On 9th November 1888 Mary Kelly was murdered in her room in Miller’s Court, off Dorset Street. She is generally believed to have been the last of Jack the Ripper’s victims. However, the Whitechapel Murders continued and several […]
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The Jack the Ripper murders impacted on Victorian society in several ways. As far as some of the wealthier citizens who lived in the west of London were concerned he was the embodiment of all the fears and […]
Read ArticleLondon is currently doing swimmingly in the weather stakes! We had a slight respite from the downpours yesterday (Sunday) but this morning we’ve woken up to a positive deluge. So how does the rain impact on our Jack […]
Read ArticleOne of the things that astonishes people who venture into the districts of Whitechapel and Spitalfields to walk the streets of Jack the Ripper’s London is just how small and localised the area is in which he was […]
Read ArticleOne of the questions I frequently get asked when doing radio or television interviews on Jack the Ripper is why is he so famous. After all, compared to several serial killers since, he was anything but prolific. I suppose […]
Read ArticleToday, in 1888, the funeral of Jack the Ripper’s final victim, Mary Kelly, took place. She had been murdered in her room in Miller’s Court, of Dorset Street, on the 9th November 1888, and the 10 days that […]
Read ArticleWith the East End of London gripped by panic over the murder of Mary Kelly on 9th November 1888 a little light relief was provided to Londoners at large by the arrest of “little Sir George Arthur,” on […]
Read ArticleWithin days of the murder of Mary Kelly, a witness had come forward to offer, what seemed like, some important information concerning her final hours. George Hutchinson walked into a police station to say that he had met […]
Read ArticleOver the years we’ve received some great questions from our clients on the Jack the Ripper Tour. Indeed, one of the great things about what we do is that people from all walks of life have an interest […]
Read ArticleAlthough the people of the East End couldn’t have known it, today in 1888 saw the final outrage by the killer who all them now knew as Jack the Ripper. By the early hours of the 9th November […]
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