Berner Street was the site of the third Jack the Ripper Murder, that of Elizabeth Stride on 30th September 1888. This was, probably, the most dramatic of the murders in that it was the only one in which […]
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Yesterday’s article looked at whether Jack the Ripper’s early crimes, the murders of Mary Nichols and Annie Chapman, suggested that their killer demonstrated any medical knowledge. Today’s article looks at the last three vicitms, Catherine Eddowes, Elizabeth Stride […]
Read ArticleAt 1am on 30th September 1888 Louis Deimshutz , who along with his wife, ran the International Polish and Jewish Working Men’s Socialist Club in Berner Street, came back from a day spent hawking cheap jewellery in South […]
Read ArticleAn intriguing question came up on our Jack the Ripper Tour last night. When we arrived at Dorset Street, where Mary Kelly was murdered on 9th November 1888, a gentleman on the walk asked how we could be […]
Read ArticleUpdate.. well a week’s gone by since the quiz questions were set. How did you do? Below are the answers in red. Keep coming back for Jack the Ripper updates and for future quizzes. Since it is a […]
Read ArticleMr George Lusk was the president of the Mile End Vigilance Committee, and organisation which was set up on the 10th September 1888 in the wake of the murder of Annie Chapman, the second of Jack the Ripper’s […]
Read ArticleOn 15th November 1888 the Daily News published a statement which had been made to one of its reporters by Matthew Packer, a shopkeeper who had hit the headlines in the wake of Elizabeth Stride’s murder on 30th […]
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