Catherine Eddowes Shawl - Jack the RIpper

The History of the Shawl

It was originally recorded that Catherine Eddowes was wearing the following at the time of her murder. Black straw bonnet trimmed in green and black velvet with black beads. Black strings, worn tied to the head. Black cloth jacket trimmed around the collar and cuffs with imitation fur and around the pockets in black silk…

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An Ode to Jack the Ripper

An Ode to Jack the Ripper

In 1888, a gruesome legend came about A killer who killed women just for kicks Prostitutes his choice, this remained throughout One person will decipher how he ticks   In 2007, there was an auction, there for all In one particular item there was interest Why, I hear you ask, it is only an old…

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Aaron Kosminski - Jack the Ripper

Don’t you think it’s time you knew my name?

Allow me to introduce myself to you. My name is Aaron Kosminski. You won’t know me by name…yet. I was born in 1865 in Poland. In the early 1880s my family escaped the Russian pogroms, and we were lucky to take refuge in London, where I lived together with my two brothers and sister in…

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Jack the Ripper Johnny Depp Tim Burton

Jack the Ripper Johnny Depp Tim Burton

Jack the Ripper, Johnny Depp, Tim Burton and us – the men who solved the 126-year-old murder mystery on how their lives have changed Meet the Merseyside men who unmasked Jack The Ripper “I’d like Johnny Depp to play me in the film of our story, but he would need to cut his hair –…

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Russell Edwards – Whitchapel Society Article

Russell Edwards is a 48 year old businessman, originally from Birkenhead, who has, after years of dedicated research, produced the definitive evidence to prove the identity of the world’s most famous murderer: Jack the Ripper. Russell, who is married with two children and now lives in the south east of England, explains here how a…

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