Saturday, August 31, 2013

125 Years

Today in History - The first victim of "Jack the Ripper," was found ... Gaston Gazette
In 1888, Mary Ann Nichols, apparently the first victim of "Jack the Ripper," was found slain in London's East End. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed ...
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HISTORY LESSON: First victim of "Jack the Ripper" was found slain ... San Angelo Standard Times
Today is Saturday, Aug. 31, the 243rd day of 2013. There are 122 days left in the year. In 1688, preacher and novelist John Bunyan, author of "The Pilgrim's ...
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The Week That Was: Brian Epstein dies, Martin Luther King's ... Crewe Chronicle
This week 125 years ago, the first confirmed victim of the notorious killer Jack the Ripper was discovered. Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols' killing began an 'Autumn of ...
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Today in History: Aug. 31 Richmond Times Dispatch
1888 Mary Ann Nichols, apparently the first victim of "Jack the Ripper," was found slain in London's East End. 1935 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an ...
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FBI Report on Jack the Ripper

Did you know that the FBI complied a Criminal Investigation Analysis on the murders committed by Jack the Ripper in 1888?  Read the FBI documents: 

Friday, August 30, 2013

Is this the Weapon of Jack the Ripper?

Relative of Jack the Ripper suspects claims to find murder weapon.  Read the article here.  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2056971/Jack-Rippers-knife-discovered-relative-surgeon-suspect-Sir-John-Williams.html

Anniversary of First Ripper Victim

Jack the Ripper Case: 125 years later, murders of London ... CBS News
(CBS) - It's been 125 years since the pseudonymous, unidentified serial murderer Jack the Ripper allegedly killed at least five prostitutes in London, but the ...
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Jack the Ripper's First Victim, 125 Years Ago History
Although hours remained before the sun rose on the morning of August 31, 1888, it had already been an eventful night in London's East End. A warehouse ...
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Beware the Whitechapel Murders: Jack the Ripper is stalking ... East London Advertiser
Polly Nichols is to walk the streets of London's East End for the last time tonight, August 30—before she is murdered in the early hours of the next morning.
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Best collection of 300 Jack the Ripper books at Bishopsgate Institute East London Advertiser
The Whitechapel Society has published two books on the murders, the latest out this month, 'Jack the Ripper: The Terrible Legacy,' which doesn't try to solve the ...
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Ripper News


Beware the Whitechapel Murders: Jack the Ripper is stalking ... East London Advertiser
Our website opens a special 'Jack the Ripper' section on Saturday, on the 125th anniversary of Polly Nichols' slaying. Over the coming weeks, we will add more ...
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Official Jack the Ripper Timeline

We've added a new page. In our continuing research, we have found that much information concerning the Whitechapel murders has been extremely fictionalized. This is a direct result of intentional media hype, and time. As a result, we have begun publishing a new page to this website that will construct a more useful timeline of events. More information will be added as it becomes available.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Mystery Solved, Book Review

Book Review: 'Tales of Jack the Ripper' Edited by Ross E. Lockhart FEARnet.com
I had a couple of questions about this book, and books on Jack the Ripper in general, when I first sat down with it. One: is it okay to base a piece of entertainment ...
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Mystery of Ripper solved by city cop The Star
It is a murder mystery which has gone unsolved for exactly 125 years: just who was Jack The Ripper? The identity of the Victorian serial killer – renowned for ...
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Another Suspect


 
Late Victorian Liverpool gripped by alleged arsenic poising of ... Liverpool Echo
And adding to the drama for modern day audiences is the question, could the victim himself have been the gruesome Jack the Ripper? James Maybrick was ...
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Monday, August 26, 2013

Twitter on Ripper

Ripper on Twitter: Tweets reveal what life was like ITV News
Jack the Ripper Cover of the Police News - 17th November 1888. Credit: PA / PA/Tophams/Topham Picturepoint/Press Association Images. Jack the Ripper ...
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Sunday, August 25, 2013

NEW SUSPECT?

Jack the Ripper's identity finally uncovered?

An historian has claimed to have discovered the real identity of Jack the Ripper, and believes the notorious Whitechapel murderer... read more

Saturday, August 24, 2013

News and Updates

The Murderous Tweets of Jack the Ripper The Atlantic Wire
Jack the Ripper savagely murdered and mutilated as many as eleven prostitutes in London starting in the spring of 1888. Now, 125 years later, he is tweeting ...
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Twitter real-time explores Jack the Ripper murders BBC News
It has been 125 years since Jack the Ripper stalked the streets of London, yet the ... said: "Jack the Ripper attracted more attention than any other criminal before ...
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Follow Jack The Ripper Case 'In Real Time' On Twitter | Londonist Rachel Holdsworth
The Jack the Ripper murders are London's most notorious, but it's easy to look back on it now with the luxury of hindsight. We know how many victims there were ...
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