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Did you know? *Annie Chapman’s uterus and Mary Jane Kelly’s heart were removed by the killer. *A prince of England is amongst the suspects. *Some believe the killings were covered up by the Masons. The Jack the Ripper mystery is one of the greatest whodunnits the world has ever known. With a backdrop of swirling fog, top hats and dark alleys, it is easy to see why this fascinating tale still continues to capture the imagination. The Little Book of Jack the Ripper explores the world of Victorian London, examining the case from every angle and including witness statements, reports and the reactions of the press. Richly illustrated, it is a book that you can dip in and out of during the twilight hours (but only if you’re brave enough!). Compiled by the Whitechapel Society and drawing on their incredible expertise, it will delight true-crime enthusiasts everywhere.
30th September, 2024 in True Crime
Before Jack the Ripper, another monster prowled the waterways of Victorian London. The Thames Torso Killer has always lurked in the Ripper’s shadow, despite the fact he murdered and dismembered at least four people over two years. He started to kill in 1887, over a year before th…
21st December, 2015 in Local & Family History, True Crime
One night in 2013, graffiti appeared on a shop doorway in the East End of London. Not just any old, random doorway though. A public perception of what Jack the Ripper looked like appeared on the front of 29 Hanbury Street. The address was made famous when Annie Chapman’s body was…
21st December, 2015 in Local & Family History
I find it fascinating that the reign of Jack the Ripper was actually only 50 years before World War II and lots of people, lots of Londoners, lots of East Enders, would have lived through both events. And just as the ‘Dead End Kids’ invented a game in the middle of the Blitz, so…
18th December, 2015 in True Crime
For many Ripperologists Jacob Isenschmid is a promising suspect for the Whitechapel murders. As a butcher Isenschmid would often be seen walking around Whitechapel in the infamous leather apron. Throughout his life many friends, family members and eyewitnesses remarked that Isens…
18th December, 2015 in True Crime
Eleven separate murders, stretching from 3 April 1888 to 13 February 1891, were included in a London Metropolitan Police Service investigation and known collectively as the ‘Whitechapel murders’. Opinions vary as to whether these murders should all be linked to the same…
18th December, 2015 in True Crime
Initially the term ‘tabloid’ was used to describe a small, easily digestible tablet produced by the London pharmaceutical manufacturer Buroughs Wellcome & Company, who would later become GlaxoSmithKline. The first record of it being attributed to the easily digestible fo…
