Jack the Ripper

From Hell
Sir I send you half the kidne I took
from one woman...I may send you
the bloody knif that took it out...

Catch me when you can...

Letter with gruesome enclosure,
from Jack the Ripper
1888

CAUTION: THIS STORY, AND MANY OF ITS
LINKS, CONTAIN EXTREMELY GRAPHIC CONTENT

During the late summer and fall of 1888, a killer stalked prostitutes in London’s East End. Foggy, murderous nights in Whitechapel led to foggy theories about the murderer’s real identity. London’s Metropolitan Police (also known as Britain’s Scotland Yard) never solved the crimes.

Author: Carole D. Bos, J.D.