One of the points we keep making on the tour is that, when it comes to the case of Jack the Ripper, absolutely nothing is certain. This is especially true when it comes to the number of victims […]
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Elizabeth Stride
One of the great mysteries, at least to us today, concerning the Jack the Ripper murders is exactly how was it that the killer, whoever he may have been, was able to commit his murders and then melt […]
Read ArticleIt is a sad fact of the Jack the Ripper murders that his victims – Mary Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Kelly – often get forgotten in the annual rush to hunt down and […]
Read ArticleYou might recall that, just over a week ago, we set a little quiz about that Jack the Ripper mystery and Victorian history in general. The quiz itself was purely for fun, and the answers were all located […]
Read ArticleThis year the 9th of November falls on the same day (Friday) as it did in 1888, so if you join us for the Jack the Ripper Tour on Friday you are not only joining us on the […]
Read ArticleMr George Lusk was the president of the Mile End Vigilance Committee. Following the murders of Elizabethh Stride and Catherine Eddowes he stepped up his attempts to help the police track down the killer. He was in contact […]
Read ArticleOn Sunday we set up a quiz to test your knowledge of the Jack the Ripper murders and of Victorian history in general. How do you think you did? If you want to read the questions please click […]
Read ArticleOn 6th October 1888 the East London Advertiser warned its readers that “If anything were wanted to heighten the horrors of these tragedies it was the introduction of the supernatural element.” The newspapers warning was as as a direct consequence […]
Read ArticleToday, September 30th, is the anniversary of the murders of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes. So what better night to take a Jack the Ripper Tour through the very streets where the murders occurred. As the 29th September […]
Read ArticleOne of the questions we often get asked is “why is he called Jack the Ripper?” The honest answer to the question is that he wasn’t really called Jack the Ripper. Indeed, the name itself was probably the […]
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