Jack the Ripper The Serial Killer Database
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"I gave the lady no time to squeal."

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Nicknames: Bloody Jack / Jack the Ripper / Jill the Ripper / Phantom of Death / Red Jack / Saucy Jacky
Murder Toll: 5 murdered victims
Murder Time Frame: August 1888 - November 1888
Murder Locations: United Kingdom - London, England
Preferred Prey: Caucasian, female prostitutes
Modus Operandi: Strangulation, slashing, stabbing, mutilation
Victim Disposal: Left them where they were murdered
Signature: Wrote a message on a wall, sent letters to the press, named himself "Jack the Ripper"
Trophies: Body innards, rings



Jack the Ripper - Criminal Biography

Wikipedia article on Jack the Ripper Crime Library article on Jack the Ripper



Jack the Ripper - Murder Victims

Mary Nichols
Mary Nichols
Female - Age 43
Death: August 1888
Annie Chapman
Annie Chapman
Female - Age 47
Death: September 1888
Elizabeth Stride
Elizabeth Stride
Female - Age 44
Death: September 1888
Catharine Eddowes
Catharine Eddowes
Female - Age 46
Death: September 1888
Mary Kelly
Mary Kelly
Female - Age 25
Death: November 1888



Jack the Ripper - Suspects

Montague John Druitt
Montague John Druitt
Male
(1857-1888)
Michael Ostrog
Michael Ostrog
Male
(1833-1904?)
Sir William Gull
Sir William Gull
Male
(1816-1890)
Prince Albert Victor
Prince Albert Victor
Male
(1864-1892)
James Stephen
James Stephen
Male
(1859-1892)
James Maybrick
James Maybrick
Male
(1838-1889)
Severin Klosowski
Severin Klosowski
aka "George Chapman"

Male
(1865-1903)
Walter Sickert
Walter Sickert
Male
(1860-1942)
Francis Tumblety
Francis Tumblety
Male
(1833-1903)
Robert Stephenson
Robert Stephenson
Male
(1841-1916)
Dr. Thomas Cream
Dr. Thomas Cream
Male
(1850-1892)
William Bury
William Bury
Male
(1859-1889)
Frederick Deeming
Frederick Deeming
Male
(1842-1892)
Joseph Barnett
Joseph Barnett
Male
(1858-1926)
Francis Thompson
Francis Thompson
Male
(1859-1907)
Sir John Williams
Sir John Williams
Male
(????-????)
Aaron Kosminski
Aaron Kosminski
Male
(1865-1919)
John Pizer
John Pizer
Male
(1850-1897)
David Cohen
David Cohen
Male
(1865-1889)
George Miles
George Miles
Male
(1852-1891)
George Hutchinson
George Hutchinson
Male
(????-????)
James Kelly
James Kelly
Male
(1860-1929)
Alfred Blanchard
Alfred Blanchard
Male
(????-????)
Charles Dodgson
Charles Dodgson
aka "Lewis Carroll"

Male
(1832-1898)
Jacob Levy
Jacob Levy
Male
(1856-1891)
Nikolay Vasiliev
Nikolay Vasiliev
Male
(1847-????)
Dr. Alexander Pedachenko
Dr. Alexander Pedachenko
Male
(1857-1908)
Joseph Silver
Joseph Silver
Male
(????-1918)
Mary Pearcey
Mary Pearcey
Female
(1866-1890)



Jack the Ripper - Quotes and Letters

The Juwes are
The men That
Will not
be Blamed
for nothing
- A message written in white chalk on the wall of a building, near a bloody apron belonging to victim Catharine Eddowes.


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25:Sept. 1888.
Dear Boss
I keep on hearing the police have caught me but they wont fix me just yet. I have laughed when they look so clever and talk about being on the right track. That joke about Leather Apron gave me real fits. I am down on whores and I shant quit ripping them till I do get buckled. Grand work the last job was. I gave the lady no time to squeal. How can they catch me now. I love my work and want to start again. You will soon hear of me with my funny little games. I saved some proper red stuff in a ginger beer bottle over the last job to write with but it went thick like glue and I cant use it. Red ink is fit enough I hope ha.ha. The next job I do I shall clip. The lady's ears off and send to the Police officers just for jolly wouldn't you. Keep this letter back till I do a bit more work then give it out straight. My knife's so nice and sharp I want to get to work right away if I get a chance.
Good luck.
Yours truly
Jack the Ripper
Don't mind me giving the trade name
wasn't good enough to post this before I got all the red ink off my hands curse it. No luck yet. They Say I'm a doctor. now ha ha

- A letter written in red ink and considered to be authentic, that was sent to Central News Agency in London, England.


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I wasn't codding dear old Boss when I gave you the tip. youll hear about saucy Jackys work tomorrow double event this time number one squealed a bit couldn't finish straight off. had not time to get ears for police thanks for keeping last letter back till I got to work again.
Jack the Ripper

- A postcard smeared with blood and considered to be authentic, that was sent to Central News Agency in London, England.


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From hell
Mr Lusk
Sor
I send you half the Kidne I took from one women prasarved it for you tother piece I fried and ate it was very nise I may send you the bloody knif that took it out if you only wate a whil longer
Signed
Catch me when you can
Mishter Lusk

- A letter sent to George Lusk, who was the head of the Mile End Vigilance Committee. A part of a human kidney was included with the letter. The letter is considered to be authentic, but was not written by the same author of the other two letters.



Jack the Ripper - Library

Books about serial killer Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper and the East End
Jack the Ripper
and the East End

Authors: Several
Pub. Year: 2008
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
Author: T. Lynch
Pub. Year: 2008
Elizabeth Stride and Jack the Ripper 
The Life and Death of the Reputed Third Victim
Elizabeth Stride
and Jack the Ripper

The Life and Death of
the Reputed Third Victim

Author: Dave Yost
Pub. Year: 2008
The Poison Murders of Jack the Ripper 
His Final Crimes, Trial and Execution
The Poison Murders
of Jack the Ripper

His Final Crimes,
Trial and Execution

Author: R. Michael Gordon
Pub. Year: 2008
Jack the Ripper
Media / Culture / History
Jack the Ripper
Media / Culture / History

Authors: Alexandra Warwick /
Martin Willis
Pub. Year: 2008
Ripper Suspect 
The Secret Lives of Montague Druitt
Ripper Suspect
The Secret Lives
of Montague Druitt

Author: D.J. Leighton
Pub. Year: 2007
Savage
Savage
Author: Richard Laymon
Pub. Year: 2007
The Victims of Jack the Ripper
The Victims of Jack the Ripper
Author: Neal Stubbings Shelden
Pub. Year: 2007
Jack the Ripper
The Final Chapter
Jack the Ripper
The Final Chapter

Author: Paul H. Feldman
Pub. Year: 2007
The Crimes of Jack the Ripper
The Crimes of Jack the Ripper
Author: Paul Roland
Pub. Year: 2007
Jack the Ripper
The 21st Century Investigation
Jack the Ripper
The 21st Century Investigation

Author: Trevor Marriott
Pub. Year: 2007
Crime Archive
Jack the Ripper
Crime Archive
Jack the Ripper

Author: Val Horsler
Pub. Year: 2007
The Prince, His Tutor and the Ripper
The Prince, His Tutor
and the Ripper

Author: Deborah McDonald
Pub. Year: 2007
Uncovering Jack the Ripper's London
Uncovering Jack
the Ripper's London

Author: Richard Jones
Pub. Year: 2007
Ripper Notes
Jack the Slasher
Ripper Notes
Jack the Slasher

Authors: Several
Pub. Year: 2007
Jack the Ripper
Scotland Yard Investigates
Jack the Ripper
Scotland Yard Investigates

Authors: Stewart P. Evans /
Donald Rumbelow
Pub. Year: 2007
Whitechapel
Whitechapel
Author: Bryan Lightbody
Pub. Year: 2006
A Handbook for Attendants on the Insane
The Autobiography of Jack the Ripper
A Handbook for
Attendants on the Insane

The Autobiography of
Jack the Ripper

Author: Clanash Farjeon
Pub. Year: 2006
Ripper Notes
Written in Blood
Ripper Notes
Written in Blood

Authors: Several
Pub. Year: 2006
Public Reactions to Jack the Ripper
Letters to the Editor:
August - December 1888
Public Reactions to
Jack the Ripper

Letters to the Editor:
August - December 1888

Author: Stephen P. Ryder
Pub. Year: 2006
Ripperology
Ripperology
Author: Robin Odell
Pub. Year: 2006
Ripper Notes
The Hunt for Jack the Ripper
Ripper Notes
The Hunt for Jack the Ripper

Authors: Several
Pub. Year: 2006
Jack the Ripper 
Revealed and Revisited
Jack the Ripper
Revealed and Revisited
Author: John Wilding
Pub. Year: 2006
Ripper Notes
Death in London's East End
Ripper Notes
Death in London's East End

Authors: Several
Pub. Year: 2005
The Trial of Jack the Ripper
The Case of William Bury (1859-89)
The Trial of Jack the Ripper
The Case of William Bury
(1859-89)

Author: Euan MacPherson
Pub. Year: 2005
Jack the Ripper
A Confession
Jack the Ripper
A Confession

Authors: Geoff Cooper /
Gordon Punter
Pub. Year: 2005
Jack the Ripper
End of a Legend
Jack the Ripper
End of a Legend

Author: Calum Reuben Knight
Pub. Year: 2005
Ripper Notes
Suspects & Witnesses
Ripper Notes
Suspects & Witnesses

Authors: Several
Pub. Year: 2005
Will the Real Mary Kelly...?
Will the Real Mary Kelly...?
Author: Christopher Scott
Pub. Year: 2005
Ripper Notes
Murder by Numbers
Ripper Notes
Murder by Numbers

Authors: Several
Pub. Year: 2005
The American Murders of Jack the Ripper
The American Murders of
Jack the Ripper

Author: R. Michael Gordon
Pub. Year: 2005
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
Authors: Maxim Jakubowski /
Nathan Braund
Pub. Year: 2005
Uncle Jack
The True Identity of Jack the Ripper
Uncle Jack
The True Identity
of Jack the Ripper

Authors: Tony Williams /
Humphrey Price
Pub. Year: 2005
Jack the Ripper
Letters from Hell
Jack the Ripper
Letters from Hell

Authors: Stewart P. Evans /
Keith Skinner
Pub. Year: 2005
Jack the Ripper
Murder, Mystery and Intrigue in London's East End
Jack the Ripper
Murder, Mystery and Intrigue
in London's East End

Author: Susan McNicoll
Pub. Year: 2005
Ripper Notes
How the Newspapers Covered the Jack the Ripper Murders
Ripper Notes
How the Newspapers Covered
the Jack the Ripper Murders

Authors: Several
Pub. Year: 2005
The Seduction of Mary Kelly 
Final Victim of Jack the Ripper
The Seduction of Mary Kelly
Final Victim of Jack the Ripper

Author: William J. Perring
Pub. Year: 2005
Jack the Ripper
The Definitive History
Jack the Ripper
The Definitive History

Author: Paul Begg
Pub. Year: 2004
Ripper Notes
Madmen, Myths & Magic
Ripper Notes
Madmen, Myths & Magic

Authors: Several
Pub. Year: 2004
The Oscar Wilde Years
From Jack the Ripper to Oscar Wilde
The Oscar Wilde Years
From Jack the Ripper
to Oscar Wilde

Author: Peter Wilson
Pub. Year: 2004
Joseph:
A Victorian Fairy Tale
Joseph:
A Victorian Fairy Tale

Author: Tom Baker
Pub. Year: 2004
The Jack the Ripper Suspects
The Jack the Ripper Suspects
Author: Stan Russo
Pub. Year: 2004
Jack the Ripper
Blood-spilling Tales of the Deadliest of Night Stalkers!
Jack the Ripper
Blood-spilling Tales of the
Deadliest of Night Stalkers!

Authors: Several
Pub. Year: 2004
Ripper Notes
America Looks at Jack the Ripper
Ripper Notes
America Looks at
Jack the Ripper

Authors: Several
Pub. Year: 2004
Jack the Ripper
The Facts
Jack the Ripper
The Facts

Author: Paul Begg
Pub. Year: 2004
From Hell
From Hell
Authors: Alan Moore /
Eddie Campbell
Pub. Year: 2004
The Mystery Library
Jack the Ripper
The Mystery Library
Jack the Ripper

Author: Natalie M. Rosinsky
Pub. Year: 2004
The Ripper Diary
The Inside Story
The Ripper Diary
The Inside Story

Authors: Several
Pub. Year: 2003
Portrait of a Killer
Jack the Ripper
Case Closed
Portrait of a Killer
Jack the Ripper - Case Closed

Author: Patricia Cornwell
Pub. Year: 2003
Jack the Ripper
The American Connection
Jack the Ripper
The American Connection

Author: Shirley Harrison
Pub. Year: 2003
Jack the Ripper's Black Magic Rituals
Jack the Ripper's
Black Magic Rituals

Author: Ivor Edwards
Pub. Year: 2003
Crime Scene Investigation
Jack the Ripper
Crime Scene Investigation
Jack the Ripper

Author: Dr. David J. Speare
Pub. Year: 2003
Unfortunates
Unfortunates
Author: Shannon Christopher
Pub. Year: 2003
Sickert & the Ripper Crimes
Sickert & the
Ripper Crimes

Author: Jean Overton Fuller
Pub. Year: 2003
Jack the Ripper
An Encyclopaedia
Jack the Ripper
An Encyclopaedia

Author: John J. Eddleston
Pub. Year: 2002
The News from Whitechapel
Jack the Ripper in The Daily Telegraph
The News from Whitechapel
Jack the Ripper in
The Daily Telegraph

Authors: Several
Pub. Year: 2002
Jack the Ripper
The Murders and the Movies
Jack the Ripper
The Murders and the Movies

Author: Denis Meikle
Pub. Year: 2002
The Ripper & the Royals
The Ripper & the Royals
Author: Melvyn Fairclough
Pub. Year: 2002
Jack the Ripper
Through the Mists of Time
Jack the Ripper
Through the Mists of Time

Author: Peter Hodgson
Pub. Year: 2002
The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Sourcebook
An Illustrated Encyclopedia
The Ultimate Jack
the Ripper Sourcebook

An Illustrated Encyclopedia

Authors: Stewart P. Evans /
Keith Skinner
Pub. Year: 2002
The Complete History of Jack the Ripper
The Complete History
of Jack the Ripper

Author: Philip Sugden
Pub. Year: 2002
Pocket Essentials History
Jack the Ripper
Pocket Essentials History
Jack the Ripper

Author: Mark Whitehead
Pub. Year: 2001
The True Face of Jack the Ripper
The True Face of
Jack the Ripper

Author: Melvin Harris
Pub. Year: 2001
Jack the Ripper & the London Press
Jack the Ripper
& the London Press

Author: L. Perry Curtis, Jr.
Pub. Year: 2001
Jack the Ripper
A Treasury of Victorian Murder
Jack the Ripper
A Treasury of Victorian Murder

Author: Rick Geary
Pub. Year: 2001
The Highways and Byways of Jack the Ripper
The Highways and Byways
of Jack the Ripper

Author: Peter Riley
Pub. Year: 2001
The Private Life of Jack the Ripper
The Private Life of
Jack the Ripper

Author: Richard Gordon
Pub. Year: 2001
My Grandfather Jack the Ripper
My Grandfather
Jack the Ripper

Author: Claudio Apone
Pub. Year: 2000
Alias Jack the Ripper
Beyond the Usual Whitechapel Suspects
Alias Jack the Ripper
Beyond the Usual
Whitechapel Suspects

Author: R. Michael Gordon
Pub. Year: 2000
Death at Whitechapel
A Victorian Mystery
Death at Whitechapel
A Victorian Mystery

Author: Robin Paige
Pub. Year: 2000
The Jack the Ripper Handbook 
A Reader's Companion
The Jack the Ripper Handbook
A Reader's Companion

Author: Ross Strachan
Pub. Year: 1999
Jack the Ripper
His Life and Crimes in Popular Entertainment
Jack the Ripper
His Life and Crimes
in Popular Entertainment

Authors: Gary Coville /
Patrick Lucanio
Pub. Year: 1999
Ripper!
Ripper!
Author: Carl Jay Buchanan
Pub. Year: 1999
The Bell Tower
The Case of Jack the Ripper Finally Solved...
in San Francisco
The Bell Tower
The Case of Jack the Ripper
Finally Solved...
in San Francisco

Author: Robert Graysmith
Pub. Year: 1999
The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper
The Mammoth Book of
Jack the Ripper

Authors: Maxim Jakubowski /
Nathan Braund
Pub. Year: 1999
Jack the Ripper
An American View
Jack the Ripper
An American View

Author: Stephen Wright
Pub. Year: 1999
Jack the Ripper Walk
Jack the Ripper Walk
Author: Paul Garner
Pub. Year: 1998
The Many Faces of Jack the Ripper
The Many Faces of
Jack the Ripper

Author: M.J. Trow
Pub. Year: 1998
Jack the Ripper
First American Serial Killer
Jack the Ripper
First American Serial Killer

Authors: Stewart P. Evans /
Paul Gainey
Pub. Year: 1998
The Diary of Jack the Ripper
The Chilling Confessions of James Maybrick
The Diary of Jack the Ripper
The Chilling Confessions
of James Maybrick

Author: Shirley Harrison
Pub. Year: 1998
In the Footsteps of the Whitechapel Murders
In the Footsteps of
the Whitechapel Murders

Author: John F. Plimmer
Pub. Year: 1998
Jack the Ripper
A Psychic Investigation
Jack the Ripper
A Psychic Investigation

Author: Pamela Ball
Pub. Year: 1998
From Hell
The Jack the Ripper Mystery
From Hell
The Jack the Ripper Mystery

Author: Bob Hinton
Pub. Year: 1998
Jack the Ripper
The Inquest of the Final Victim Mary Kelly
Jack the Ripper
The Inquest of the Final
Victim Mary Kelly

Author: John Smithkey, III
Pub. Year: 1998
The Secret of Prisoner 1167
Was this Man Jack the Ripper?
The Secret of
Prisoner 1167

Was this Man
Jack the Ripper?

Author: James Tully
Pub. Year: 1998
Jack the Ripper
When London Walked in Terror
Jack the Ripper
When London
Walked in Terror

Author: Edwin T. Woodhall
Pub. Year: 1998
The Jack the Ripper Whitechapel Murders
The Jack the Ripper
Whitechapel Murders

Author: Kevin O'Donnell
Pub. Year: 1997
An Illustrated Guide to Jack the Ripper
An Illustrated Guide
to Jack the Ripper

Author: Peter Fisher
Pub. Year: 1996
Jack the Ripper
The Simple Truth
Jack the Ripper
The Simple Truth

Author: Bruce Paley
Pub. Year: 1996
Jack the Ripper
Light-hearted Friend
Jack the Ripper
Light-hearted Friend

Author: Richard Wallace
Pub. Year: 1996
Unmasking Jack the Ripper
A Historical & Astrological Attempt
Unmasking Jack the Ripper
A Historical &
Astrological Attempt

Author: J.H. Tyson
Pub. Year: 1996
Jack the Myth
A New Look at the Ripper
Jack the Myth
A New Look at the Ripper

Author: A.P. Wolf
Pub. Year: 1995
Jack the Ripper
A Reference Guide
Jack the Ripper
A Reference Guide

Author: Scott Palmer
Pub. Year: 1995
Jack the Ripper and Victorian London
Jack the Ripper
and Victorian London

Authors: Roy Gregory /
Pauline Hornsby
Pub. Year: 1995
Jack the Ripper
Anatomy of a Myth
Jack the Ripper
Anatomy of a Myth

Author: William Beadle
Pub. Year: 1995
Who Was Jack the Ripper?
A Collection of Present-Day Theories and Observations
Who Was Jack the Ripper?
A Collection of Present-Day
Theories and Observations

Author: Camille Wolff
Pub. Year: 1995
Jack the Ripper
Monster of Whitechapel
Jack the Ripper
Monster of Whitechapel

Author: Joe Dickinson
Pub. Year: 1995
The Jack the Ripper A-Z
The Jack the Ripper A-Z
Authors: Several
Pub. Year: 1994
Murder and Madness
The Secret Life of Jack the Ripper
Murder and Madness
The Secret Life
of Jack the Ripper

Author: David Abrahamsen
Pub. Year: 1994
Jack the Ripper
The Mystery Solved
Jack the Ripper
The Mystery Solved

Author: Paul Harrison
Pub. Year: 1993
The Diary of Jack the Ripper
The Discovery, the Investigation, the Debate
The Diary of Jack the Ripper
The Discovery, the
Investigation, the Debate

Author: Shirley Harrison
Pub. Year: 1993
The Whitechapel Horrors
The Whitechapel Horrors
Author: Edward B. Hanna
Pub. Year: 1993
The Women of Whitechapel and Jack the Ripper
The Women of Whitechapel
and Jack the Ripper

Author: David Abrahamsen
Pub. Year: 1992
Jack the Ripper
The Uncensored Facts
Jack the Ripper
The Uncensored Facts

Author: Paul Begg
Pub. Year: 1991
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
Author: Bruce Balfour
Pub. Year: 1990
Jack the Ripper
Great Mysteries
Opposing Viewpoints
Jack the Ripper
Great Mysteries
Opposing Viewpoints

Author: Katie Newton-Colby
Pub. Year: 1990
Jack the Ripper
The Complete Casebook
Jack the Ripper
The Complete Casebook

Author: Donald Rumbelow
Pub. Year: 1990
Jack the Ripper
One Hundred Years of Mystery
Jack the Ripper
One Hundred