Today in 1888 the police were desperately seeking a lead that might shed any light on the identity of the perpetrator of the recent series of murders that had taken place in the East End of London. The […]
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Posted on by Richard Jones
Metropolitan Police
It was around this day in the autumn of 1888 that the Whitechapel Murderer was given a name. The newspapers were buzzing with all sorts of rumours about the killer’s identity and motives. Predominant amongst the theories in […]
Read ArticleEveryday in a street called Old Jewry, that is located just a stone’s throw away from the Bank of England, people rush by an old iron gate without realising that it has a connection with the Jack the […]
Read ArticleSometimes it is interesting to focus on the background to the police investigation and look at the bigger picture of what was going on in the Metropolitan Police at the time of the murders. There was a huge […]
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