Information: The estranged wife of a printer, ‘Polly’ had born five children, but their marriage up in 1880, some pointing th finger towards William, who was said to be having an affair with ‘Pollys’ best friend and at the time nurse during ‘Polly’ last pregnancy. It was then that she became a prostitute and started drinking heavily. She was a poor, needy women that most liked yet pitied.
Number: 2
Name: Annie Chapman
Known as: ‘Dark Annie’
Date of birth: September 1841
Date of death: 8th September 1888
Age: 47
Laid to rest: Manos park on Sep 14th 1888 by family.
Features: 5” tall, blue eyes, dark brown wavy hair, excellent teeth,
Strongly built, thick nose.
How killed (wounds): Savagely attacked across throat, bodily organs from victims
Abdomen.
Information: She met her death on a foggy nigh alone. She was suffering from brain and lung diseases which would soon have claimed her life, if Jack hadn’t. At one time Annie must have seemed secure when she married John Chapman, a coachman in 1869. the couple followed their marriage by having three children but sadly and unfortunately, her first born daughter died of meningitis and her youngest son was crippled. Most likely due to their misfortunes of their children, the couple took to heavy drinking and as a consequence separated.
They lived apart for four years during which time Annie received an allowance (money support) from her husband until his death in 1886. Life became much worse after his death, also suffering from depression and alcoholism. Annie never really recovered from the loss of her husband and child and consequently died a homeless prostitute.She was buried in secret.
After this murder the media awakens to the series of crimes being committed in the East End.
Number: 3
Name: Elizabeth Stride
Known as: ‘Long Liz’
Date of birth: Nov 27th 1843
Date of death: 30th September 1888
Age: 45
Laid to rest: East London cemetery.
Features: Had a pale complexion, light grey eyes and had curly brown hair. 5ft “5 and described as being a very quiet women who sometimes stayed out late and did cleaning for Jews.
How killed(wounds) : The attacker was interrupted in his mutilation, and the serial killer fails to remove (cut) her ear.
Information :After becoming a registered prostitute and giving birth to a girl, she then moved to London in 1866 and married John Thomas Strise, who was a carpenter, who was also rumoured to be living in Gower Street, London. The Strides allegedly kept a coffee shop prior to the breakdown of their marriage in 1882. It was known that Thomas died of heart and Elizabeth spent her last 3 years with a water side labourer called Michael Kidney. Nicknamed ‘Long Liz’ by her friends she often prostitutes herself. She was described by associates as “doing a good turn for anybody”.
‘Long Liz’ was to have eight convictions for drunkenness before her fatal appointment with the Ripper.
Liz was ready to go out, she left her boarding house at 7.00 on the night of 29 September, approximately six hours later her body was discovered in a narrow yard on Berner Street.
Number: 4
Name: Catherine Eddowes
Known as: ‘Kate’
Date of birth: 1842
Date of death: 30th September 1888
Age: 46
Laid to rest: Ilford on 8th Sep 1888
Features: Unknown
How Killed (wounds): Liver stabbed as if by a pointy instrument, stab of about an inch on the left groin, the pancreas was cut. Left kidney carefully taken out and removed. Wounds on the face and abdomen prove that inflicted. I believe that she must have been lying down.
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