of concocting the evidence against him. - [A Visit To Whitechapel Casual Ward](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-visit-to-whitechapel-casual-ward/) - In February, 1866, The East London Observer sent a reporter to investigate conditions in the Whitechapel Casual Ward. The subsequent report wasn't flattering. - [The Latest Scare](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-latest-scare/) - By December, 1888, innocent pedestrians in the East End were mistaken for Jack the Ripper. Meanwhile scammers were finding ways of profiting from the crimes. - [A Constable Stabbed In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-constable-stabbed-in-whitechapel/) - On Sunday, 25th November, 1888, the newspapers were very critical of the police for failing to bring the perpetrator of the Whitechapel murders to justice. - [A Jack The Ripper Scare In Hyde Park](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-jack-the-ripper-scare-in-hyde-park/) - A roundup of articles about the Whitechapel murders that were appearing in the Victorian newspapers on Friday the 23rd of November 1888. - [An Interview With Roy Tyzack](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-interview-with-roy-tyzack/) - Roy Tyzack joined the Metropolitan Police Service in the early 1970s and was actually based in Whitechapel from 1975 until the early 1980s. He talks about his experiences. - [Jack The Ripper The View From Fife](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-the-view-from-fife/) - An article that appeared in a Fife Newspaper on 17th November, 1888, which looked at the causes that might lie behind the crimes. - [Arrests, Updates And Suspicions](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/arrests-updates-and-suspicions/) - An update on the suspects that were being brought to the attentions of the detectives who were trying to catch Jack the Ripper in November, 1888. - [Jack The Ripper Goes To Church](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-goes-to-church/) - In November, 1888, the parishioners of St Edmund;s Church in Kessingland, were perturbed to find that Jack the Ripper had, apparently, visited their church. - [A Jack The Ripper Scare At Crewkerne](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-jack-the-ripper-scare-at-crewkerne/) - Throughout the first week of November, 1888, the name of Jack the Ripper was turning up all over the country, and the public reactions were many and varied. - [Whitechapel Not So Bad](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/whitechapel-not-so-bad/) - On 1st November, 1888, an article appeared that attempted to correct the misconception that Whitechapel was a cesspool where nothing good ever happened. - [An American Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-american-jack-the-ripper/) - In March, 1896, newspapers reported details of an stack on a woman named Wilson which, so the papers claimed, was linked to the Jack the Ripper crimes of 1888. - [Out Of Work By John Law](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/out-of-work-by-john-law/) - In August, 1888, "Out of Work", written by John Law, the pseudonym of Margaret Harkness, was published. On August 7th,1888, a review of the book appeared. - [An Interview With Bradley Harper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-interview-with-bradley-harper/) - In this article Richard Jones interviews American author Bradley Harper on his new book in which he pits Arthur Conan Doyle against Jack the Ripper. - [The Black Museum At Scotland Yard](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-black-museum-at-scotland-yard/) - The Metropolitan Police's "Black Museum" at Scotland Yard was considered something of a tourist attraction by Victorians. We look at what they would find there. - [The August 2020 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-august-2020-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Have a go at our August 2020 Jack the Ripper quiz, and see how many of the ten questions you can answer correctly. It's not too difficult, so don't be afraid! - [The Death Of Larry Donovan](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-larry-donovan/) - On Tuesday, 7th August, 1888, the daredevil American bridge jumper, Larry Donovan, leapt from the Hungerford Bridge in London, and was never seen alive again. - [Pendragon's Handbook](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/pendragons-handbook/) - On Sunday, 30th September, The Referee carried an article asking, could the perpetrator of the Whitechapel Murders be living an ordinary life amongst us. - [The Murder Of Esther Praager](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-esther-praager/) - On Saturday, 17th October, 1908, the body of 18-year-old Esther Praager was found on her bed at the house she was lodging at, in Bernard Street, Bloomsbury. - [A Drunken Artist](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-drunken-artist/) - On the evening of Tuesday, 7th August, 1888, John Holland went out for a drink in the West End of London. The next day, he found himself in court. - [Jack The Ripper's Identity](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-rippers-identity-2/) - If we learnt the identity of the person that wrote the Dear Boss Jack the Ripper letter would we know who Jack the Ripper was? I think the answer is yes! - [The Murder Of Emily Barrow](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-emily-barrow/) - On the morning of Saturday, 18th October, 1902, Emily Barrow was murdered in Glamis Road in Shadwell in the East End of London. The murderer was her step-father. - [Attempted Murder At Camberwell](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/attempted-murder-at-camberwell/) - In October,1888, Frank Hall, a seaman on shore leave, attempted to murder Sarah Brett by cutting her throat with a carving knife whilst he was drunk. - [Attempted Wife Murder At Islington](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/attempted-wife-murder-at-islington/) - On 19th May, 1888, at their home in Islington, Robert Bright suddenly attacked his wife Maria for no apparent reason. We follow the case through the courts. - [The Murder Of Constable Cole](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-constable-cole/) - On Friday, 1st December, 1882, Police Constable George Cole was shot dead in Dalston. It was almost two years before Thomas Orrock was charged with the crime. - [Advertising For A Widow](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/advertising-for-a-widow/) - In June 1886, Fredrick Daunce appeared at Richmond Police Court on a charge of having defrauded a widow by the name of Mrs Sarah Annie Groves. - [A Remarkable Chase](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-remarkable-chase/) - In July, 1873, John Howden, was found in a drunken condition by a police officer in London. In trying to apprehend him the police began a rooftop pursuit. - [The July 2020 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-july-2020-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Try the July 2020 Jack the Ripper Quiz and see how many of the ten questions about the Whitechapel murders of 1888 you can actually answer correctly. - [The Lady Who Would Smoke Cigarettes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-lady-who-would-smoke-cigarettes/) - At the end of June, 1899, a lady of foreign nationality, appeared before a London magistrate because she had had the audacity to smoke in a London tavern. - [The Murder Of Mr Dugdale](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mr-dugdale/) - On Friday, 3rd of Octobetr 1884, a commercial traveller by the name of Richard Dugdale was murdered in Bolton. - [Suicide On The Metropolitan Railway](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/suicide-on-the-metropolitan-railway/) - On Wednesday 14th October, 1868, James Howe fell or jumped under a train at Edgware Road Station. The inquest had to decide was his death an accident or suicide. - [The Trial Of Esther Pay](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-trial-of-esther-pay/) - In April, 1882, Mrs. Esther Pay was tried for the murder of the little girl Georgina Ann Moore, which had taken place on or around the 20th of December, 1881. - [Leprosy In London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/leprosy-in-london/) - In 1889, news broke that a leper by the name of Edward Yoxall, was working from a London meat market and was hawking meat around the streets of the metropolis. - [The School Of Bolshevism](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-school-of-bolshevism/) - An article that appeared in the tabloid magazine The Bystander which looked at a school of Bolshevism that, reputedly, was active in the East End of London. - [The June 2020 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-june-2020-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - How many of the questions in our June 2020 Jack the Ripper Quiz can you answer correctly? - [A Ghastly Trade](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-ghastly-trade/) - Body snatching had been a problem in the early 19th century. It was solved by the Anatomy Act of 1832. But, in 1880, there were fears that it might be back. - [Murder In Canonbury](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-in-canonbury/) - On the afternoon of May 16th, 1888, Mrs Wright was murdered at her home on Canonbury Terrace, Islington, by two men who were seen knocking on her door. - [A Sham Performer](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-sham-performer/) - In May, 1888, Andrew Stewart, billing himself as "Signor Beltola, of the Loadstone Mountains", tried to con some Edinburgh schoolchildren and came unstuck. - [A Possible Clue](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-possible-clue-2/) - In October, 1888, as it became apparent that the police had no idea how to catch Jack the Ripper, newspapers began to speculate about the murderer's motives. - [Padre Parry War Hero](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/padre-parry-war-hero/) - Padre George Parry, of the 6th Airborne Division, was murdered by the Nazis as he tried to defend wounded men on D-Day in 1944. He died a true hero. - [A Jack The Ripper Scare In Newcastle](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-jack-the-ripper-scare-in-newcastle/) - On the evening of Thursday, October, 10th, 1889. a man was walking through Newcastle when a group of boys suddenly began shouting that he was Jack the Ripper. - [An Ex-Detective's Theory](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-ex-detectives-theory/) - In May 1905. a former Metropolitan Police detective, who did not give his name, spoke to a newspaper about his involvement with the hunt for Jack the Ripper - [A Confession After 17 Years](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-confession-after-17-years/) - In May, 1888, news broke that a man named Micahel Carroll had confessed to having carried out the shocking murder of Jane Maria Clousen in May, 1871, in Eltham. - [Attempt To Rescue Prisoners](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/attempt-to-rescue-prisoners/) - In October, 1867, a bold attempt was made to rescue a prisoner, named Alice Turner, as she was being taken from the Sessions House, in Clerkenwell, to prison. - [The May 2020 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-may-2020-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Our May 2020 Jack the Ripper quiz consists of 10 questions on the Whitechapel murders and on the history of the East End in general. - [The Arbroath Outrage](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-arbroath-outrage/) - On the evening of Monday, 10th September, 1888, the Reverend and Mrs. Douglas were sitting in their study at the manse in Arbroath, when somebody shot at them. - [Charge Of Personating A Police Inspector](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/charge-of-personating-a-police-inspector/) - On Thursday, 13th September, 1894, Henry Pringle appeared at the North London Police Court charged with fraud, theft and impersonating a police inspector. - [Attempted Murder In A Public House](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/attempted-murder-in-a-public-house/) - On Tuesday, 25th September, 1883, Clara Steel was drinking with a man named Hugh Armstrong in an East End pub when he suddenly attempted to cut her throat. - [It's Sunday Morning](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/its-sunday-morning/) - An article which appeared on Sunday, 30th September, 1888, which summed up the known facts about the Whitechapel Murders to that point. - [A Stabbing In Plummers Row](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-stabbing-in-plummers-row/) - In late September, 1880, Joseph Bateman appeared in court charged with having assaulted and stabbed Henry Gibbs and his mother and sister in Plummer's Row. - [The Murder of Miriam Angel By Israel Lipski](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-miriam-angel-by-israel-lipski/) - An article on the murder of Miriam Angel by Israel Lipski, which took place at 16 Batty Street on June 28th 1887. We look at the events surrounding the crime. - [Sunday Evening In George Yard](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/sunday-evening-in-george-yard/) - An article from 1878, which took a look at the history of George Yard, an East End location that, at one time, had a dreadful reputation for vice and villainy. - [The Murder Of Lucy Smith](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-lucy-smith/) - On the morning of Saturday, 15th of December, 1900, Sampson Silas Salmon, murdered his cousin. Mrs Lucy Smith, at her home, 23, Venour Road, Bow in East London. - [A Lively Scene](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-lively-scene/) - In September, 1881, an Emma Smith appeared at the Thames Police Court charged with soliciting several men on Commercial Road. Her appearance proved very lively. - [Pulling A Policeman's Nose](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/pulling-a-policemans-nose/) - In September, 1890, Nelly Harrison found herself in court on charges of being drunk and disorderly in the street and of pulling the nose of a police officer. - [More About The Bloodhounds](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/more-about-the-bloodhounds/) - In April, 1897, journalist George Sims looked back on an idea that was tested in the hunt for Jack the Ripper, that of using bloodhounds to track the killer. - [Taken For A Murderer](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/taken-for-a-murderer/) - At the height of the Jack the Ripper scare, Boston Lawyer John N. Wakefield visited Whitechapel to visit the murder sites. It didn't go quite as he had planned. - [The Murder Of Charles Howard](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-charles-howard/) - On Sunday, March 1st, 1885, Charles Howard was stabbed to death by Henry Alt, who then stabbed Ann Russell. Alt was executed for the crime on 13th July,1885. - [A Husband Committed For Manslaughter](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-husband-committed-for-manslaughter/) - In October, 1888, a drunken argument between a husband and wife, resulted in tragedy when the wife died of the injuries she received. - [A Discovery In Pinchin Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-discovery-in-pinchin-street/) - In September, 1889, the torso of a woman was found beneath a railway arch in Pinchin Street, East London. Speculation was rife that the ripper had returned. - [The Murder Of Mary Swinburn](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mary-swinburn/) - On October 4th, 1903, Mary Swinburne was found murdered on a country lane near Kidderminster. The crime was compared to the ripper killings of 1888. - [A Glimpse At The Slums](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-glimpse-at-the-slums/) - The Jack the Ripper murders led to a world-wide fascination in the districts if London where the murders were occurring. In 1900 the following article appeared. - [Murder In Cubitt Town](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-in-cubitt-town/) - On Sunday, 19th August, 1888, Mrs Elizabeth Bartlett was murdered by her husband Levi Richard Bartlett at their home in Poplar, East London. - [Murder In Hoxton](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-in-hoxton/) - On Wednesday, 10th July, 1872, the horrific double murder of mother and daughter Sarah and Christiana Squire took place in their home in Hoxton. - [Art In The East End](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/art-in-the-east-end/) - Throughout the 1880's the Reverend Samuel Barnett and his wife, Henrietta, staged an exhibition at St Jude's Church, that was greatly appreciated by the locals. - [A Mysterious Death In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-mysterious-death-in-whitechapel/) - In August, 1849, Mr John James Watts, a Whitechapel doctor, was found dying from the effects of some sort of poison, in a room that he had rented for the night. - [Sir Edward Bradford](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/sir-edward-bradford/) - In June, 1890, Sir Edward Bradford took over as the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, and several newspapers provided an assessment of the new chief of police. - [Lewis Briskin Murders His Wife](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/lewis-briskin-murders-his-wife/) - On Wednesday, 12th July, 1922, East End barber, Lewis Briskin, murdered his wife, Kate, at their home in Hare Street, Bethnal Green. and then committed suicide. - [Louis Diemschutz In Court](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/louis-diemschutz-in-court/) - In March, 1889, Louis Diemschutz, the man who found the body of Elizabeth Stride, appeared in court charged with making a riot and assault in Berner Street. - [The Death Of Washington Irving Bishop](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-washington-irving-bishop/) - On13th May, 1889, the thought-reader Washington Irving Bishop was pronounced dead and an autopsy performed. However, it emerged that he may not have been dead. - [Way Down East](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/way-down-east/) - An article that pays a visit to Whitechapel in 1896, and explores the busy thoroughfares, whilst asking the question - is Whitechapel as bad as people say? - [Things Had Settled Down](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/things-had-settled-down/) - As the end of September approached, people began to think that the Whitechapel murderer had gone elsewhere and they began to relax as the panic began to abate. - [Visiting The Memorial To Joseph Merrick](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/visiting-the-memorial-to-joseph-merrick/) - Joseph Merrick, the so-called Elephant Man, died at the London Hospital on Friday, 11th April 1890. He was laid to rest in the City of London Cemetery. - [The Death Of Elizabeth Lazarus](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-death-of-elizabeth-lazarus/) - On June 1st, 1878, the body of a toddler named Elizabeth Lazarus was found on a step in Castle Alley, off Whitechapel High Street. Had she been murdered? - [More Great Marlborough Street Police Court Cases](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/more-great-marlborough-street-police-court-cases/) - The second part of our article which pays a visit to Great Marlborough Street Police Court in 1887 to hear about some of the cases that were heard there. - [East End Film Footage In The Early 1900's](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/east-end-film-footage-in-the-early-1900s/) - Another of our visits to the bygone East End courtesy of a wonderful piece of film footage that was shot around an East End market in the early 1900's. - [Mrs Margaret Burke](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/mrs-margaret-burke/) - In August, 1888, Margaret Burke, an elderly Haymarket flower seller, appeared at Marlborough Street Police Court charged with being drunk and disorderly. - [Brutal Murder In George Yard](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/brutal-murder-in-george-yard/) - On the 7th August, 1888, the body of a woman was found on the first-floor landing of George Yard Buildings, located in George Yard, off Whitechapel High Street. - [Our Third Visit To Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/our-third-visit-to-whitechapel/) - We take a final journey through the gripping plot and locations of the television series Whitechapel in the company of the author Philipp Röttgers. - [How Ladies Fare In The Streets Of London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/how-ladies-fare-in-the-streets-of-london/) - In July, 1887, society was divided over the issue of prostitution thanks to the Miss Cass case. Several people wrote to the newspapers about the issue. - [Another Look At Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/another-look-at-whitechapel/) - Author Philipp Röttgers takes us on another visit to the television series "Whitechapel." In this instalment, Philipp takes us through the second episode. - [A Whitechapel Scare At Bishopton](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-whitechapel-scare-at-bishopton/) - Although there were no Jack the Ripper murders throughout October, 1888, news was coming in that people all over the United Kingdom were living in terror of him. - [Who Killed Elizabeth Camp](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/who-killed-elizabeth-camp/) - Throughout 1897 and 1898 the newspapers were full of reports that likely suspects had been arrested on suspicion of having murdered Miss Elizabeth Camp. - [Murderers At Large](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murderers-at-large/) - In 1882 the Pall Mall Gazette provided its readers with an explanation as to why some many murderers had, apparently, evaded the police and escaped justice. - [Desperate Chase After A Burglar](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/desperate-chase-after-a-burglar/) - On Thursday, July 17th, 1890, publican Richard Patten committed several burglaries in Cambridgeshire. However, he was pursued by several police officers. - [Two Policemen Shot By Burglars](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/two-policemen-shot-by-burglars/) - In the early hours of Friday, 18th July, 1884, police constables Garner and Snell were shot by two burglars, James Wright and William Wheatley in Hoxton. - [The Matlock Bank Mystery 1891](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-matlock-bank-mystery-1891/) - An account of the murder of Mrs. Martha Morrell, which took place in the hamlet of Matlock Bank, Derbyshire on Thursday, 25th March, 1891. - [Constable Chamberlain Shot](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/constable-chamberlain-shot/) - On the morning of Wednesday, June 25th, 1884, Police Constable Chamberlain was shot at point-blank range by a suspected burglar in Islington. - [Thomas Fury Confesses To Murder](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/thomas-fury-confesses-to-murder/) - In April, 1882, convicted felon Thomas Fury, confessed to having been the man who had murdered Maria Fitzsimmons in Sunderland on 20th February, 1869. - [The Murder Of Maria Fitzsimmons](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-maria-fitzsimmons/) - On 20th February, 1869, the body of Maria Fitzsimmons was found beneath her bed in her room at 44, Baines's Lane, Sunderland. Several suspects were arrested. - [The View From Liverpool](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-view-from-liverpool/) - As the Whitechapel murders increased, and people began to try to fathom reasons for the crimes, newspapers began to wonder if the crimes might be gang-related. - [Police Cells](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/police-cells/) - An article that looks at the problem of harmless drunks been locked up in cold Victorian Police Cells awaiting their court appearance the next morning. - [The April 2020 Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-april-2020-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Have a go at our April 2020 Jack the Ripper true crime quiz and see how many of the ten questions about the Whitechapel Murders you can answer correctly. - [The Murder Of Georgina Moore](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-georgina-moore/) - In December, 1881, a little girl named Georgina Moore went missing in Pimlico in West London. When her body was discovered in 1882, a sordid tale unfolded. - [The Murder Of Mrs Reville](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-mrs-reville/) - On the evening of the 11th April, 1881, butcher's wife, Ann Reville, was found murdered in their home and shop in Slough. This is the story of the crime. - [Attempted Murder In A Railway Carriage](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/attempted-murder-in-a-railway-carriage/) - On Saturday, 4th April, 1903, A lady boarded a train in France, intending to travel back to her home, when she was suddenly attacked by a wild-eyed young man. - [Whitechapel Murders And The TV Series Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/whitechapel-murders-and-the-tv-series-whitechapel/) - Today we are proud to present the first of a series of article by author Philipp Röttgers in which he takes an episode by episode look at Whitechapel. - [The March 2020 Jack The Ripper Quiz.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-march-2020-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - The March 2020 Jack the Ripper quiz features ten questions on the Whitechapel murders that require either multi-choice or true or false answers. - [Jack The Ripper In Liverpool](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-in-liverpool/) - In June 1909, news broke that a so-called Jack the Ripper was terrorising women on the streets of Liverpool. There was great relief when a supect was captured. - [Ruined By A Wife's Kiss](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/ruined-by-a-wifes-kiss/) - In June 1889, George Sims published an article in which he claimed that Jack the Ripper may have been created by an innocent kiss from a loving wife. - [The February 2020 Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-february-2020-quiz/) - The February, 2020, Jack the Ripper history quiz consists of ten questions which are designed to test your knowledge of the Whitechapel murders. - [The Murder Of James Groves](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-james-groves/) - On 28th July 1902, John Macdonald murdered James Groves in Old Castle Street, Spitalfields. Found guilty of murder, he was executed on 30th September, 1902. - [Jack The Ripper February 1889](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-february-1889/) - In February 1889, two court cases reflected how the Jack the Ripper murders in London were influencing men of unsound mind to commit atrocities of their own. - [James Johnson Attacks Elizabeth Hudson](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/james-johnson-attacks-elizabeth-hudson/) - In the early hours of the morning, on Friday, 28th September, 1888, Elizabeth Hudson claimed that she had been attacked by an American named James Johnson. - [Tumblety Talks](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/tumblety-talks/) - In early 1889, Dr. Francis Tumblety gave an interview to an American newspaper in which he explained why he was suspected of having been Jack the Ripper. - [The Murder Of Sarah Jane Roberts](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-sarah-jane-roberts/) - On Wednesday 8th January,1880, people were shocked by the murder of a servant girl named Sarah jane Roberts in the Harpurhey, district of Manchester. - [A French Tragedy In London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-french-tragedy-in-london/) - On 1st June, 1892, the staff at a Lambeth Hotel became concerned about a couple who were staying in one of the rooms and who had not been seen that day. - [Stabbed By Her Grandson](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/stabbed-by-her-grandson/) - In February, 1890, in Thaxted, in Essex, Margaret Unwin was stabbed by her grandson, Alfred Weiss, who had claimed that he was, in fact, Jack the Ripper. - [An Interview With Stefan Rantzow](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-interview-with-stefan-rantzow/) - From his home in Sweden, Stefan Rantzow has researched the life of Elisabeth Stride, and has brought her descendants in England and Sweden together. - [A Magical Libel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-magical-libel/) - In January, 1885, English Magician John Nevil Maskelyne sued the American thought-reader Washington Irving Bishop for libel. - [The January 2020 Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-january-2020-quiz/) - Test your knowledge of the Whitechapel murders with our January 2020 Jack the Ripper Victorian true crime history quiz. Just ten questions to answer. - [Murder In Artillery Passage](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-in-artillery-passage/) - On 8th May 1868, Mrs. Emma Grossmith was assaulted at the coffee shop she ran with her husband in Artillery Passage. The culprit was their waiter, Arthur Mackay. - [Drunken Cabmen](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/drunken-cabmen/) - One danger to be confronted on the streets of Victorian London was the number of cabdrivers trotting about the streets drunk in charge of their vehicles. - [Taking It Out On The Knocker](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/taking-it-out-on-the-knocker/) - A case from an East End court in 1895. Two Victorian ladies went head to head before the judge, each accusing the other of all manner of heinous acts. - [Deaths From Destitution](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/deaths-from-destitution/) - An article that reports on the inquests into the deaths of two people which took place over Christmas, 1890, and which exposed the hardships faced by the poor. - [A Night In A Cabmen's Shelter](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-night-in-a-cabmens-shelter/) - Cabmen's Shelters are all over London - 13 of them in total. They were established in 1875 to give cabbies a place to relax in. We pay a visit to one in 1885. - [Christmas At The East End](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/christmas-at-the-east-end/) - As Christmas approached, in 1885, a newspaper reporter paid a visit to the East End of London to view the people as they went Christmas shopping. - [Poisonings In Lambeth](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/poisonings-in-lambeth/) - In June, 1892, news broke that a poisoner was murdering women in the district of Lambeth, on the south side of the River Thames from the Houses of Parliament. - [Mitre Square Through Time](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/mitre-square-through-time/) - Mitre Square, in the City of London, was the scene of the murder of Catherine Eddowes. In this article, we look at how the Square has changed over time. - [Robberies In Mile End](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/robberies-in-mile-end/) - With an unpleasant gang of ruffians infesting the streets around Mile End Road in 1889, The East London Observer published the experiences of their victims. - [Overcrowding In East London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/overcrowding-in-east-london/) - In 1883, Robert Billing, vicar of Spitalfields, wrote to a newspaper to warn of the consequences of ignoring the dangers of overcrowding in his parish. - [The Rock Ferry Murder 1886](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-rock-ferry-murder-1886/) - On the 13th February 1886, Jane M'Intyre was murdered at her house in Rock Ferry Birkenhead. Robert Travis and Eliza Platt were both charged with the crime. - [A Tour Of Murderland 1890](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-tour-of-murderland-1890/) - In December, 1890, a Birmingham journalist was asked by a visiting American to take him to London's "Murderland." They duly paid a visit to 13 Miller's Court. - [December 2019 Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/december-2019-quiz/) - See how many of the ten questions you can answer correctly in the December 2019 Victorian true crime quiz. - [The Lady On The Step](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-lady-on-the-step/) - A look at the photograph of a lady (a "crawler") who is sitting on a step in Seven Dials, London, which was taken in 1876 by the photo-journalist John Thomson. - [The Latest Victim](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-latest-victim/) - The fact that Mary Kelly had been born in Ireland led several Irish newspapers to view her life as an illustration of the pitfalls that could befall emigrants. - [Through The Slums With A Prince](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/through-the-slums-with-a-prince/) - In 1872, Prince Charles Bonaparte paid a visit to London and was taken on a nighttime excursion to witness first hand the slums of the East End of London. - [Poverty In London February 1888](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/poverty-in-london-february-1888/) - An article that appeared in February, 1888, which looked at poverty in London and argued that, in order to tackle it, the government must focus on the causes. - [Exciting Capture In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/exciting-capture-in-whitechapel/) - Sam Karmazyn, was a Russian barber, who, having stolen some luggage from a lady in Germany, fled to the East End of London where he was arrested in May, 1899. - [Hughes Hallet Hunts For Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/hughes-hallet-hunts-for-jack-the-ripper/) - Francis Hughes-Hallett, Conservative Member of Parliament for Rochester, gave a newspaper interview in October, 1888, about his hunt for Jack the Ripper. - [Don't Mention Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/dont-mention-jack-the-ripper/) - A round-up of some of the newspaper article about Jack the Ripper that appeared in November, 1890. They include a woman who was arrested for mentioning him. - [A Censorship of Morals](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-censorship-of-morals/) - Between September and November 1888, the publisher Henry Vizetelly was on trial for "Obscene Libel" for having published a cheap version of Zola's La Terre. - [A Woman Stabs Herself](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-woman-stabs-herself/) - In January, 1889, a story appeared about a young woman in Manchester who, having received several letters from Jack the Ripper, was then stabbed. - [Great Marlborough Street Police Court](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/great-marlborough-street-police-court/) - We pay a visit to Great Marlborough Street Police Court in 1887 to take a look at how they worked and at the type of Victorian crimes that they dealt with. - [The November 2019 Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-november-2019-quiz/) - See if you can answer the questions that have been set by our Department of Ripperology in the November 2019 Jack the Ripper Whitechapel Murders crime quiz. - [Jack The Ripper In Spain](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-ripper-in-spain/) - In April, 1895, a Spanish shepherdess by the name of Rosa Fernandez was found murdered in Spain. Her injuries bore similarities to the Jack the Ripper crimes. - [The Murder Of Charlotte Whale](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-charlotte-whale/) - In April, 1888, Sarah Proctor batterred her friend, Charlotte Whale, to death with a hand jug, at the lodgings they were sharing in Isleworth, West London. - [A Detective Inspectors Curious Story](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-detective-inspectors-curious-story/) - In January, 1890, Inspector Marshall of Scotland Yard disguised himself as a baker's man in order to try and arrest a wanted suspect whose name was Graham. - [Jack The Rippers Capture](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/jack-the-rippers-capture/) - In 1895, several American newspapers carried a story that Jack the Ripper had been identified as a prominent West London doctor by the medium Robert James Lees. - [Assault By A Shoeblack](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/assault-by-a-shoeblack/) - In late February, 1867, a Whitechapel shoeblack, by the name of Patrick McQuin, appeared before magistrate Mr. Paget, charged with assaulting Mr. Abraham Woolf. - [Vidal The French Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/vidal-the-french-jack-the-ripper/) - In 1902 Henry Vidal, whom the press dubbed the Jack the Ripper of the south, was tried for several assaults and murders that had taken place the previous year. - [Is The Murderer Possessed](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/is-the-murderer-possessed/) - In November, 1888, Professor Ordrenaux, of Columbia College Law School, went on record with his opinion that Jack the Ripper was either a vampire or possessed. - [The Retirement Of Inspector Robert Sagar](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-retirement-of-inspector-robert-sagar/) - Inspector Robert Sagar was one of the City of London Police Officers who were allocated to liaising with the Metropolitan Police in the hunt for Jack the Ripper. - [With Dr Joseph Bell](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/with-dr-joseph-bell/) - Edinburgh surgeon and lecturer, Dr. Joseph Bell, was the man who inspired his pupil, Arthur Conan Doyle, to create the super-sleuth detective Sherlock Holmes, - [An Irate Showman In Court](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-irate-showman-in-court/) - In March, 1891, William Norman, an East End Showman, appeared in court charged with obstructing Norton Folgate by displaying sensational pictures in his window. - [Whitechapel Robbed of Its Ghosts](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/whitechapel-robbed-of-its-ghosts/) - In August, 1897, several newspapers reported that a strange figure had been seen around Aldgate church. Such was the excitement that crowds came to view it. - [Francis Spurzheim Craig](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/francis-spurzheim-craig/) - In March, 1903, journalist Francis Spurzheim Craig committed suicide at his lodging in Hammersmith. Recently, his great-nephew claimed that he was Jack the Ripper. - [High Jinks In The Kitchen](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/high-jinks-in-the-kitchen/) - In March, 1894, a case was heard at Westminster Police Court, that lifted the lid on the goings-on in the kitchen of a house in the district of Belgravia, - [Murder In America](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/murder-in-america/) - In September, 1898, a gruesome discovery in a pon in Bridgeport, Connecticut, set in motion a chain of events that led the police from America to London. - [Tragedy In Clerkenwell](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/tragedy-in-clerkenwell/) - On 3rd June, 1897, twelve-year-old Margaret Jane Smith was accidentally shot dead in Clerkenwell, when a fight between two rival gangs went tragically wrong. - [A Clergyman's Adventure](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-clergymans-adventure/) - In 1899, an article appeared in a Torquay newspaper that set out just how bad the East End of London really was ten years after the Jack the Ripper murders. - [The Gangs Of London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-gangs-of-london/) - An assessment of the problems and the dangers posed to the law-abiding citizens of Victorian London by the gangs of young ruffians that infested the streets. - [Old Whitechapel And Its Theatres](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/old-whitechapel-and-its-theatres/) - An article that looks back on the history of the Whitechapel Theatres, which provided entertainment for all levels of society from the West End to The East End. - [Weird Photographs](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/weird-photographs/) - An article from March, 1899 about some of the strange things that had appeared on photographs, including Jack the Ripper's having turned up on a man's forehead. - [A Slipper Makers Baby](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/a-slipper-makers-baby/) - A heart-rending story from1898 about the death of a slipper makers baby, who died, so it seemed, because the parents couldn't afford to pay for a doctor. - [The Murder Of Annie Cooney](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-murder-of-annie-cooney/) - On Tuesday, 19th March, 1872, a man John Meagle murdered a young woman by the name of Ann Conney following an evening spent drinking in Spitalfields. - [Angry Eviction In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/angry-eviction-in-whitechapel/) - In September, 1919, a furious row erupted over the planned demolition of houses and shops in Whitechapel to make way for a luxury cinema. - [Fall Of A House In Spitalfields](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/fall-of-a-house-in-spitalfields/) - On Sunday, 11th January, 1857 a house in Dorset Street, Spitalfields suddenly collapsed, causing a huge amount of consternation in the East End as a whole. - [Ghastly Discovery In Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/ghastly-discovery-in-whitechapel/) - In October, 1892, workmen demolishing houses in Flower and Dean Street, made a horrible discovery that may have been evidence of a, till then, unknown crime. - [An Interview With Sir Charles Warren](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/an-interview-with-sir-charles-warren/) - In mid-November, 1888, Sir Charles Warren, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, gave a newspaper interview in which he gave the reasons for his resignation. - [X Rays From 1897](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/x-rays-from-1897/) - An article on the early days of X-rays that looks at how they became the sensation of 1896 and were featured in G. A. Smith's 1897 film entitled The X- Rays. - [Win A Copy of Our Jack the Ripper DVD](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/win-a-copy-of-our-jack-the-ripper-dvd/) - Our latest Jack the Ripper Facebook competition has gone live on our Facebook Page. - [Tubes Running Today and a New Competition.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/tubes-running-today-and-a-new-competition/) - An update on the tubes for this weekend and also the launch of our latest Facebook competition. We're giving away two copies of Haunted Britain and Ireland. - [Tower Of London - Yeoman Warders](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/tower-of-london-yeoman-warders/) - The story of the Beefeaters at the Tower of London and a description of the Ceremony of the Keys plus details of how to attend. - [The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-man-who-murdered-sherlock-holmes/) - Announcing our new competition to win a copy of our DVD The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes. - [The Fugitive Futurist - 1924](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-fugitive-futurist-1924/) - In 1924, Cecil Hepworth showed Londoners what the future had in store for them with a film starring Gaston Quiribet which was called The Fugitive Futurist. - [The Betahayim Nuevo - Sephardi Cemetery](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-betahayim-nuevo-sephardi-cemetery/) - This Cemetery, that nestles at the centre of the Queen Mary University Campus is a true surprise when you encounter it. Dating from 1733 it is worth a visit. - [Stop Jack the Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/stop-jack-the-ripper/) - We recently asked on our Facebook Page if you could stop one suspect in the street and accuse him of being Jack the Ripper who would it be? We got some intriguing answers! - [Sir William Gull Remembered.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/sir-william-gull-remembered/) - A blog about major Jack the Ripper suspect Sir William Gull, the man that films and television dramas often find guilty of committing the Whitehchapel murders. - [Our Next Facebook Competition](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/our-next-facebook-competition/) - Announcing our next Jack the Ripper competition in which you will get the opportunity to win a copy of Richard Jones's Jack the Ripper drama/documentary. - [Our New Jack the Ripper Resource](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/our-new-jack-the-ripper-resource/) - We've launched a new addition to our Jack the Ripper Tour. Ask us a queation and we'll do our best to answer it. ## Pages - [Homepage](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/) - The Original Jack the Ripper Tour that is widely considered the best in London and is conducted by guides who have written books on the Whitechapel Murders. - [Ripper Tour Bookings](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/how-to-book/) - [Meeting Point & Directions](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/meeting-point/) - Details of catch up directions and emergency contact telephone numbers can be found on this page together with the latest tube information - [Brick Lane & Ye Frying Pan](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/brick-lane-ye-frying-pan/) - It was at Ye Frying Pan pub that Mary Nichols drank shortly before she was brutally murdered, becoming the first victim of Jack the Ripper. - [Running Late & Emergency Contact](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/running-late-emergency-contact/) - [Alternative Directions](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/alternative-directions/) - [Guided Walking Tours](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/walk-description/) - Read about how we provide the best Jack the Ripper walks in London. Let us give you a detailed account about all that awaits you. - [School & Student Group Tours](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/school-tours/) - We have been conducting educational school tours for many years. Contact us today if you would like to arrange a tour for your school. - [Private Group Tours](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/private-tours/) - Find out more about booking a private Jack The Ripper tour for a social activity or team building exercise for you and your work colleagues - [The Jack The Ripper Virtual Tour](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/the-jack-the-ripper-virtual-tour/) - Join Jack the Ripper author Richard Jones for a virtual tour back of Victorian London to follow in the footsteps of history's most infamous serial killer. - [Tour Guides](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tour-guides/) - All of our tour guides are widely acknowledged for their expertise in the field of Jack The Ripper studies. Read about each of our guides here. - [Gift Vouchers](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/gift-vouchers/) - If you are looking for a gift that is slightly different, why not consider giving a Jack the Ripper tour Gift Voucher? - [Jack The Ripper Suspect Montacgue John Druitt](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/montague-john-druitt/) - [Chauffeur Driven Tours](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/chauffeur-driven-tour/) - Our chauffeur driven Jack the Ripper tour transports you by black cab back to the streets of the Victorian East End to visit all the Whitechapel Murders sites. - [Jeremy John](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tour-guides/jeremy-john/) - Jeremy John is a fully qualified City of London guide who is also an author, magician and musician. His tours combine information with a flair for storytelling. - [Philip Hutchinson](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tour-guides/philip-hutchinson/) - Philip Hutchinson is widely known for his expertise in the field of Jack The Ripper studies. He is a published author and sought after documentary interviewee - [Unmasking Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/unmasking-jack-the-ripper-documentary/) - A series of acclaimed documentaries on Jack the Ripper take you on a journey through the events surrounding Whitechapel murders of 1888. Watch them for free. - [Videos](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/videos/) - A range of documentaries on all aspects of the Jack the Ripper murders. From the victims to the suspects, discover the full story of the Whitechapel Murders. - [About Us](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/about-us/) - Our tour was founded by best selling author Richard Jones and features other guides widely acknowledged for their expertise on Jack The Ripper - [Letters From The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/letters-from-the-ripper/) - The letters from Jack The Ripper are amongst the most intriguing of all the items of evidence collected during the hunt for Jack The Ripper - [Quizzes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/quizzes/) - We've devised a series of quizzes designed to test your knowledge on the Jack the Ripper case. Take one or more and see how many questions you can answer. - [Covid Safety Policy](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/covid-safety-policy/) - A detailed outline of the measures we have put in place to keep our clients and guides safe during the Covid-19 crisis. - [Buck's Row (Now Durward Street)](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/bucks-row-durward-street/) - It was in a dark gateway in Durward Street, formerly Buck’s Row, where, on 31 August 1888, the body of the first Rippe victimr, Mary Ann Nichols, was found. - [Goulston Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/goulston-street/) - In a doorway on Goulston Street in the early hours of 30 September 1888, a vital piece of evidence was found that shed some light on Jack the Ripper’s behaviour. - [Dutfield's Yard on Berner Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/berner-street-dutfields-yard/) - It was in Dutfield’s Yard off Berner Street on the night of 30 September 1988 that the body of Elizabeth Stride, or ‘Long Liz’ as she was also known, was found. - [East London Cemetery - Grave of Elizabeth Stride](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/east-london-cemetery-grave-elizabeth-stride/) - Although most of the burial sites of the Ripper victims have been reused and plaques erected in their place, the grave of Elizabeth Stride is one that still remains today. - [Jack The Ripper eBook](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/jack-the-ripper-ebook/) - Download the eBook on Jack he Ripper's London by Richard Jones for FREE. Perfect for reading on your desktop, phone or Kindle. - [The Virtual Tour Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/the-virtual-tour-quiz/) - See how many of the questions you can answer. - [Terms & Conditions](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/terms-conditions/) - [Ghost Walks](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/ghost-walks/) - Join ghost hunter and author Richard Jones for a spooky journey that will take you to some of the places where ghosts have been seen and where hauntings abound. - [City of London Cemetery - Graves of Catherine Eddowes and Mary Nichols](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/city-of-london-cemetery-graves-catherine-eddowes-mary-nichols/) - Mary Nichols and Catherine Eddowes, the first and fourth victims of Jack the Ripper respectively, were both buried in the City of London Cemetery in Manor Park. - [Hanbury Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/hanbury-street/) - At 6am on 8 September 1888, the body of Annie Chapman was found in the backyard of 29 Hanbury Street where she had been murdered and mutilated by Jack the Ripper. - [Swallow Gardens - Royal Mint Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/swallow-gardens-royal-mint-street/) - On 13 February 1891, Frances Coles was found murdered in Swallow Gardens, becoming the final victim of what we know now as the Whitechapel Murders. - [The St. George In The East's Mortuary](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/st-george-east-mortuary/) - In the churchyard of St George in the East stands a rundown brick shed which was once a mortuary with a sinister history connected to London’s most infamous serial killer. Find out more about this location and the mystery of the Jack The Ripper case here. - [Nearby Food, Drink and Hotels](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/food-drink-hotels/) - [Philip's Jack The Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/philips-quiz/) - Jack the Ripper tour guide Philip Hutchinson has prepared this little quiz to see how much you remember of his walk. There are 10 questions in total. - [Contact Us](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/contact-us/) - Please use the contact form on this page to send us any general enquiries you may have about our Jack The Ripper tour - [Lindsay Siviter](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tour-guides/lindsay-siviter/) - Lindsay Sivitar is well known for her expansive knowledge on Jack The Ripper. Read about Lindsay here. - [John Bennett](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tour-guides/john-bennett/) - A biography of Jack the Ripper walking tour guide John Bennett. The author of 3 book son the case John is considered a major expert on the whole ripper mystery. - [Jack the Ripper Victims](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/the-victims/) - Welcome to the victims page. Learn about each of Jack The Ripper's victims and the story surrounding each of them. - [The Suspects](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/the-suspects/) - There were a huge number of suspects in the Jack The Ripper case. We look at each one in detail and ask who was Jack The Ripper? - [Reviews](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/) - Read the most up to date client reviews for our Jack the Ripper guided walk around the streets of the East End of London. - [Other Walks](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/other-walks/) - [Halloween Tours](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/halloween/) - It's Halloween, the spookiest night of the year. What better way to spend it than following Jack the Ripper's trail of terror on a journey back to a time of gaslight and fog? - [History Walks](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/history-walks/) - Join Richard Jones on his tour of secret London and enjoy a walk through 2,000 years of captivating history and see places that you would never dream still existed. - [Locations](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/) - We believe our Jack the Ripper tour is the most complete in London. This is our guide to each of the locations we visit along with some of the other sites in the city with Ripper connections. - [The White Hart Pub](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/white-hart-pub/) - The White Hart pub’s claim to Ripper fame is its close link to one of the prime suspects for the killing spree, a Polish immigrant called Severin Klosowski, aka George Chapman. - [Dorset Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/dorset-street/) - On 9 November 1888, the mutilated body of 25-year-old Mary Kelly was found in her lodging house off Dorset Street. She was the final victim of Jack the Ripper. - [Mitre Square](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/mitre-square/) - It was in the southernmost corner of Mitre Square in The City that the mutilated body of Catherine Eddowes was found at 1.45am on 30 September 1888. - [Books and DVDs](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/books-and-dvds/) - For even more information and insight into the Ripper murders check out our selection of book and DVDs available to order online - [The Working Lads Institute](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/working-lads-institute/) - It was inside the Working Lads Institute in the East End of London that the inquests into the deaths of several of Jack the Ripper’s victims took place. - [Batty Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/batty-street/) - In the autumn of 1888, Mrs Kuer, a resident of 22 Batty Street in the Whitechapel area, believed she had taken in a lodger who could have been Jack the Ripper. - [St Patrick’s Cemetery - Grave of Mary Kelly](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/st-patricks-cemetery-grave-mary-kelly/) - Mary Kelly was buried on 19 November 1888 at St Patrick’s Cemetery. She was the youngest and final of the five confirmed Jack the Ripper’s victims. - [The London Hospital](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/london-hospital/) - On 29 October 1888, Dr Openshaw, a surgeon at the London Hospital, received a letter reputedly from Jack the Ripper discussing his analysis of a kidney from one of the victims. - [George Yard (Now Gunthorpe Street)](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/gunthorpe-street-george-yard/) - In the early hours of 7 August 1888, the body of a local prostitute named Martha Tabram was found in George Yard. She had been attacked and stabbed 39 times. - [Whitechapel High Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/whitechapel-high-street/) - [Frequently Asked Questions About The Tour](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/faq/) - For any enquiries to do with our Jack The Ripper Tour please read through the list of frequently asked questions on this page - [East End History](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/east-end-history/) - [History](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/history/) - Our Jack the Ripper history resource offers a wide range of articles covering the many and varied aspects of the Whitechapel Murders. - [Disabilities on the Tour](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/disabilities-policy/) - Find out how we aim to make our tour accessible to all here. If your disability is not covered in this section, please contact us directly so we can do all we can to assist you. - [Children on the Tour](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/children/) - Find out if you feel our Jack The Ripper tour is suitable for your children here. - [Privacy & Cookies Policy](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/privacy-cookies-policy/) - [Manor Park Cemetery - Grave of Annie Chapman](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/manor-park-cemetery-grave-annie-chapman/) - [Commercial Street Police Station](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/police-station-commercial-street/) - Commercial Street Police Station in Shoreditch is where many of the police officers who investigated the Jack the Ripper murder spree were based. - [Osborn Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/osborn-street/) - The ‘barbarous murder’ of Emma Smith on Osborn Street was not attributed to Jack the Ripper, but it did lead to the police opening their file on the Whitechapel Murders. - [The Ten Bells Pub](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/ten-bells-pub/) - As if a close link to the gruesome Ripper murders wasn’t enough, there has also been a certain amount of ghostly activity associated with the Ten Bells pub. - [The Princess Alice Pub](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/locations/princess-alice-pub/) - The Princess Alice pub was a known haunt of a sinister Ripper suspect called ‘Leather Apron’ and the last place the final victim of the Whitechapel Murders was seen alive. - [Alternative Tour Directions](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/alternative-tour-directions/) - In the event of weekend engineering works on the London Underground system we provide alternative directions for reaching our Jack the Ripper Tour. - [Angie Norman Guide Biography](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/angie-norman-guide-biography/) - Jack the Ripper tour guide Angie Norman has been interested in the Jack the Ripper case since the age of 9 when she chanced upon an article about the murders. - [Ripper Suspects](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/ripper-suspects/) - [Elizabeth Stride](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/elizabeth-stride/) - [Leather Apron](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/leather-apron/) - [Contemporary Ripper Suspects](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/contemporary-ripper-suspects/) - [The Sun's Suspect](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/the-suns-suspect/) - [A Royal Suspect](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/royal-suspect/) - [More Ripper Suspects](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/more-ripper-suspects/) - [Thomas Cutbush](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/thomas-cutbush/) - [Annie Chapman](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/annie-chapman/) - [The Lindsay Siviter Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/the-lindsay-siviter-quiz/) - Lindsay Siviter has set a quiz of ten question related to her Jack the Ripper tour of London.So why not see how many of the questions you can answer correctly? - [Francis Tumblety](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/francis-tumblety/) - Dr Francis Tumblety was mentioned as a Jack the Ripper suspect by retired Chief Inspector John Littlechild. Tumblety most certainly was linked to the murders. - [walk-quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/walk-quiz/) - How many of these 10 questions concerning your walk around hidden and secret London can you remember. You will be awarded a certificate at the end of the quiz. - [The Dickens Tour Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/the-dickens-tour-quiz/) - If you have joined us for our Charles Dickens tour in London then why not see how much you can remember by answering ten questions on the tour? - [The Macnaghten Memoranda](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/the-macnaghten-memoranda/) - [Redeem A Gift Voucher](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/redeem-a-gift-voucher/) - On this page you will be able to redeem a Jack the Ripper tour Gift Voucher and book your required places on the walk. - [Last Day of The Hearing.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/last-day-of-the-hearing/) - A newspaper clipping from Lloyds Weekly Newspaper dated 31st July 1887. - [Jack The Ripper Photos](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/jack-the-ripper-photos/) - Look through our huge photo library for an insight into Jack The Ripper's world and how London looked in the 19th century - [Sitemap](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/htmlsitemap/) - Welcome to the Jack The Ripper Tour sitemap. From here you can navigate to all pages of the site using the links listed on the page. - [Dickens Walks](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/dickens-walks/) - Join Dickens expert Richard Jones for a magical journey through the streets and to the places that England's greatest novelist, Charles Dickens knew and wrote of. - [The John Bennett Jack the Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/the-john-bennett-jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - Jack the Ripper tour guide John Bennett has set a little quiz to see how much of his guided walk you can remember. Take the quiz and see how you do. - [Richard Jones](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tour-guides/richard-jones/) - Richard Jones is widely known for his expert knowledge on Jack The Ripper. Read about each of our guides here. - [The Secret London Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/the-secret-london-quiz/) - How much do you remember from the Secret London tour? Test your knowledge with these 12 questions. You'll even get a certificate at the end of the quiz! - [Charles Ludwig](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/charles-ludwig/) - [The Face of Jack The Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/the-face-of-jack-the-ripper/) - Compare witness statements and their descriptions to the e-fit photo on this page. Is this the face of Jack the Ripper? - [Press Reviews](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/press-reviews/) - Our Jack The Ripper Tour has been reviewed and praised in many publications of the years. Here are just some of the reviews we have received. - [Customer Reviews](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/customer-reviews/) - Read through some of the feedback from our recent happy customers and then book your journey into terror today - [Contact Thank You](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/contact-thank-you/) - [Thank You](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/thank-you-2/) - [How To Book 2012](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/how-to-book/-2012/) - Our easy to use booking system allows you to book your places on our London Jack the Ripper Walk. - [Z - How To Book (OLD - DO NOT EDIT)](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/how-to-book/-old/) - Follow our simple three step booking procedure to book your place on London's best Jack The Ripper Tour - [How To Book 2014](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/how-to-book/-2014/) - [How To Book 2013](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/how-to-book/-2013/) - [How To Book 2016](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/how-to-book/-2016/) - 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[I had a brilliant time](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/i-had-a-brilliant-time/) - [The pupils thoroughly enjoyed their tours and got a lot out of it](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/the-pupils-thoroughly-enjoyed-their-tours-and-got-a-lot-out-of-it/) - [It was worth every pound](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/it-was-worth-every-pound/) - [I'd like to tell you that we were very pleased with our guide](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/id-like-to-tell-you-that-we-were-very-pleased-with-our-guide/) - [I very much enjoyed the tour and would recommend it to others](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/e-very-much-enjoyed-the-tour-and-would-recommend-it-to-others/) - [Thanks for making this walk possible](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/thanks-for-making-this-walk-possible/) - [The tour was great](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/the-tour-was-great/) - [I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the Jack the Ripper Tour this weekend](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/i-just-wanted-to-say-how-much-i-enjoyed-the-jack-the-ripper-tour-this-weekend/) - [Lindsay's knowledge on the ripper was very impressive](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/lindsays-knowledge-on-the-ripper-was-very-impressive/) - [I wanted to contact you to let you know how impressive a tour guide he was](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/i-wanted-to-contact-you-to-let-you-know-how-impressive-a-tour-guide-he-was/) - [I think I will make this an annual event](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/i-think-i-will-make-this-an-annual-event/) - [We had a brilliant time on the Jack the Ripper Tour](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/we-had-a-brilliant-time-on-the-jack-the-ripper-tour/) - [I've heard nothing but good feedback from students and staff](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/ive-heard-nothing-but-good-feedback-from-students-and-staff/) - [I was really happy with my visit!](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/i-was-really-happy-with-my-visit/) - [I will not hesitate to recommend the Jack the Ripper tours to others](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/i-will-not-hesitate-to-recommend-the-jack-the-ripper-tours-to-others/) - [Smashing tour and would recommend it to anyone](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/smashing-tour-and-would-recommend-it-to-anyone/) - [Alan made the whole tour, from beginning to end, absolutely brilliant](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/alan-made-the-whole-tour-from-beginning-to-end-absolutely-brilliant/) - [A Thoroughly Enjoyable Evening](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/a-thoroughly-enjoyable-evening/) - [Richard Jones Keeps Ahead of The Pack](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/richard-jones-keeps-ahead-of-the-pack/) - [The Sunday Times](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/the-sunday-times/) - [The Daily Express](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/the-daily-express/) - [The Orange County Register](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/the-orange-county-register/) - [Group Leisure Magazine](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/group-leisure-magazine/) - [In Britain Magazine](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/in-britain-magazine/) - [The Tours That Richard Jones Leads Are Excellent](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/the-tours-that-richard-jones-leads-are-excellent/) - [You were a great Tour Guide and we all loved the walk.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/you-were-a-great-tour-guide-and-we-all-loved-the-walk/) - [It was a very cold evening but the walk was so interesting that we really didn't notice it](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/it-was-a-very-cold-evening-but-the-walk-was-so-interesting-that-we-really-didnt-notice-it/) - [Richard Jones is a committed story teller](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/reviews/richard-jones-is-a-committed-story-teller/) ## Navigation - [Alternative Directions](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/navigation/alternative-tour-directions/) - [Jack The Ripper TV](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/navigation/jack-the-ripper-tv/) - [Annie Chapman ](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/navigation/annie-chapman-2/) - [Elizabeth Stride](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/navigation/elizabeth-stride/) ## The Classroom - 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[Whitechapel Murders](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/whitechapel-murders/) - [Annie Chapman](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/annie-chapman/) - [Victims of Jack the Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/victims-of-jack-the-ripper/) - [George Bernard Shaw](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/george-bernard-shaw/) - [Whitechapel 1888'](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/whitechapel-1888/) - [Newspaper Reports on Jack the Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/newspaper-reports-on-jack-the-ripper/) - [Jack the Ripper Walk](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-walk/) - [Aldgate East Underground Station](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/aldgate-east-underground-station/) - [London Underground line closures](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/london-underground-line-closures/) - [Jack the Ripper Police investigation](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-police-investigation/) - [the autumn of terror](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-autumn-of-terror/) - 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Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/gunthorpe-street-whitechapel/) - [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/sherlock-holmes/) - [Arthur Conan-Doyle](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/arthur-conan-doyle/) - [Jack the Ripper Tour Tower Hill](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-tour-tower-hill/) - [Aldgate East Jack the Ripper Tour](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/aldgate-east-jack-the-ripper-tour/) - [Jewish Soiup Kitchen For the Jewish Poor](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jewish-soiup-kitchen-for-the-jewish-poor/) - [Blloms Kosher Restaurant](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/blloms-kosher-restaurant/) - [Ye Frying Pan Pub](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/ye-frying-pan-pub/) - [Sergeant William Thicke](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/sergeant-william-thicke/) - [George Neighbour](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/george-neighbour/) - [Thames Police Court](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/thames-police-court/) - [Wentworth Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/wentworth-street/) - [Commercial Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/commercial-street/) - [John Pizer](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/john-pizer/) - [Leather Apron](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/leather-apron/) - [Buck's Row](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/bucks-row/) - [Durward Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/durward-street/) - [Charles Cross](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/charles-cross/) - [Brady Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/brady-street/) - [Whitechapel Working Lads Institute](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/whitechapel-working-lads-institute/) - [Jack the Ripper DIY Tour](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-diy-tour/) - [Jack the Ripper Tour Directions](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-tour-directions/) - [Hammersmith and City Line](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/hammersmith-and-city-line/) - [Thomas Hayne Cutbush](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/thomas-hayne-cutbush/) - [Would jack the Ripper have Benn Bloodstained](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/would-jack-the-ripper-have-benn-bloodstained/) - [George Yard Buildings](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/george-yard-buildings/) - [1888](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/1888/) - [Gunthorpe Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/gunthorpe-street/) - [Salvation Army](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/salvation-army/) - [Jack the Ripper Murder Sites](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-murder-sites/) - [Hanbury Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/hanbury-street/) - [Green Day](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/green-day/) - [Medical Knowledge](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/medical-knowledge/) - [Wynne Baxter](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/wynne-baxter/) - [Louis Deimshutz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/louis-deimshutz/) - [Berner Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/berner-street/) - [Slum Tours](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/slum-tours/) - [Slummers](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/slummers/) - [Philip Hutchinson](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/philip-hutchinson/) - [Jack the Ripper Photographs](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-photographs/) - [Paul Begg](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/paul-begg/) - [Judy Begg](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/judy-begg/) - [Double Event](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/double-event/) - [Jack the Ripper the Definitive History](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-the-definitive-history/) - [Jack the Ripper The Facts.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-the-facts/) - [Abbey Road Crossing](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/abbey-road-crossing/) - [The Beatles](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-beatles/) - [Things to do in London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/things-to-do-in-london/) - [PC Watkins](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/pc-watkins/) - [Whitechapel Murder Sites](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/whitechapel-murder-sites/) - [Jenny Philips](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jenny-philips/) - [Leather Apron. Annie Chapman](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/leather-apron-annie-chapman/) - [Elizabeth Long](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/elizabeth-long/) - [29 Hanbury Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/29-hanbury-street/) - [Uncovering Jack the Ripper's London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/uncovering-jack-the-rippers-london/) - [Unmasking Jack the Ripper.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/unmasking-jack-the-ripper/) - [Shakespeare's London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/shakespeares-london/) - [Bankside](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/bankside/) - [Millennium Bridge](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/millennium-bridge/) - [Diamond Jubilee](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/diamond-jubilee/) - [Murder By Decree](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/murder-by-decree/) - [Christopher Plummer](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/christopher-plummer/) - [James Mason.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/james-mason/) - [The Jewish East End](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-jewish-east-end/) - [St George's in the East.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/st-georges-in-the-east/) - [Dickens London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/dickens-london/) - [Sweeney Todd](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/sweeney-todd/) - [a Christmas Carol](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/a-christmas-carol/) - [Sherlock Holmes. Baker Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/sherlock-holmes-baker-street/) - [221B Baker Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/221b-baker-street/) - [Jack the Ripper DVD](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-dvd/) - [The House of Detention](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-house-of-detention/) - [East End.e](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/east-end-e/) - [St Mary's Whitechapel](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/st-marys-whitechapel/) - [Jack the Ripper Tour Facebook Page](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-tour-facebook-page/) - [Central Line](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/central-line/) - [Thames Water](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/thames-water/) - [Travelling to the Jack the Ripper Tour](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/travelling-to-the-jack-the-ripper-tour/) - [Line Closures.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/line-closures/) - [The Tower of London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-tower-of-london/) - [Roman London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/roman-london/) - [Henry V111](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/henry-v111/) - [Catherine Howard](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/catherine-howard/) - [Anne Boleyn](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/anne-boleyn/) - [Tower Hill](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/tower-hill/) - [London Tour](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/london-tour/) - [On the Trail of Jack the Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/on-the-trail-of-jack-the-ripper/) - [Jack the Ripper Tours Facebook Page](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-tours-facebook-page/) - [Mark Ubsdell](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/mark-ubsdell/) - [Expert Guides](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/expert-guides/) - [Changing of the Guard](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/changing-of-the-guard/) - [Buckingham Palace](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/buckingham-palace/) - [Windsor Castle](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/windsor-castle/) - [Wellington Barracks](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/wellington-barracks/) - [St James's Palace](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/st-jamess-palace/) - [Dickens Walk app](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/dickens-walk-app/) - [Pickwick Papers](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/pickwick-papers/) - [Bleak House](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/bleak-house/) - [Dickens Walk of London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/dickens-walk-of-london/) - [Middle Temple](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/middle-temple/) - [Inner Temple](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/inner-temple/) - [Montague John Druitt](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/montague-john-druitt/) - [Uk Cookie Law](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/uk-cookie-law/) - [Cookies](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/cookies/) - [Jill the Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jill-the-ripper/) - [Tower Bridge](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/tower-bridge/) - [London Olympics](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/london-olympics/) - [Bomber Command Memorial Green Park](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/bomber-command-memorial-green-park/) - [Olympic Rings](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/olympic-rings/) - [East London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/east-london/) - [Richard Mansfield](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/richard-mansfield/) - [Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/) - [Lyceum Theatre](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/lyceum-theatre/) - [City of London Police](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/city-of-london-police/) - [Israel Schwartz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/israel-schwartz/) - [Jack the Ripper Video](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-video/) - [London Olympics 2012](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/london-olympics-2012/) - [Thames Clipper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/thames-clipper/) - [Water Chariots](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/water-chariots/) - [Limehouse Basin](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/limehouse-basin/) - [River lea](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/river-lea/) - [River Thames](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/river-thames/) - [The Sheraz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-sheraz/) - [Brick Lane](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/brick-lane/) - [Happy Days Fish and Chips](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/happy-days-fish-and-chips/) - [Frying Pan Pub.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/frying-pan-pub/) - [Blue Badge Guides](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/blue-badge-guides/) - [Institute of Tourist Guiding](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/institute-of-tourist-guiding/) - [London Underground](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/london-underground/) - [TFL](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/tfl/) - [TFL Journey Planner.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/tfl-journey-planner/) - [Travel Delays](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/travel-delays/) - [Chiswick Mall](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/chiswick-mall/) - [Melville Macnaghten](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/melville-macnaghten/) - [Melville Macnghten](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/melville-macnghten/) - [Lamb and Tap Pub](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/lamb-and-tap-pub/) - [Osiers](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/osiers/) - [Harry Wilson](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/harry-wilson/) - [The Apostles](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-apostles/) - [Cambridge Conversazione Society](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/cambridge-conversazione-society/) - [Central News Agency](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/central-news-agency/) - [Old Jewry](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/old-jewry/) - [Goulston Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/goulston-street/) - [The Jack the Ripper Clue](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-jack-the-ripper-clue/) - [Common Street Prostitutes.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/common-street-prostitutes/) - [Jack the Ripper's Victims.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-rippers-victims/) - [London Hospital Museum](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/london-hospital-museum/) - [From Hell Letter](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/from-hell-letter/) - [Sherlock Holmes Pub](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/sherlock-holmes-pub/) - [Old Bailey](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/old-bailey/) - [Sherlock Holmes Museum](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/sherlock-holmes-museum/) - [Church Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/church-street/) - [Fournier Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/fournier-street/) - [The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-man-who-murdered-sherlock-holmes/) - [Sherlock Holmes DVD](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/sherlock-holmes-dvd/) - [Facebook Page](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/facebook-page/) - [Charles Doyle](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/charles-doyle/) - [Board School](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/board-school/) - [Mary Kelly's Grave](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/mary-kellys-grave/) - [St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/st-patricks-roman-catholic-cemetery/) - [Leyton](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/leyton/) - [Lindsay Siviter](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/lindsay-siviter/) - [Victorian Society](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/victorian-society/) - [Nemesis of Neglect](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/nemesis-of-neglect/) - [Charles Dickens](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/charles-dickens/) - [Margaret Harkness](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/margaret-harkness/) - [Miss Elizabeth Cass](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/miss-elizabeth-cass/) - [Regent Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/regent-street/) - [Prostitution in 1888](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/prostitution-in-1888/) - [Police Constable Endacott](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/police-constable-endacott/) - [Jack the Ripper Murders](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-murders/) - [Dr Barnardo](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/dr-barnardo/) - [East End Children](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/east-end-children/) - [The City of London Police](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-city-of-london-police/) - [Juwes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/juwes/) - [Petticoat Lane Market](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/petticoat-lane-market/) - [Wentworth Street Model Dwellings](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/wentworth-street-model-dwellings/) - [Gill and Payne](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/gill-and-payne/) - [Leonard Mathers](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/leonard-mathers/) - [The Mystery of Jack the Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-mystery-of-jack-the-ripper/) - [When London Walked In Fear](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/when-london-walked-in-fear/) - [Jack the Ripper the Definitive Story](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-the-definitive-story/) - [Channel Five](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/channel-five/) - [George and Vulture](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/george-and-vulture/) - [City of London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/city-of-london/) - [Gift Vouchers](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/gift-vouchers/) - [London Bridge](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/london-bridge/) - [King Olaf](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/king-olaf/) - [Sweyn](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/sweyn/) - [Bluetooth](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/bluetooth/) - [Jack the Ripper Tour Gift Vouchers.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-tour-gift-vouchers/) - [Jack the Ripper Walk Gift Voucher.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-walk-gift-voucher/) - [East London Observer](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/east-london-observer/) - [British Museum](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/british-museum/) - [Ginger](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/ginger/) - [Egyptian Mummies](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/egyptian-mummies/) - [Life After Death](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/life-after-death/) - [Tower of London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/tower-of-london/) - [Beefeaters](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/beefeaters/) - [Yeoman Warders](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/yeoman-warders/) - [Ceremony of the Keys](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/ceremony-of-the-keys/) - [Jack the Ripper documentary](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-documentary/) - [Jack the Ripper film](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-film/) - [Bloopers](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/bloopers/) - [Letters to Sherlock Holmes](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/letters-to-sherlock-holmes/) - [3 Mills Island](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/3-mills-island/) - [3 Mills Studios](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/3-mills-studios/) - [Abbey Mills Pumping Station](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/abbey-mills-pumping-station/) - [Oxford](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/oxford/) - [O2 arena](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/o2-arena/) - [Excel Conference Centre](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/excel-conference-centre/) - [Royal Victoria Docks](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/royal-victoria-docks/) - [Emirates Air Line](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/emirates-air-line/) - [Docklands](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/docklands/) - [Canary Wharf](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/canary-wharf/) - [DLR](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/dlr/) - [The Blitz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-blitz/) - [Olympic Park](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/olympic-park/) - [Thins To Do In London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/thins-to-do-in-london/) - [Abbey National](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/abbey-national/) - [Abbey House](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/abbey-house/) - [The Star Newspaper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-star-newspaper/) - [Amateur Detectives](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/amateur-detectives/) - [The East London Advertiser](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-east-london-advertiser/) - [St Jude's Vigilance Committee](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/st-judes-vigilance-committee/) - [Inspector Joseph Chandler](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/inspector-joseph-chandler/) - [Dr. George Bagster Phillips](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/dr-george-bagster-phillips/) - [8th September 1888](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/8th-september-1888/) - [Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/whitechapel-workhouse-infirmary/) - [Finsbury Park](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/finsbury-park/) - [Olympic Legacy](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/olympic-legacy/) - [Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace Railway Line](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/finsbury-park-to-alexandra-palace-railway-line/) - [Alternative directions](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/alternative-directions/) - [Oxford Day Trip](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/oxford-day-trip/) - [Turf Tavern](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/turf-tavern/) - [Christchurch](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/christchurch/) - [St Edmund Hall](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/st-edmund-hall/) - [New College](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/new-college/) - [Sir Edmund Halley](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/sir-edmund-halley/) - [Cardinal Wolsey](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/cardinal-wolsey/) - [St Frideswide](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/st-frideswide/) - [Divinity College](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/divinity-college/) - [Sheldonian Theatre](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/sheldonian-theatre/) - [Ashmolean Museum](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/ashmolean-museum/) - [St John's College](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/st-johns-college/) - [Woreceter College](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/woreceter-college/) - [Tony Blair](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/tony-blair/) - [Jack the Ripper Walking Tour](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-walking-tour/) - [District Line](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/district-line/) - [Northern Line](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/northern-line/) - [Weekend Engineering Works on the Underground](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/weekend-engineering-works-on-the-underground/) - [Planned Line Closures](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/planned-line-closures/) - [Jack the Ripper Letters](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-letters/) - [best ripper documentary](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/best-ripper-documentary/) - [Slumming](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/slumming/) - [destitution tourism](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/destitution-tourism/) - [Slumland](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/slumland/) - [Jack the Ripper Films.](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-films/) - [Dickens London Tours](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/dickens-london-tours/) - [Oliver Twist](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/oliver-twist/) - [Open House London 2012](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/open-house-london-2012/) - [Olympic Stadium](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/olympic-stadium/) - [Bardnardos Garden Village](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/bardnardos-garden-village/) - [The Gherkin](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-gherkin/) - [30 St Mary Axe](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/30-st-mary-axe/) - [Ellen Ternan](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/ellen-ternan/) - [The Frozen Deep](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-frozen-deep/) - [Wilkie Collins](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/wilkie-collins/) - [London Weather Forecast](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/london-weather-forecast/) - [Dear Boss](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/dear-boss/) - [Scotland Yard](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/scotland-yard/) - [Staple Inn](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/staple-inn/) - [Old Curiosity Shop](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/old-curiosity-shop/) - [John Forster](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/john-forster/) - [Coroner Baxter](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/coroner-baxter/) - [Burke and Hare](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/burke-and-hare/) - [Daily News](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/daily-news/) - [Andrew Mitchell](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/andrew-mitchell/) - [David Cameron](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/david-cameron/) - [Boris Johnson](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/boris-johnson/) - [Downing Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/downing-street/) - [G4S](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/g4s/) - [Jack the Ripper Quiz](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-quiz/) - [Queen Victoria](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/queen-victoria/) - [David Letterman](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/david-letterman/) - [London Ghost Walk](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/london-ghost-walk/) - [The Cursed Cobblestone](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-cursed-cobblestone/) - [Haunted London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/haunted-london/) - [bloodhounds](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/bloodhounds/) - [Jack the Ripper Photograph](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-photograph/) - [Steven Beattie](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/steven-beattie/) - [Damen Lewis](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/damen-lewis/) - [Kris Walker](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/kris-walker/) - [Jade Hammond](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jade-hammond/) - [Stoke-On-Trent](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/stoke-on-trent/) - [Mary Malcolm](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/mary-malcolm/) - [Elizabeth Watts](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/elizabeth-watts/) - [East London Advertiser](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/east-london-advertiser/) - [Jack the Ripper Gift Voucher](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-gift-voucher/) - [Discovery Walks](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/discovery-walks/) - [Stephen Knight](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/stephen-knight/) - [The Final Solution](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-final-solution/) - [Ripping Yarns](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/ripping-yarns/) - [Jack the letters](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-letters/) - [George Lusk](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/george-lusk/) - [Wilkes Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/wilkes-street/) - [East End Monsters](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/east-end-monsters/) - [Elizabeth 11](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/elizabeth-11/) - [George Chapman](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/george-chapman/) - [Dr Openshaw](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/dr-openshaw/) - [From Hell](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/from-hell/) - [Royal London Hospital](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/royal-london-hospital/) - [The Museum of London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-museum-of-london/) - [The Anatomy Act 1832](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-anatomy-act-1832/) - [Bodysnatchers](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/bodysnatchers/) - [Museum of London](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/museum-of-london/) - [St Mary Spital](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/st-mary-spital/) - [Dissolution of the Monasteries](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/dissolution-of-the-monasteries/) - [Black Death](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/black-death/) - [El Chichón](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/el-chichon/) - [Matthew Paris](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/matthew-paris/) - 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[Jack the Ripper Photos](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-photos/) - [Dickens Walk](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/dickens-walk/) - [Dickens Christmas Walks](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/dickens-christmas-walks/) - [Little Dorrit](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/little-dorrit/) - [Dutfield's Yard](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/dutfields-yard/) - [Charles Ludwig](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/charles-ludwig/) - [MIriam Howell's](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/miriam-howells/) - [Major Summerford](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/major-summerford/) - [Lightning never strikes twice in the same place](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/lightning-never-strikes-twice-in-the-same-place/) - [The Fields of Flanders](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-fields-of-flanders/) - [First World War](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/first-world-war/) - [Middlesex Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/middlesex-street/) - 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[Yogoslavia](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/yogoslavia/) - [Bishopsgate Police Station](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/bishopsgate-police-station/) - [Monument](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/monument/) - [The Whitechapel Murders](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-whitechapel-murders/) - [Angela Burdett-Coutts](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/angela-burdett-coutts/) - [Urania Cottage](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/urania-cottage/) - [Walter Sickert](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/walter-sickert/) - [Police methods](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/police-methods/) - [The Victorian Police](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-victorian-police/) - [Jack the Ripper studies](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-studies/) - [John Bennet](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/john-bennet/) - [Beast From The East](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/beast-from-the-east/) - [Duke of Clarence](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/duke-of-clarence/) - [The Ripper and the Royals](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-ripper-and-the-royals/) - [Victorian East End](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/victorian-east-end/) - [Michael Caine](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/michael-caine/) - [Johnny Depp](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/johnny-depp/) - [Alfred Hitchcock](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/alfred-hitchcock/) - [The Lodger](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-lodger/) - [Find My Past](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/find-my-past/) - [The National Archive](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-national-archive/) - [Francis Tumblety](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/francis-tumblety/) - [Jack the Ripper CSI](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-csi/) - [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/sir-arthur-conan-doyle/) - [East End Murders](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/east-end-murders/) - [Nicholas Hawksmoor](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/nicholas-hawksmoor/) - [George Street](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/george-street/) - [Whitechapel Murders File](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/whitechapel-murders-file/) - [Emma Elizabeth Smith](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/emma-elizabeth-smith/) - [Coroner Wynne Baxter](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/coroner-wynne-baxter/) - [Chief Inspector West](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/chief-inspector-west/) - [Mary Russell](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/mary-russell/) - [Annie Lee](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/annie-lee/) - [Alice Mckenzie](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/alice-mckenzie/) - [Jack the Ripper Walk East End](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/jack-the-ripper-walk-east-end/) - [High Rip Gang](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/high-rip-gang/) - [Police Investigation Methods for Jack the Ripper](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/police-investigation-methods-for-jack-the-ripper/) - [Joseph Merrick](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/joseph-merrick/) - [The Elephant Man](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/the-elephant-man/) - [Whitechapel Gallery](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/whitechapel-gallery/) - [Whitechapel Bell Foundary](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/tag/whitechapel-bell-foundary/) ## Review Categories - [Press Reviews](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/review_categories/press-reviews/) - [Customer Reviews](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/review_categories/customer_reviews/) ## Navigation Headers - [Tour Description](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/navigation_headers/tour_description/) - [Ripper History](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/navigation_headers/ripper_history/) - [The Victims](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/navigation_headers/the_victims/) ## Gallery Sections - [1. 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Miscellaneous](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/gallerysections/miscellaneous/) ## The East End - [The East End](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/the-east-end/east-end/) ## Social History - [Social History](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/social-history/social-history/) ## The Victorian Police - [The Victorian Police](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/the-victorian-police/the-victorian-police/) ## The Victorian Press - [The Victorian Press](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/the-victorian-press/the-victorian-press/) ## The Video Classroom - [The Video Classroom](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/the-video-classroom/the-video-classroom/) ## Forensics - [Forensics](https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/forensics/forensics/)