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George Chapman arrives to London
Real name - Severiano Klosowski, a Polish immigrant working as a barber in Whitechapel in 1888. Arrested for poisoning his barmaid Maud Marsh, killed other women in the same way. -
Possible first murder by the Ripper
Martha Tabram, 'killed and then stabbed ferociously with a knife 39 times', 'newspapers called it "unique and mysterious" and the work of a homicidal maniac.' Some modern writers believe she was the Ripper's first victim. -
First confirmed victim - Mary Ann Nichols
Murdered between 2:30 and 3:15 AM. Found in Buck's Row by Charles Cross who might have interrupted the killer. 'The man probably strangled Polly first, put her on the ground, and cut her throat. The police had no other clues to help them find the killer.' -
Murder of Annie Chapman
At approximately 5:30 AM, killed during daylight on a busy morning near a crowded building, number 29, with seventeen residents. -
Riots in Hanbury Street
Thousands of frightened people out in the streets, large angry crowds attacked anybody who looked suspicious. -
John Pizer arrested
Accused of being 'Leather Apron' - a mysterious man who demanded money from prostitutes and beat them if they resisted, released due to a very strong alibi. -
First Ripper letter
Named 'Dear Boss' after its opening, never published. In the postscript was written 'What a pretty necklace I gave her', referring to Annie's cut throat which was unknown to the public. Signed 'Catch me if you can. Jack the Ripper' -
Murders of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes
Elizabeth Stride was murdered between 12:56 and 12:58 AM. The murderer was interrupted at 1 AM by Louis Diemschutz who found the body in Dutfield's Yard. Catherine Eddowes died sometime between 1:35 and 1:44 AM on the same night. The Ripper left behind a piece of Catherine's apron covered in blood near an anti-Jewish graffiti while escaping the area. The two victims weren't connected. -
Second Ripper letter published
'...the day that the world finally had a name for the Whitechapel killer.' Written on September 27, 1888. Signed 'Yours truly, Jack the Ripper'. -
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Police searches houses
The police searched every house in a certain radius of the crimes, but no clues were found. They probably interviewed Jack the Ripper. -
Murder of Mary Jane Kelly
Between 3:30 and 4:00 AM. Two witnesses heard screams of 'Murder!', but didn't react. She was found mutilated: 'On the bed lay a body that was almost unrecognisable. Only the hair and eyes identified it as Mary Kelly.' -
Hutchinson's statement
Very detailed statement, given three days after Mary Kelly's murder. One of the reasons George Hutchinson is one of the likeliest suspects. -
Possible final murder
In Castle Alley, close behind Hutchinson's home. -
Hutchinson had left Whitechapel
'We know that by 1891 he [Hutchinson] had moved away from Whitechapel. Nobody knows where he went.' -
Abberline suspects Chapman
Unlikely since Chapman couldn't have known the Whitechapel area as well as the Ripper since he lived there for only a year. -
Psychological profile created
'...a solitary man who worked alone, without the help of an accomplice. He usually killed at weekends, so he was employed, perhaps as a butcher... he showed very little medical skill or knowledge. As he went out late at night he probably was not married. He certainly lived or worked in the Whitechapel area because he knew it very well. He mutilated only the faces of Eddowes and Kelly, which, in the opinion of modern experts, indicates that he knew them.'