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“Dark” Annie Chapman

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Annie was 5’ tall (152 cm), aged 47 at time of her murder, with pallid complexion, blue eyes, dark brown wavy hair, excellent teeth (possibly two missing in lower jaw). She was strongly built (stout) and with a thick nose. She was under-nourished and suffering from a chronic disease of the lungs (tuberculosis) and brain tissue. It is said that she was dying (these could also be symptoms of syphilis). Her friend Amelia Palmer described her as “sober, steady going woman who seldom took any drink.” She was, however, known to have a taste for rum.

On Saturday, September 1, 1888, Edward Stanley returned after having been away since August 6. He met Annie at the corner of Brushfield Street. Sometime close to this date, Annie had a fight with Eliza Cooper. The fight has several different tellings but all revolve around Edward Stanley. An argument broke out in the Britannia Public House between Eliza Cooper and Annie. Also present were Stanley and Harry the Hawker. Cooper was Annie’s rival for the affections of Stanley. Cooper struck her, giving her a black eye and bruising her breast. The cause was given as: Chapman noticed Cooper palming a florin belonging to Harry, who was drunk, and replacing it with a penny. Chapman mentions this to Harry and otherwise calls attention to Cooper’s deceit. Cooper said she struck Annie in the pub on September 2nd. Amelia Palmer said that Annie told her the argument took place at the pub but the fisticuffs took place at the lodging house, later. John Evans, night watchman at the lodging house said the fight broke out in the lodging house on September 6th. Cooper also said that the fight was not over Harry but over soap which Annie had borrowed for the Pensioner and not returned. In one version of the story, Annie is to have thrown a half penny at Cooper and slapped her in the face saying “Think yourself lucky I did not do more.” Donovan stated that on August 30th he noticed she had a black eye. “Tim, this is lovely, aint it.” She was to have said to him. Stanley noticed that she had a black eye on the evening of September 2nd and on the 3rd Annie showed her bruises to Amelia Palmer. Donovan will tell the inquest into her death that she was not at the lodging house during the week prior to her death. So it appears from the bulk of the evidence that the fight took place in the last few days of August and probably in the lodging house.

On Monday, September 3, Annie met Amelia Palmer in Dorset Street. “How did you get that?” asked Palmer, noticing the bruise on her right temple. By way of answer, Annie opened her dress. “Yes,” Annie said “look at my chest.” Annie complained of feeling unwell and said she may go see her sister. “If I can get a pair of boots from my sister,” she said “I may go hop picking.”

The following day, Tuesday, September 4, Amelia Palmer saw Annie again near Christ Church. Chapman again complained she was feeling ill and said she may go the casual ward for a day or two. She said she has had nothing to eat or drink all day. Palmer gave her 2d for tea, and warned her not to spend it on rum.

On the night of Wednesday September 5 to Thursday, September 6th, she was possibly in the casual ward although there are no records to support the assumption. However, following her murder, Donovan found a bottle of medicine in her room.

On Friday, September 7, at around 2:00-3:00 PM Crossingham’s house deputy, Timothy Donovan, permitted Annie to sit in the kitchen, asking where she had been all week. “In the infirmary,“ answered Annie. At 5:00 PM Amelia Palmer saw Annie in Dorset Street. Chapman was sober and Palmer asked her if she was going to Stratford, but Annie said she was too ill to do anything. Farmer left but returned a few minutes later only to find Chapman not having moved. Annie said ”I must pull myself together and go out and get some money or I shall have no lodgings.“ At 11:30 PM Annie returned to the lodging house and asked permission to go into the kitchen.

At 12:10 AM of Saturday, September 8th, Frederick Stevens, also a lodger at Crossingham’s said he drank a pint of beer with Annie. He states that she did not leave the lodging house until 1:00 AM. At 12:12 AM printer William Stevens, another lodger, entered the kitchen and saw Chapman. She said that she had been to Vauxhall to see her sister, that she went to get some money and that her family had given her 5 pence. Annie said she had been to the hospital and would go to the infirmary the next day. She had a bottle of lotion and a bottle of medicine. She took out a box of pills from her pocket, and, upon handling it, the box broke. Annie placed the pills in a torn piece of envelope she found on the floor near the fireplace. Chapman left the kitchen, Stevens thought she had gone to bed.

At 12:30am Frederick Simmons, a fellow lodger, and Annie had a beer. Half an hour later, at 1:00am, Simmons saw Annie leave Crossingham's (#35 Dorset St), believing she went to the Brittannia pub, (located on the north-west corner of Dorset St and Commercial St).

At 1:35 AM Annie returned to the lodging house again. She ate a baked potato. John Evans, the night watchman, had been sent to collect her bed money. She went upstairs to see Timothy Donovan in his office. “I haven’t sufficient money for my bed,” she told him, “but don’t let it. I shall not be long before I’m in.” Donovan chastised her, “You can find money for your beer and you can’t find money for your bed.” Annie was not dismayed. She stepped out of the office and stood in the doorway for two or three minutes. “Never mind, Tim.” she stated, “I’ll soon be back.”And to Evans she said, “I won’t be long, Brummy [his nickname]. See that Tim keeps the bed for me.” Her regular bed in the lodging house was number 29. Evans saw her leave and enter Little Paternoster Row going in the direction of Brushfield Street and then turning towards Spitalfields Market.

At 2:30am Emily Walter was in the backyard of 29 Hanbury Street with a man. He was 37; Dark beard and moustache; foreign accent; dark vest and pants; black scarf and felt hat; short dark jacket. Hanbury St curves south-east from Commercial St to the junction of Baker’s Row and Old Montague St. #29 was on the North side of the street, between Wilkes St & Brick Ln. 27 Hanbury St was next door on the West side of #29. 29 Hanbury St, was a 3-story building with residents living on each of the three floors and in the attic with a small business on the ground floor and one working out of the cellar. On the left-hand side of the buildings’ front was two doors: the door on the right led to the shop. The door on the left opened to a passageway containing stairs to the residences and another door leading to the backyard.

#29 was owned by Mrs Amelia Richardson, who ran a packing case business out of the cellar and was assisted by Francis Tyler and her son, John Richardson. A cat’s meat shop was in the ground floor front room and was used by Mrs Harriet Hardyman and her 16 year old son. The ground floor back room was a kitchen. Mrs Richardson and her 14 year old grandson slept in the first floor front room. The first floor back room was occupied by Mr Waker and his adult, retarded son. Mr Thompson, his wife, and their adopted daughter slept in the second floor front room. Two unmarried sisters, Misses Copsey, lived in the second floor back room. Living in the front room of the attic was John Davis with his wife and three sons, and occupying the attic’s back room was Mrs Sarah Cox. The passageway was sometimes occupied by unknown people at unusual hours, and the backyard was frequented by prostitutes. The door to the street was a latch-type, and the door to the yard was self-closing or swing-door. Typically, neither door was locked as a courtesy to the residents. Three small stone steps led to the yard, which was about 14’ x 12’. The yard was part dirt and part paving stone. About 3’ to 3’-6”, left of the doorway, was a 5’-6" high fence made of wooden pailings, separating the yards of #27 & #29. To the right of the doorway, were cellar doors, which led to a workshop. Two feet away, on the right, was a water pump. At the yard’s far left corner was a storage shed, and at the far right corner was a privy.

At 3:00am Davis woke up. Around 3:50am Thompson left for work without going into the back yard. Mrs Richardson, dozing fitfully, heard him pass her room and called out, “Good morning.”

At 4:45 AM Mr. John Richardson entered the backyard of 29 Hanbury St. on his way to work, and sat down on the steps to remove a piece of leather which was protruding from his boot. Although it was quite dark at the time, he was sitting no more than a yard away from where the head of Annie Chapman would have been had she already been killed. He later testified to have seen nothing of extraordinary nature. He left 5 minutes later. At 4:51am dawn broke. At 5:25am the sun rose.

At 5:30 AM, Elizabeth Long saw Chapman with a man, hard against the shutters of 29 Hanbury Street. They are talking. Long heard the man say “Will you?” and Annie replied “Yes.” Long was certain of the time as she had heard the clock on the Black Eagle Brewery, Brick Lane, strike the half hour just as she had turned onto the street. Chapman had her back towards Spitalfields Market and, thus, her face towards Long. The man had his back towards Long. A few moments after the Long sighting, Albert Cadosch, a young carpenter living at 27 Hanbury Street walked into his back yard probably to use the outhouse. Passing the five foot tall wooden fence which separates his yard from that of number 29, he heard voices quite close. The only word he could make out was a woman saying “No!” He then heard something falling against the fence.

Discovery

At 5:45am Davis and his wife got out of bed as the Spitalfields Church clock struck the quarter hour. They had some tea. Ten minutes later, Davis went downstairs, noticing that the passageway door to the street stood wide open, which was not unusual. Davis then opened the other door to enter the backyard and saw Annie’s body, then an unidentified woman.

Annie was lying on her back, parallel with the fence, which was to her left; Her head was about 2’ from the back wall and 6"-9" left of the bottom step; Her legs were bent at the knees; Her feet were flat on the ground, pointing toward the shed; Her dress was pushed above her knees; Her left arm lay across her left breast; Her right arm at her side; The small intestines, still attached by a cord, and part of the abdomen lay above her right shoulder; 2 flaps of skin from the lower abdomen lay in a large quantity of blood above the left shoulder; Her throat was deeply cut in a jagged manner; A neckerchief was around her neck.

Davis immediately left the yard and ran out into the street. James Kent and James Green were standing outside their workshop at 23A Hanbury St, waiting for their fellow workers to arrive when Davis entered the street. “Men! Come here! Here’s a sight. A woman must have been murdered!” shouted Davis to Green and Kent. Henry John Holland was passing by and followed the others to the yard. Only Holland ventured into the yard. All of them then left: Green, apparently, returned to work; Kent did not notice a constable in the area, so he went to his workshop for a brandy while looking for a canvas to put over the body; Holland went to the Spitalfields Market, where he found a constable who was on a fixed point; and, Davis went to the Commercial Street Police Station, to report the finding. Mrs Hardyman woke up to the sound of Davis and the others in the passageway and sent her son to see what was going on. Upon his return, he said, “Don’t upset yourself, mother. It’s a woman been killed in the yard.” Around 6:10am Mrs Richardson went into the passageway after receiving news from her grandson. (Only Annie’s body was in the yard.)

Investigation

Inspector Joseph Luniss Chandler was at the corner of Hanbury St and Commercial St when he saw several men running from Hanbury St. “Another woman has been murdered,” he was told. Some 3 minutes later Insp Chandler arrived at the scene. (A crowd had already begun to gather in the passageway, but no one was in the yard.) He sent for the Divisional Surgeon, Doctor George Bagster Phillips, 2 Spital Square; he sent for an ambulance and reinforcements from the Commercial Street Police Station; he notified Scotland Yard and covered the body with sacking he borrowed from a neighbouring resident. Kent returned to #29 and found that Insp Chandler had taken possession of the backyard and that a crowd had gathered in the passageway near the door. Other constables arrived, and the passageway was cleared. At 6:20am Dr Phillips learned of the body, and arrived upon the scene and began his initial examination 10 minutes later.

Dr. Phillips described the body of Annie Chapman as he saw it at 6:30 AM in the back yard of the house at 29 Hanbury Street. According to him, she was murdered around 4:30am. This is inquest testimony: “The left arm was placed across the left breast. The legs were drawn up, the feet resting on the ground, and the knees turned outwards. The face was swollen and turned on the right side… The tongue was evidently much swollen. The front teeth were perfect as far as the first molar, top and bottom and very fine teeth they were. The body was terribly mutilated…the stiffness of the limbs was not marked, but was evidently commencing… the throat was dissevered deeply; the incision through the skin were jagged and reached right round the neck…On the wooden paling between the yard in question and the next, smears of blood, corresponding to where the head of the deceased lay, were to be seen. These were about 14 inches from the ground, and immediately above the part where the blood from the neck lay… the instrument used at the throat and abdomen was the same. It must have been a very sharp knife with a thin narrow blade, and must have been at least 6 in. to 8 in. in length, probably longer… the injuries could not have been inflicted by a bayonet or a sword bayonet. They could have been done by such an instrument as a medical man used for post-mortem purposes, but the ordinary surgical cases might not contain such an instrument. Those used by the slaughtermen, well ground down, might have caused them… the knives used by those in the leather trade would not be long enough in the blade. There were indications of anatomical knowledge… the deceased had been dead at least two hours, and probably more; but it was right to mention that it was a fairly cool morning, and that the body would be more apt to cool rapidly from its having lost a great quantity of blood. There was no evidence…of a struggle having taken place… the deceased entered the yard alive… A handkerchief was round the throat of the deceased… it was not tied on after the throat was cut.”

Around.6:40am the ambulance had arrived and Dr Phillips ordered the body to be taken to the Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary Mortuary in Eagle St off of Old Montague St. As the body was being removed, the contents of Annie’s pocket, which had been cut, were discovered at her feet: A folded piece of coarse muslin, a comb, and a pocket hair comb in a case. (Dr Phillips felt the items were arranged/placed.) Dr Phillips and Insp Chandler then searched the area, finding an envelope piece with the Royal Sussex Regiment crest, the letter “M” in a man’s handwriting, letters “SP,” the number “2,” and the postmark “London, 23 August, 1888” containing the 2 pills laying by her head; A wet leather apron drying on the water tap 2’ from the body; A basin of clean water resting beneath the water tap; 6 spots of blood on the back wall, near where Annie’s head had lain, were located about 18" off the ground and ranged in size from that of six pence to that of a pin point; About 14" off the ground, near the position of Annie’s head, were clotted patches and smears of blood on the pailings of the still-intact fence; No blood stains were found in the passageway, in the rest of the house, in the street, or in the adjoining yards; An empty nail box and a piece of flat steel were found in the yard.

News of the murder had spread, and Sergeant Edward Badham was met by several hundred people as he conveyed the body to the mortuary. Around 7:00am, Sergeant William Thick, Sergeant Leach, and other detectives arrived at Hanbury St. Insp Frederick Abberline was informed of the murder by telegram. At 7:00am Robert Mann received Annie’s body at the mortuary. Around 7:02am Insp Chandler arrived at the mortuary. The body was still on the ambulance, and he took a description of Annie’s clothing. Insp Chandler then left the mortuary, leaving Police Constable Barnes in charge of the body. At 7:10am Sgt Thick arrived at the mortuary and took Annie’s description. Around 7:30am Simmons was taken to the mortuary and immediately recognized Annie, noting that she had on 3 rings when she left the lodging house. Later in the morning Donovan identified the body as Annie Siffey.

It wasn’t until 10:00am that Amelia Palmer read the description of the latest murder victim in the newspaper. She went to a police station, believing she knew the murdered woman. One hour and a half later, she was taken to the mortuary and identified the body as Annie Chapman, (aka Dark Annie). That day, Emmanuel Delbast Violenia of Hanbury St informed police that he had witnessed a man and a woman quarrelling early that morning, and that the man had threatened to stick the woman with a knife. In the afternoon Holland went to the Commercial Street Police Station to report the conduct of the officer at the Spitalfields Market, whom he informed of the murder.

Around 2:00pm Dr Phillips arrived at the mortuary to conduct the post-mortem and found that the body had already been stripped, partially washed, and laid on the table waiting for him. The clothes were tossed into a corner except for the neckerchief which was still around the neck. (The Clerk to the Parish Guardians ordered two nurses, Mary Simonds and Francis Wright, to lay out the body. This was done without police consent.)

Report following the post mortem examination:“…There was a bruise over the right temple. On the upper eyelid there was a bruise, and there were two distinct bruises, each the size of a man’s thumb, on the forepart of the top of the chest. The stiffness of the limbs was now well marked. There was a bruise over the middle part of the bone of the right hand. There was an old scar on the left of the frontal bone. The stiffness was more noticeable on the left side, especially in the fingers, which were partly closed. There was an abrasion over the ring finger, with distinct markings of a ring or rings. The throat had been severed as before described. the incisions into the skin indicated that they had been made from the left side of the neck. There were two distinct clean cuts on the left side of the spine. They were parallel with each other and separated by about half an inch. The muscular structures appeared as though an attempt had made to separate the bones of the neck. There were various other mutilations to the body,… that they occurred subsequent to the death of the woman, and to the large escape of blood from the division of the neck.

The deceased was far advanced in disease of the lungs and membranes of the brain, but they had nothing to do with the cause of death. The stomach contained little food, but there was not any sign of fluid. There was no appearance of the deceased having taken alcohol, but there were signs of great deprivation… she had been badly fed… The injuries were certainly not self-inflicted. The bruises on the face were evidently recent, especially about the chin and side of the jaw, but the bruises in front of the chest and temple were of longer standing - probably of days… the person who cut the deceased throat took hold of her by the chin, and then commenced the incision from left to right… it was highly probable that a person could call out, but with regard to an idea that she might have been gagged he could only point to the swollen face and the protruding tongue, both of which were signs of suffocation.

The abdomen had been entirely laid open: the intestines, severed from their mesenteric attachments, had been lifted out of the body and placed on the shoulder of the corpse; whilst from the pelvis, the uterus and its appendages with the upper portion of the vagina and the posterior two thirds of the bladder, had been entirely removed. No trace of these parts could be found and the incisions were cleanly cut, avoiding the rectum, and dividing the vagina low enough to avoid injury to the cervix uteri. Obviously the work was that of an expert- of one, at least, who had such knowledge of anatomical or pathological examinations as to be enabled to secure the pelvic organs with one sweep of the knife, which must therefore must have at least 5 or 6 inches in length, probably more… the instrument, like the one which divided the neck, had been of a very sharp character. The mode in which the knife had been used seemed to indicate great anatomical knowledge.

He… himself could not have performed all the injuries he described, even without a struggle, under a quarter of an hour. If he had down it in a deliberate way such as would fall to the duties of a surgeon it probably would have taken him the best part of an hour.”

About 2:30pm Edward Stanley, having heard from a shoeblack that Annie had been murdered, turned up at Crossingham’s. Upon verification of the story, he left without another word. That night Albert Cadosch informed the police of what he knew after he returned from work.

The following day, Sunday September 9th, Annie’s brother, Fountain Hamilton Smith, identified the body as that of his sister. On Monday September 10th, c8:00am John Pizer was taken into custody at his Mulberry St home by Sgt Thick and several other officers. “You are just the man I want,” said Sgt Thick, who thought Pizer and “Leather Apron” (and the murderer) were all the same person. “Mother, he has got me,” replied Pizer. Pizer was then taken to the Leman Street Police Station. That same day, at 10:00am it was the first day of the Chapman inquest, conducted by Coroner Wynne Edwin Baxter at the Working Lad’s Institute. The jury viewed the corpse at the mortuary in Montague St. The inquest adjourned until Wednesday, September 12th.

The following day, Tuesday September 11th, at 1:00pm Emmanuel Delbast Violenia was taken to the Leman Street Police Station to view a line-up of twelve, predominantly Jewish, men. From which, he “unhesitatingly identified” Pizer as Leather Apron and as the man he had seen quarrelling with a woman on the morning of Annie’s death, but at 8:00pm Violenia was reprimanded for wasting the police’s time when, after 3 hours of continued questioning, Violenia contradicted himself “over and over again” and seemed too anxious to view the corpse, convincing the police that Violenia had fabricated the story in order to see the body. Around c.9:30pm Pizer was released from Custody. On Wednesday September 12th, Mrs Long made her statement to the police and identified Annie’s body as the woman she had seen. The inquest was resumed on its thirds day on September 13th.

Annie Chapman was buried on Friday, 14 September, 1888. At 7:00am, a hearse, supplied by a Hanbury Street Undertaker, H. Smith, went to the Whitechapel Mortuary. Annie’s body was placed in a black-draped elm coffin and was then driven to Harry Hawes, a Spitalfields Undertaker who arranged the funeral, at 19 Hunt Street. At 9:00am, the hearse (without mourning coaches) took Annie’s body to City of London Cemetery (Little Ilford) at Manor Park Cemetery, Sebert Road, Forest Gate, London, E12, where she was buried at (public) grave 78, square 148. Annie’s relatives, who paid for the funeral, met the hearse at the cemetery, and, by request, kept the funeral a secret and were the only ones to attend. The black-covered elm coffin bore the words “Annie Chapman, died Sept. 8, 1888, aged 48 years.”

On September 19th it took place the 4th day of Annie’s inquest. Wednesday September 26th, 1888 was the last day of her inquest. Baxter summarised the case, saying: “…the uterus has been removed. The body has not been dissected, but the injuries have been made by some one who had considerable anatomical skill and knowledge. There are no meaningless cuts. It was done by one who knew where to find what he wanted, what difficulties he would have to contend against, and how he should use his knife, so as to abstract the organ without injury to it. No unskilled person could have known where to find it, or have recognised it when it was found. For instance, no mere slaughterer of animals could have carried out these operations. It must have been some one accustomed to the post-mortem room… I must mention a fact which at the same time proves the assistance which publicity and the newspaper press afford in the detection of crime. Within a few hours of the issue of the morning papers containing a report of the medical evidence given at the last sitting of the Court, I received a communication from an officer of one of our great medical schools, that they had information which might or might not have a distinct bearing on our inquiry. I attended at the first opportunity, and was told by the sub-curator of the Pathological Museum that some months ago an American had called on him, and asked him to procure a number of specimens of the organ that was missing in the deceased. He stated his willingness to give œ20 for each, and explained that his object was to issue an actual specimen with each copy of a publication on which he was then engaged. Although he was told that his wish was impossible to be complied with, he still urged his request. He desired them preserved, not in spirits of wine, the usual medium, but in glycerine, in order to preserve them in a flaccid condition, and he wished them sent to America direct. It is known that this request was repeated to another institution of a similar character. Now, is it not possible that the knowledge of this demand may have incited some abandoned wretch to possess himself of a specimen. It seems beyond belief that such inhuman wickedness could enter into the mind of any man, but unfortunately our criminal annals prove that every crime is possible… His anatomical skill carries him out of the category of a common criminal, for his knowledge could only have been obtained by assisting at post-mortems, or by frequenting the post-mortem room. Thus the class in which search must be made, although a large one, is limited…” A verdict of wilful murder against a person or persons unknown was entered.

Aftermath

On Saturday October 6th, the British Medical Journal published the following report in response to Baxter’s summation: “It is true that enquiries were made at one or two medical schools early last year by a foreign physician, who was “spending some time in London, as to the possibility of securing certain parts of the body for the purpose of scientific investigation.” No large sum, however, was offered. The person in question was a physician of the highest reputability and exceedingly well accredited to this country by the best authorities in his own, and he left London fully 18 months ago. There was never any real foundation for the hypothesis, and the information communicated, which was not at all of the nature the public has been led to believe, was due to the erroneous interpretation by a minor official of a question which he had overheard and to which a negative reply was given. This theory may be dismissed, and is, we believe, no longer entertained by its author.”

Chapman’s grave no longer exists; it has since been buried over.

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What is Criminal Profiling and how Jack The Ripper‘s case contributed to it

Hello and welcome back to Crime, She Wrote! In this post we’ll talk about two things that fascinate me: criminal profiling and the first criminal profile ever recorded. So buckle up, get your favourite beverage and join me in this little trip around criminology!

What is criminal profiling?

Criminal profiling is something that probably most people have heard of thanks to the rising in popularity of crime TV shows, movies and books. It’s safe to say that if you’re reading this, you’ve heard of Criminal Minds, The Silence of the Lambs or Mindhunter. But among all the fiction, what’s the truth? What’s the reality that everything has been based of?

Offender profiling, or criminal profiling, is an investigative technique used by law enforcement agents and psychologists to assist in determining whether offenses were committed by the same perpetrator and to help narrowing down the list of possible suspects by using available information about the crime and crime scene to create a psychological portrait of the perpetrator. As of now, there are several typologies of criminal profiling, such as crime scene analysis, investigative psychology, geographic profiling, diagnostic evaluation and linkage analysis.

What do those words mean?

Crime scene analysis is probably what most people associate offender profiling with: the analysis of a crime scene and inference of the offender’s characteristics from it. Although this is the most popular method of offender profiling and the one used by the FBI, there’s no clear scientific evidence that crime scene actions and offender characteristics can be directly linked without the interfefence of a third factor.

Investigative psychology is a field of applied psychology that attempts to describe and understand the behaviour of the offender, their thought process and psychological characteristics. This is an investigative technique that strays from traditional criminal investigation.

Geographic profiling is, as the name says, the profiling of the area on which the offender commits their crimes. The goal of this investigative tool is to find patterns on the geographical areas in which crimes were committed, narrow down areas where the offender could strike next and find areas of personal significance for the offender. Despite what fictional media might make you believe, this doesn’t necessarily mean the geographic profile tells us where the offender lives (although that’s not impossible), but it tries to link criminal activity to other activities not related to the crimes (such as home or work place, or recreational areas frequently visited by the offender). Geographic profiling works on the principle that 1) crimes are likely to occur near the offender’s home, 2) the offender and the victim must intersect for the crime to occur, 3) the offender tends to divert attentions from their own home although not travelling further away than necessary and 4) crime sites are not random. Although very helpful, geographic profiling is only an accurate tool when investigators have more than three crimes than can be connected to the same offender with no doubt.

Linkage analysis is the process of determining whether several crimes were committed by the same offender. Idealy, this is determined by the presence of DNA, fingerprints or fabric in the crime scenes. But when neither of these are present, investigators must use other ways to determined the facts. One way of doing this is by behaviour linkage analysis where the investigators attempt to link crimes based on the behaviours of the offender. They try to find patterns of behavioral stability and behavioral distinctiveness, aka, the offender must behave a similar way when commiting the crimes and those behaviours must be different form those exhibited by other offenders committing the same crimes. This is also known as the offender’s modus operandi.

Diagnostic evaluation is the attempt to relate psychiatry and psychology knowledge to criminology, thus explaining crime and criminal behaviour via a mental health and psichiatric diagnostic vision.

What does Jack The Ripper have to do with this?

Between April 1888 and February 1891 there were a series of murders around the Whitechapel district of London. The victims were women, typically prostitutes, in impoverished areas, who had their throats cut and their abdomens mutilated, including the removal of the uterus and other organs in most cases. All crimes were committed during the night. Although a total of 11 murders were investigated as being the Ripper’s, only 5 were and are widely accepted as being committed by the Ripper. These are known as the canonical five and consist of Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly. The details of each murder are lengthy and well known so I won’t go over them much, but if you want to read more about them the wikipedia page on Jack the Ripper has it all available.

The investigation around the Whitechapel murders happened very much the same way modern investigations do: from interviewing of the community, to collecting of forensic material, and identification, investigation and even arrest of suspects. The investigation was conducted initially by Detective Inspectors Edmund Reid and Robert Anderson from the Metropolitan Police of Whitechapel Criminal Investigation Department, who later were joined by Detective Inspectors Frederick Abberline, Henry Moore, and Walter Andrews of the Scotland Yard.

It was in October 1888 that Robert Anderson asked police surgeon Thomas Bond his opinion regarding the murderer’s skill and anatomy knowledge. Bond’s response is the first criminal profile recorded in history.

Quoting Bond’s letter to Anderson,

“1. All five murders were no doubt committed by the same hand. In the first four the throats appear to have been cut from left to right. In the last case owing to the extensive mutilation it is impossible to say in what direction the fatal cut was made, but arterial blood was found on the wall in splashes close to where the woman's head must have been lying.

2. All the circumstances surrounding the murders lead me to form the opinion that the women must have been lying down when murdered and in every case the throat was first cut.

3. In the four murders of which I have seen the notes only, I cannot form a very definite opinion as to the time that had elapsed between the murder and the discovering of the body.

4. In all the cases there appears to be no evidence of struggling and the attacks were probably so sudden and made in such a position that the women could neither resist nor cry out. In the Dorset Street case the corner of the sheet to the right of the woman's head was much cut and saturated with blood, indicating that the face may have been covered with the sheet at the time of the attack.

5. In the four first cases the murderer must have attacked from the right side of the victim. In the Dorset Street case, he must have attacked from in front or from the left, as there would be no room for him between the wall and the part of the bed on which the woman was lying. Again, the blood had flowed down on the right side of the woman and spurted on to the wall.

6. The murderer would not necessarily be splashed or deluged with blood, but his hands' and arms must have been covered and parts of his clothing must certainly have been smeared with blood.

7. The mutilations in each case excepting the Berner's Street one were all of the same character and shewed clearly that in all the murders, the object was mutilation.

8. In each case the mutilation was inflicted by a person who had no scientific nor anatomical knowledge. In my opinion he does not even possess the technical knowledge of a butcher or horse slaughterer or any person accustomed to cut up dead animals.

9. The instrument must have been a strong knife at least six inches long, very sharp, pointed at the top and about an inch in width. It may have been a clasp knife, a butcher's knife or a surgeon's knife. I think it was no doubt a straight knife.

10. The murderer must have been a man of physical strength and of great coolness and daring. There is no evidence that he had an accomplice. He must in my opinion be a man subject to periodical attacks of Homicidal and erotic mania. The character of the mutilations indicate that the man may be in a condition sexually, that may be called satyriasis. It is of course possible that the Homicidal impulse may have developed from a revengeful or brooding condition of the mind, or that Religious Mania may have been the original disease, but I do not think either hypothesis is likely. The murderer in external appearance is quite likely to be a quiet inoffensive looking man probably middleaged and neatly and respectably dressed. I think he must be in the habit of wearing a cloak or overcoat or he could hardly have escaped notice in the streets if the blood on his hands or clothes were visible.

11. Assuming the murderer to be such a person as I have just described he would probably be solitary and eccentric in his habits, also he is most likely to be a man without regular occupation, but with some small income or pension. He is possibly living among respectable persons who have some knowledge of his character and habits and who may have grounds for suspicion that he is not quite right in his mind at times. Such persons would probably be unwilling to communicate suspicions to the Police for fear of trouble or notoriety, whereas if there were a prospect of reward it might overcome their scruples.”

In summary, Bond mentioned the sexual nature of the murders and gives an analysis of the Ripper’s personality by analysing the available information and reconstucting the murders.

This analysis contains elements previously mentioned of offender profiling: we have the crime scene analysis, where Bond infers the position and behaviour of both victim and offender; investigative psychology, where he attempts to infer psychological traits to explain and understand the Ripper’s behaviour; linkage analysis where he uses the available information to determine whether the crimes were committed by the same offender or not; and diagnostic evaluation, where Bond attempts to explain the behaviour of the Ripper through various psychiatric diagnostics.

However...

Although offender profiling is indeed a scientific field within criminology and psychology, many theories are yet to be proven correct. Offender profiling depends on two things: behavioral consistency and homology. This means that for all typologies of offender profiling to be 100% accurate, an offender’s behaviour must be the same throughout different environments and occasions and throughout time (behaviour consistency) and similar crimes must always be committed by the same type of offenders (homology). Although this has been proved correct in the cases of sexual crimes, other types of crimes are yet to obtain the same results in research. This means that offender profiling is, indeed, useful and helpful to police investigations but it should be treated with caution as it cannot be used as a single one tool to solve a case or find a perpetrator.

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one gifset for every show I love 12/∞: Ripper Street (2012-2016)

London will remember him for this: that he was the detective who, alongside Detective Inspector Frederick Abberline, led the pursuit of the man we at the Star named “Jack the Ripper.” But whilst his streets might, in the years since, have found some measure of recovery, it is this obituarist's fear that Edmund Reid did not. If there is justice where he now walks, it might be that the care which he wore so heavily will be lifted from him. Those who knew him, those who did not, those who may have only seen him stride past in pursuit of whatever villainy beset him that day, we might offer a prayer for him. And this might be our prayer for peace, for his peace. We, the children of the East, of the docksides, highways, rookeries, and laneways, we pray for the peace of Edmund Reid.

#x #ripperstreetedit #perioddramaedit #Ripper Street #everyshow #my gifs #my experience doing this series of gifsets so far is just a never ending refrain of 'I SHOULD REWATCH THIS'#but really I SHOULD rewatch Ripper Street (but not s5 because it's too hard)#god I'm still not over the brilliance of ending a season with an obituary for a living character being read by a dead character #RIP Fred Best #100

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In Game:

Frederick George Abberline was the Chief Inspector of the London Metropolitan Police Service during the Industrial Revolution.

Abberline enlisted the help of the Assassins Jacob and Evie Frye to help him arrest criminals who were part of the Templar-affiliated Blighters by 1868, paying the twins money to kidnap or kill the targets. However, Abberline preferred that the targets were brought back alive rather than dead.

Later on, Abberline disguised himself as a banker named Dredge in an attempt to gain information in the inner sanctum of the Templar Grand Master Crawford Starrick's financial sector. Abberline uncovered a plot to rob the Bank of England while undercover. However, he was accidentally kidnapped by Jacob who was investigating as well. Abberline revealed his disguise, informing Jacob of his discovery. The Assassin talked him into revealing confidential information of the supplier, which were the Cockham Merchants.Starrick's financial sector. Abberline uncovered a plot to rob the Bank of England while undercover. However, he was accidentally kidnapped by Jacob who was investigating as well. Abberline revealed his disguise, informing Jacob of his discovery. The Assassin talked him into revealing confidential information of the supplier, which were the Cockham Merchants.

Abberline helped Jacob more in their investigation, Jacob uncovering Plutus' identity as the banker and Templar Philip Twopenny as he provided information regarding the bank's possible access points. However, Jacob's assassination of Twopenny had caused major turmoil in London's citizens and Abberline was forced to calm the rioters down. He then met with Evie who had once again come to fix her twin brother's problems. She had to recover the currency printing plates, after Abberline informed her that Jacob was accused of stealing it. Abberline also requested to destroy counterfeit notes if Evie recieved the opportunity to do so.

After the assassination of Maxwell Roth, Jacob asked Abberline about smuggling weapons inside Buckingham Palace, as the Frye twins needed to prevent Starrick from assassinating the leaders of London's church and state at the Queen's Ball. As only royal guards could carry weapons on site, the sergeant told him to acquire a royal guard's uniform and return a carriage that Jacob had stolen. Jacob gave the uniform to Abberline for his disguise, and they would meet on the roof of the palace for Jacob to acquire his and Evie's equipment.

Later, at the ball, Abberline informed Jacob that Starrick's men had replaced the rooftop guards and had taken up sniping positions. Though Abberline was uncertain who the impostors were, Jacob assured him that he had the means of identifying them, referring to his Eagle Vision. The next morning, after Jacob, Evie, and Henry Green had assassinated Starrick, Abberline brought them to meet Queen Victoria, who knighted the trio into the Order of the Sacred Garter.

By 1873, Abberline had attained the rank of Inspector, and was transferred to Whitechapel. He was placed in charge of the investigation of a string of gruesome murders at the hands of "Jack the Ripper,” a former assassin who had usurped control of Jacob Frye's Rooks.

With the aid of Jacob, Abberline remained the public face of the investigation whilst the Assassins followed their own path in stopping the Ripper. Soon, however, Jacob disappeared, and Abberline was forced to enlist the aid of Evie Frye, whom Jacob had already summoned from India, in both stopping Jack, and potentially locating Jacob.

After Evie’s assassination of Olwyn Owers, an associate of Jack, there was evidence found at the scene of the massacre that pointed to Jacob’s sister and Abberline had to prevent his men from arresting her. He stated that either Evie bring him the Ripper's head, or she risked being accused of his crimes. Evie swore to bring him the Ripper, or die trying.

Much later, Abberline entered Lambeth Asylum, just after Evie managed to locate and kill Jack. He found her and her brother in the undercroft. Evie begged Abberline to keep the secret of Jack's Assassin ties, and even his death, from the public. Abberline conceded to her request, however uneasy he felt.

In Real Life:

Frederick George Abberline was born on January 8th, 1843 in Blandford Dorset as the youngest son of Edward and Hannah Abberline, their other children being Emily, Harriett, Edward. Their father was a saddlemaker and Sheriff's Officer and Clerk of the Market.

Frederick was a clockmaker until he left home to go to London, where he enlisted in the Metropolitan Police on January 5th, 1863, being appointed to N Division (Islington) with the Warrant Number 43519. PC Abberline so impressed his superiors that they promoted him to Sergeant two years later on August 19th, 1865. He was promoted to Inspector on March 10th, 1873, and three days later, on March 13th, was transferred to H Division in Whitechapel.

On February 26th, 1887 Abberline was transferred to A Division (Whitehall), and then moved to CO Division (Central Office) at Scotland Yard on November 19th, 1887, being promoted to Inspector First-Class on 9 February 1888 and to Chief Inspector on December 22nd, 1890.

After the murder of Mary Ann Nichols on August 31st, 1888, Abberline was seconded back to Whitechapel due to his extensive experience in the area. He was placed in charge of the various detectives investigating the murders committed by famous “Jack the Ripper.” Chief Inspector Walter Dew, then a detective constable in Whitechapel's H Division in 1888, knew Abberline and, while describing him as sounding and looking like a bank manager, also stated that his knowledge of the area made him one of the most important members of the Whitechapel murder investigation team.

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Although there were many suspects in the case, Abberline's primary suspect was Severin Antoniovich Klosowski, aka George Chapman.

Abberline was involved in the investigation of the Cleveland Street scandal in 1889 (which involved the discovery of a when a homosexual male brothel in Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia, London, by police. The government was accused of covering up the scandal to protect the names of aristocratic and other prominent patrons. At the time, sexual acts between men were illegal in Britain, and the brothel's clients faced possible prosecution and certain social ostracism if discovered. It was rumored that Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales and second-in-line to the British throne had visited, though this has never been substantiated).

Chief Inspector Abberline retired from the police on February 8th, 1892 to Bournemouth, having received 84 commendations and awards, and worked as a private enquiry agent, including three seasons at Monte Carlo, before taking over the European Agency of the famous Pinkerton National Detective Agency of United States, for whom he worked for 12 years.

When in retirement, Abberline was interviewed by a reporter. He refused to make any specific comments about the Jack the Ripper case saying he had been told “to keep my mouth permanently closed about it”. He did mention that "I know and my superiors know certain facts." The Ripper was not “a butcher, a Jew or a foreigner. You'd have to look for him not at the bottom of London society at the time but a long way up”. At the time this was taken to mean that the Ripper was a professional man, presumably a doctor.

Abberline died on December 10th, 1929 at age 86 at his home, "Estcourt", 195 Holdenhurst Road, Springbourne, Bournemouth. In 2007, following a campaign for Abberline's unmarked grave to be recognized, and with the approval of his surviving relatives, a black granite headstone, inscribed and donated by a local stonemason, was erected on the grave where Abberline and his second wife were buried.

Sources:

https://www.amazon.com/caught-Crippen-ex-Chief-Inspector-Scotland/dp/B0006AO686

http://www.wardsbookofdays.com/8january.htm

http://www.casebook.org/police_officials/po-abber.html

http://www.jack-the-ripper.org/abberline.htm

https://www.thejacktheripperwalk.com/inspector-frederick-abberline-man-hunted-jack-ripper/

#Assassin's Creed #People #AC S

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corpyburd · 8 years ago

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@myocularproof as a PC if the real Edmund Reid is to be followed by Ripper Street writers.

EDMUND REID

Born in Canterbury in Kent to Martha Elizabeth Olivia (née Driver) (born 1827) and John Reid (born 1818), Edmund Reid was a grocer's delivery boy in London, a pastry-cook, and a ship's steward before joining the Metropolitan Police in 1872, with the Warrant no. 56100. PC P478. Reid was then the shortest man in the force at 5 feet 6 inches tall In 1874 he transferred to the CID as a detective in P Division, and was promoted to Third-Class Sergeant in 1878 and Detective Sergeant in 1880. Around 1877 he made the first descent from a parachute from 1,000 ft at Luton. He was awarded a gold medal in 1883 from the Balloon Association of Great Britain to commemorate his record-breaking ascent in the balloon "Queen of the Meadow" from The Crystal Palace; he had already received the Association's bronze medal. In all, he made about 23 balloon ascents. In addition, Reid held "50 Rewards and Commendations from Magistrates and High Commissioners of Justice."

In 1885 Reid was promoted to Detective Inspector and was based at Scotland Yard. In 1886 he organized the newly formed J Division's CID Department in Bethnal Green, and by the time of the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888 he was the Local Inspector and Head of the CID at H Division in Whitechapel, having been appointed in 1887, and succeeding Frederick Abberline. In 1895 he transferred to L (Lambeth) Division.

Reid was "a Druid of Distinction" and was awarded the Druids Gold Medal." In addition, he reached professional standards in acting, singing and sleight of hand. The Weekly Despatch described him as "one of the most remarkable men of the century".

#ripper street #edmund reid

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vickievictoriana · 6 years ago

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London will remember him for this, that he was the detective who, alongside Detective Inspector Frederick Abberline, led the pursuit of the man, we at The Star named "Jack the Ripper". But whilst his streets might, in the years since, have found some measure of recovery, it is this obituarist's fear that Edmond Reid did not. If there is justice where he now walks, it might be that the care which he wore so heavily will be lifted from him. Those who knew him, those who did not, those who may have only seen him stride past in pursuit of whatever villainy beset him that day, we might offer a prayer for him. And this might be our prayer for peace. For his peace. We, the children of the East, of the docksides, highways, rookeries, and laneways, we pray for the peace of Edmond Reid.

Fred Best, Ripper Street, The Peace of Edmond Reid S3E8

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kwebtv · 8 years ago

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Ripper Street - BBC - 12/30/2012 - 10/12/2016

Mystery / Drama (37 episodes)

Running Time: 58 - 76 minutes

Stars:

Matthew Macfadyen as Detective Inspector Edmund Reid

Jerome Flynn as Detective Sergeant, later Detective Inspector, Bennet Drake (Series 1—4)

Adam Rothenberg as Captain Homer Jackson

MyAnna Buring as "Long" Susan Hart/Caitlin Swift Judge

Charlene McKenna as Rose Erskine (later Drake)

Clive Russell as Detective Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline

David Dawson as Fred Best

Amanda Hale as Emily Reid

David Wilmot as Sergeant Donald Artherton

Jonathan Barnwell as Police Constable Dick Hobbs

Lucy Cohu as Deborah Goren

Gillian Saker as Bella Drake

Ian McElhinney as Theodore P. Swift

#Ripper #TV #BBC #2000's #Mystery #Drama #Matthew Macfadyen #Jerome Flyne #Adam Rothenberg #MyAnna Buring #Charlene McKenna

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corpyburd · 7 years ago

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My 1890's name is Mabelle. Born in Ireland but lived in Whitechapel.

She was 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighed around 17 stone. She worked as a labourer in Thames shipyards, as a forewoman navvy at the Whitechapel Brickworks and latterly as a flower seller.

A young Mabelle was sworn in as a special constable during the Irish Riots in August 1875. Regardless of who was to blame, the scuffle descended into a riot that left the authorities shocked and unable to regain control for several hours.

“A great many people were hurt by stone-throwing and other forms of ruffianism. But their injuries, except in a few cases, are not of a serious nature,” added The Star newspaper. The disturbance lasted until midnight and the damage to properties along Dock Street and East Smithfield was considerable.

Fighting resumed the following evening when a mob of around 200-300 entered Leman Street. This time, the authorities were ready. The Commissioner had already spoken with the Chief Inspectors to take the steps required to quell the unrest.

Additional police officers from Whitechapel and Limehouse were drafted in, and 30 Whitechapel locals were sworn in as special constables at Leman Street Police station under Frederick Abberline.

It was at this moment that Mabelle entered history. She and her fellow specials were succesful in driving back the mob across Tower Bridge.

She married and had 2 children but was widowed later. As a flower seller, one of her best customers was a young Detective Sergeant from Leman Street - whom she hankered after for many years!

Random game for my Ripper Street Friends

Use this thing: http://time.com/3856405/baby-name-popularity/#

Find out your 1890’s name - let’s make an army of ridiculous RS OCs

I will go first…

My 1890s name would be: Belle

Belle is a bitch stubborn enough to make her way through medical school in the 1890s. She really hates her co-worker who NEVER WASHES HIS HANDS (she is very surprised to find out that Susan is a reasonably clean person and not dying of whatever pestilence Jackson’s last patient had), has a typical surgeon god like complex and also never want to publish stuff. Reid tried to mansplain her once and it did not ended well. Puts mean nicknames in people. Definitely is friends with Mimi. Dates… no one from the original ripper cast because they are all fuckboys (except Drake - who is kinda too old for her).

She gets involved with H division when medical records from one of her patients becomes necessary to a case. Reid is tempted to swap surgeons but she goes “Nah, I rather work with living people… and besides, Jackson is pretty much unemployable elsewhere”

So, there we have it, folks: H-division’s born too early to be a millennial bratty little sister… now let’s give her some friends xD

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Shrewsbury + News from our partners: Dr Lucy Andrew, Ripperologist, to appear on episodes of Murder Maps

News from our partners University Centre Shrewsbury

Johnny Depp first sparked Dr Lucy Andrew’s interest in serial killers. Dr Andrew is Head of University Centre Shrewsbury’s English Department.

As a teen, she was drawn to the 2001 film about Jack the Ripper, From Hell, for Depp’s portrayal of Inspector Frederick Abberline. While Depp was enjoyable and the film a well-done gruesome murder mystery loosely based on the graphic novel of the same name, Dr Andrew was intrigued by the fact that the Ripper’s identity has never been revealed. Since that viewing, serial killers and criminal fiction have become a thread through Dr Andrew’s education and career.

Dr Andrew said:-

“It is remarkable that 132 years after the brutal murders of at least five women, we are still fascinated by the real man responsible for the deaths. Perhaps if his identity had been known he would have passed out of history and our collective conscience.”

As a Ripperologist – someone who studies the crimes and stories of Jack the Ripper – Dr Andrew appears on the first two episodes of the latest television series of Murder Maps, the first of which aired on Sunday 12 January 2020 and the second this coming Sunday 19 January.

This season, the television show focuses on the Ripper – re-examining his crimes and how the sensationalist press of 1888 shaped the story we know today. Dr Andrew will be joined on the show with fellow Ripperologists, Hallie Rubenhold, who wrote the acclaimed biography of Ripper’s five canonical victims, The Five, and Donald Rumbelow, a former London Metropolitan policeman, who wrote the classic, The Complete Jack the Ripper, which is considered to be the definitive examination of Ripper’s crimes.

Dr Andrew combined her interest in crime with her love of literature, particularly children’s and young adult literature, in her academic studies. Her Masters of Research dissertation was on “Representations of Child Criminals in Contemporary Children’s Literature”. For her PhD, she moved from the depiction of criminals in literature to those investigating them in her book, The Boy Detective in Early British Children’s Literature (Palgrave, 2017).

Dr Andrew is also co-editor of Crime Fiction in the City: Capital Crimes (University of Wales Press, 2013) and co-organiser of the Short Story Network.

Testament to the enduring allure of Ripper mythology, Dr Andrew presented a public lecture on the 130th anniversary of the Ripper killings to a full house, offering a whistle-stop tour of the Ripper in popular culture, exploring why and how we are still fascinated by the killer and questioning whether we should be.

Dr Andrew said:-

“From his earliest origins in print, Jack the Ripper has been a sensational figure – a Gothic monster to terrorise and titillate the masses in equal measure. In the absence of a flesh-and-blood killer, we have created an enduring myth.”

As part of the BA (Hons) English degree programme at UCS, Dr Andrew offers a module on Criminal Fictions. The module traces the origins and development of crime fiction in Britain and America through the changing representation of criminal figures, as well as the evolving relationship between the construction of criminal figures in narratives and real-life social, cultural and political anxieties in society. The module covers a broad swathe of crime narrative forms, including ballads, media reports, short stories, novels, film and television, board games and crime tourism. In addition to Jack the Ripper, the module covers a range of well-known criminal figures, from iconic literary and film figures such as Professor Moriarty, Norman Bates and Hannibal Lecter, to real-life murderers, including Aileen Wuornos and Ted Kaczynski.

Dr Andrew said:-

“Crime fiction is an enduring and pervasive presence in popular culture. Today there is a Jack the Ripper Museum and Ripper walking tours in London and The Joker is a current Oscar and BAFTA contender. Criminal fiction is more prevalent than ever and continues to reflect the fears and fascinations of a conflicted society.”

Dr Andrew recently visited the archives at Bishopsgate Library in London to research Jack the Ripper fiction, as well as factual accounts of the murders. She is currently writing up her findings.

The fifth season of Murder Maps can be viewed Sunday at 7pm on the Yesterday channel, or you can catch up on UKTV play.

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“THE RIPPER LIVES” AUTHOR KEVIN MORRIS’ UNHOLY MISSION TO RESURRECT JACK THE RIPPER IN ELECTRIFYING VICTORIAN GOTHIC MURDER MYSTERY

10-Part Historical Horror Sequel Tells the Story of What Happened After the Murders of the Canonical Five.

By Gerard Edmund Snook

The Fall of 1888 in London's East End has been cemented in history as a time and place of terror. In three short months, five women were horrifically mutilated at the hands of an unknown serial killer. Then, just as he seemingly appeared out of Hell and nightmares, the butcher mystifyingly vanished, never to be heard from again.

"Despite the extraordinary efforts taken to bring the killer to justice, one of my great disappointments with the case was that we lacked the good fortune to give the people an ending, less so the sort it deserved. In turn, those vast and interconnected stories, provided and investigated, go without an ending to this day." ~ Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline

Who was the Ripper? What happened to him? Why did the murders stop? Historical horror thriller The Ripper Lives delivers the answers in a fresh and satisfying take on the century-plus-old murder mystery.

Kevin Morris, author and founder of the publishing house Trilogies of Terror, tells us everything we need to know.

GES: It's been over 135 years since the iconic assailant's last known attack. Why do you think there continues to be a macabre fascination with the case?

KM: The Ripper has become a part of Victorian mythology. He left behind horrific scenes of carnage, unparalleled in their brutality at the time and perhaps since. The killer was never definitively named nor apprehended, and the mystery surrounding his identity has fueled endless speculation by Ripperologists and armchair detectives alike.

GES: The book takes a unique approach to Ripper lore in that it's a sequel to the crimes. Tell me about your decision to go in that direction.

KM: The details of the violent attacks have been retold many times in Victorian gothic murder mysteries as well as in the historical horror films Murder By Decree and From Hell, among others. We weren't interested in rehashing that narrative again, even with a different ending. Instead, we wanted to create a sequel to the official account that brings a fresh perspective to the story.

Horror Fiction vs. Historical Fact

GES: Is the premise of your story something that could have happened?

KM: Anything is possible, and elements of our story could be consistent with actual events, but that wasn't the goal.

GES: What did you learn from your research?

KM: We learned much about Whitechapel and why it was the ideal hunting ground for the Ripper. The East End was nicknamed Darkest London. The crime-ridden streets and the buildings that lined them were black with soot from the factories that dominated the skyline. The air was thick with smog, blocking the moonlight and dimming the street lamps' glow. Fallen women plied their trade in shadowy corners at all hours. Their desperation to earn enough money for shelter and drink caused them to make decisions against their welfare. These circumstances made it relatively easy for the murderer to mutilate bodies and evade capture. Although the police had suspects, there were precious few clues, and there is little contemporary agreement on the lunatic's identity.

GES: The depiction of Jack the Ripper as a gentleman wearing a top hat and cape and carrying a bag has become etched into our collective consciousness. Did this influence the identity of your killer?

KM: That's an interesting question. The image of the unsub to which you refer is an invention that has, over the decades, become widely accepted as accurate. Hence, some readers may view an alternate description of the madman as somehow false, even if it's closer to the truth. Although we were aware of this risk, we decided to stay true to our vision and used a modern profile of the serial killer as our guide in drafting the story. Ultimately, this enhanced the suspense and the terror since the unknown is far more horrific than the familiar.

GES: There have been many theories about the case, and this book will no doubt stir the pot of speculation once again. Some of them, including those implicating the Freemasons, Prince Albert Victor, and Sir William Gull, are occasionally confused as fact. Did you feel it necessary to acknowledge previous theories?

KM: Not really. This book is a fictional sequel to the known facts. It doesn't incorporate the many theories that have been popular in culture. Instead, it's an entirely original account of what happened after the official story ends, and I hope it's very satisfying.

A Bingeworthy 10-Part Victorian Gothic Murder Mystery

GES: How did you establish continuity between your story and the actual events?

KM: Our story commences just after the discovery of the fifth victim's body and even includes scenes from the funeral, so it reads like a natural continuation. The Canonical Five play a posthumous role in the narrative, and a vital new lead is uncovered concerning one of those victims, further connecting the storylines. Fictionalized versions of players in the deranged lunatic's real-life drama, including Superintendent Donald Swanson and Inspector Frederick Abberline, play lead roles in the sequel. Hence, the story is at once familiar yet fresh and new.

GES: What was your inspiration in conceiving this series?

KM: We were inspired to create a narrative incorporating the genres we love to read: Victorian murder mysteries, horror novels, and historical horror books. Some examples include The Alienist by Caleb Carr and The Terror and Drood by Dan Simmons, as well as classic gothic horror, like Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The 10-part limited streaming series based on The Alienist and its sequel, The Angel of Darkness, were also significant influences. Creating a series of short reads that work alone and, when combined, result in a much bigger, more satisfying novel appealed to us. I don't know if that has ever been done in book form, so this may be a first for publishing.

GES: How does your series sustain interest over ten parts?

KM: Each literary episode ends with a cliffhanger that draws the reader deeper into the narrative. It's a formula that we hope people will embrace.

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The year is 1888 and the place is East London. As summer comes to an end the area is rocked by the horrific murders of two ‘working’ girls. The murders are bizarre and violent and the locals are running scared. Welcome then to Whitechapel: Suspects, Lunatics and a Leather Apron an immersive trip into this world.

The experience starts before your actual trip back in time. After booking, the audience members receive various emails giving them information about the murders and the experience they will be going through. Interestingly, among the emails is a disclaimer – something I’ve never had to complete for an immersive production before – which needs to be signed before the adventure begins. At the appointed time, you arrive in a nondescript road in London’s East End standing by a blue door and waiting for kick-off. A friendly local confirms your name – and that you have signed the disclaimer – and away you go.

And that’s about as much as I can say really. Like all immersive theatre, Whitechapel: Suspects, Lunatics and a Leather Apron is an experience that is unique to everyone taking part. What I can tell you is that there is a nice attention to historical detail in the overall presentation and during your roughly two hours trip down memory lane, you will meet people genuinely involved in the Ripper case. So, there is Detective Inspector Edmund Reid of ‘H’ Division, initially charged with investigating the crime until Scotland Yard sent in Detective Inspector Frederick Abberline. Then there is George Akin Lusk, Chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee, which was set up in the wake of the perceived lack of activity of the police. As well as the more famous names, there is John Pizer a local cobbler, unemployed labourer George Hutchinson and even Eliza Waldron, Landlady of the Ten Bells pub. Everyone’s a suspect and everyone has something to hide.

Whitechapel: Suspects, Lunatics and a Leather Apron is a show where you need to be a participant to really get the most from your experience. There is a lot going on and each person will see and hear different things to everyone else. This is one of those shows where you will probably spend hours in the pub discussing the nuances of the case and coming up with your own suspect – remember after 129 years, the Whitechapel Murders are still considered an unsolved case by Scotland Yard. I have to say that over the course of the evening I changed my mind three times as to who the murderer was and, having checked today realised my last suspect couldn’t have done it.

The production standards are pretty high in this show with a nicely created set backed up by atmospheric lighting and sounds – not to mention the old London pea-souper – which added to the overall effect of stepping back in time. This must be a difficult show for the actors, as they are pretty much dealing with a different cast of characters working with them every performance, but I was impressed with the professionalism of each one as they kept the show moving along its course, never breaking character throughout, really living their roles. As a bit of a Jack The Ripper nerd, I would have liked some more historical information – one or two of the characters I had not heard of previously until I looked them up this morning, but that is a minor point really.

Overall, I found Whitechapel: Suspects, Lunatics and a Leather Apron to be a really enjoyable evening. The show is, in part made by its audience and if people come along expecting to have a good old time exploring the seedier side of Victoria’s glorious empire, then they will not be disappointed. There was something going on the whole time and, at times, I wished I had come in a group so we could compare notes and maybe solve the unsolvable crime once and for all.

Review by Terry Eastham

“On the 29th of September 1888, Scotland Yard received a gruesome letter written in red. “Dear boss,” it began. What followed was a gruesome account of a murderer’s plan. A notorious figure who has never been caught. A figure known only by his signature… “Yours truly, Jack the Ripper.””

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sterlinghamilton · 8 years ago

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The Ripper Act 1

FADE IN:

EXT. LONDON SIDE STREET - NIGHT

There is a blanket of mist laying on a street lamp, a single droplet slides down and the flame within flickers like it's about to blown out but doesn't.

The street is quiet save for the odd carriage that drives by, the horse hooves create an echoing CLIP CLOP on the cobblestone street. As for the side, where travelers huddle under their coats and hoods, a taller figure stands out from the rest.

He is merely a shadow but he walks with purpose towards the mouth of an alley, his form growing like a monster as the light plays with his shadowy form.

His black, leather shoes make a distinct sound as the soles hit the ground with each stride.

He turns the corner into the mouth of the alley and disappears. For a solid beat the world is quiet, not the sound of the street is heard, only the faint beat of a heart.

Suddenly a woman's SCREAM erupts from the alley.

CUT TO:

INT. ARRAN'S BEDROOM - DAY

The morning light is shinning through the sheer curtains, shedding light on a four poster double bed with rich maroon covers. The room is spacious with mahogany furniture and a full length mirror on the other side of the room.

ARRAN (24), a blonde haired body with delicate features, once nestled in the confinements of his blankets is awoken by a hand softly shaking his shoulder.

His eyes open and there is TIM (18), the valet, a young boy with dark brown hair and a slender built. He is standing over Arran's bed.

TIM Master Arran, I'm sorry for waking you. But their's been another.

Arran reaches for his glasses. He sits up and puts them on.

ARRAN Another what- another what?

He YAWNS.

Tim holds out a telegram that had been already opened. It is addressed to JAMES WINTERS.

ARRAN (CONT'D) What is this?

Takes the letter from Tim's hand and reads it over.

ARRAN (CONT'D) Dorest Street -- another murder?

SLAPS the letter down on the mahogany dresser.

ARRAN (CONT'D) I have to go out, Tim!

TIM But sir, the Misses expects you to be here and prepared.

Arran is dressing himself and Tim hurries to take over.

ARRAN Oh for the big party? If she knew the first thing about me, she'd understand that a party is just going to have to wait!

He brushes Tim off and walks over to the hook on the wall supporting a dusty, worn over coat that looks a size too big for him. Over his nicely ironed clothes, he drapes himself in it and opens the door.

ARRAN (CONT'D) The Ripper did not wait and neither shall I!

TIM The Ripper wasn't invited, sir.

ARRAN Well that's unfortunate, we'd make him the special guest! Wipe that big, stupid-

Arran turns to the hall only to get up close to his mother's squat and scolding expression. KATE (40), Arran's mother, is a busty woman who has successfully produced two children. Her hair is stacked on her hair in a pleasant up-do, while her dress is tight to her waist and consists of a floral pattern that would make someone dizzy.

ARRAN (CONT'D) Good morning, mummy?

Kate puts her hands on her hips, blocking her son from moving past her.

KATE The only person you should be thinking about inviting is a woman.

ARRAN Will you ever stop with that? There are more important things to obsess about, like the safety of the general public!

KATE And where do you think you're going with that tattered old coat?

Arran clutches the edges of it to his chest protectively.

ARRAN Just for a walk.

KATE You better make sure to be back in time for the celebration!

ARRAN I'm not exactly sure what we're celebrating.

KATE Do you have no care for your old mothers heart? It's your sister's return home from her honeymoon!

She lets him step past her.

ARRAN It's not that I don't care for your heart or my sister, it's just another woman's has stopped last night and I must hurry!

KATE W-What!? Arran Winters, you take that coat off this instant and get back here! You'll never find a wife if you keep avoiding your responsibilities!

EXT. OUTSIDE THE WINTER ESTATE - DAY

The house is attached to another house on each side, the brick is a dark earthy brown with off-white finishing around the windows and doors. There are three levels to the house, along with a small garden in the front.

ARRAN As if I want a wife.

He shuts the door and brushes his concerns off with a full body shake.

Walking down the steps, he puts his foot down on the sidewalk and the world around him takes over his senses.

PAN London's streets, over the roof tops where the black smoke rising into the air and the streets look busy even from above.

EXT. LONDON STREET - DAY

There is a crowd of angry civilian's, newspaper reporters and police officers pushing to either get into the alley or catch a look at the crime scene that is hidden by the shadows of the building.

Arran stands across the street, hands in his coat pocket. He watches with an unreadable expression, looking over the scene before him. Shaking his head, he turns and walks away.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. BUILDING ROOFTOP - DAY

The rooftop is flat and stands alone from the other buildings that are on either side of it.

A HUFF of breath and Arran pulls himself up on top of the roof from a makeshift box stack that dangerously sways beneath his foot.

The edge of the coat suddenly catches on a nail sticking out of the roof tiles. Arran makes a disgruntled sound to pull himself free while the boxes continue to sway.

It is clear he is losing his balance.

ARRAN Whoa, whoa, whoa!

OFFICER Hey!

Arran manages to look over his shoulder where a man in a police uniform is coming down the alley where he is trying to climb up from.

Arran tugs on his coat, urgent to get free.

The officer runs towards the boxes.

OFFICER (CONT'D) Hey! You can't be up there! Get down!

Arran pulls and pulls again, his coat tares and he loses balance.

The Officer backs up.

ARRAN WHOOOA!

Arran falls forward, the boxes tumble to the ground, he barely hangs on then slowly pulls himself up.

The Officer begins to blow his whistle from below.

Arran makes a TSK sound and hurries away. Running across the rooftop to get to the other side.

ARRAN (CONT'D) All I need is a peak, just one peak.

Behind him, the Officer is pulling himself up from a new stack of boxes.

Arran reaches the other side.

Below him is an empty court but no signs of the body.

Arran looks behind him, then to the top of a chimney.

OFFICER Hey you! Stop right there!

Arran bolts to the left and climbs onto the edge of the large chimney.

The Officer is behind him but has stopped. The Officer holds out his hand in a pleading motion for Arran not to continue.

Arran flashes the man a grin before slipping down the shoot.

Inside the chimney is covered in ash, the ash creates a cloud that rises up the top of the chimney.

THE OFFICER LOOKS OVER THE EDGE BUT GETS SOOT IN HIS FACE.

CUT TO:

INT. MILLER'S COURT HOUSE - DAY

The house is plain and vacant of any personal touches. The fireplace is large, unlit with old burnt logs laying on the black grate. There is a bed by the window, the sheets, once white, are now stained a deep crimson whilst a body lay on top. The woman has been untouched by the surrounding officials. Her age is up for question as her appearance is nearly unrecognizable. Her head lay a little off her neck while her insides are on display. The once curly mousy brown hair is soaked into the pillow as the blood dried from the wounds on her face.

Chief Inspector FREDERICK ABBERLINE (43), an older looking man with dark hair and a beard, the grey wistfully reveals itself around his temples. Stands addressing a Younger Officer, while a man bent over a Box style camera. In the corner another man sits sketching out the scene taking place in front of him.

FREDERICK I want a team at the gates as well as the doors. If anyone gets in, they will have to go through us.

The Younger Officer nods respectfully and turns to leave. Not before a strange sound is heard at the fireplace.

Both men look in the direction as a body lands at the base of the pit with a loud CRASH, sending ash scattering across the floor.

The Photographer nearly loses his grip on his camera but clings it to his chest instead.

The Artist in the corner jumps up in surprise, then slowly sinks back down onto his chair, folding a new page over and beginning to draw this new scene.

Arran brushes himself off upon standing and stumbling out of the pit.

ARRAN Quite a drop.

FREDERICK Indeed.

Arran looks up, having not noticed anyone in the room prior. He looks to the Police, the Artist, the Photographer and finally his eyes grow wide at the body.

FREDERICK (CONT'D) That's it! Get him out of here! Bloody journalists always finding new ways to get the scoop.

The Young Officer walks towards Arran but Arran holds his hands up.

ARRAN W -- Wait! It's me! Winters!

FREDERICK James Winters? Aren't you a bit young to be a detective?

ARRAN Well James Winters is my father. I - I'm just here...

He trails off and looks back at the body. Ignoring the Young Officer, he steps towards it, looking entranced.

ARRAN (CONT'D) I can't believe it.

FREDERICK Absolutely frightening.

Frederick nods to the Young Officer who puts a hand on Arran's shoulder.

ARRAN Wait! This is important! She's different!

The Young Officer begins to pull Arran to the door.

FREDERICK Of course it's different, he had all bloody night with her.

ARRAN But you don't understand --

He trips over the edge of the door, the two Officers outside stand up straighter in surprise.

Frederick walks over to the doorway and looks down at Arran.

FREDERICK Children are not permitted near crime scenes, now if you want information, you're just going to have to wait like the rest of the public.

Frederick turns and walks back into the room.

ARRAN I'm not a child.

Arran stands and fixes his oversized coat that is now covered in ash and walks to the gates.

CUT TO:

EXT. LONDON CENTRAL POLICE STATION - DAY

A CARRIAGE DRIVES BY THE FRONT DOOR OF THE STATION.

INT. LONDON CENTRAL POLICE STATION MEETING ROOM - DAY

There is a dusty, old appeal to the building, the windows have been fogged over and a yellow glow is cast by the gas lamps secured to the walls.

On the right of the main door is a built in desk area for the on call officers, ahead of that is a large center area that has benches for people to wait on.

Down the hall are sets of offices with inside and outside facing windows. Detective James Winters is currently in a rental office where there is a single desk with piles of paper on it. In the desk chair sits James Winters (47), he is a handsome man, well kept but the bags under his eyes suggest lack of sleep. He rubs the bridge of his nose where his wired glasses usually sit. Leaning over his desk, he looks like he is about ready to take a nap.

The door SLAMS open and James jerks up.

JAMES Yes sir!

ARRAN I need to get a closer look at that body!

JAMES Oh, it's you. Arran, how many times must I explain to you that you're not on this investigation.

Arran sits down across from James in the wooden chair.

ARRAN I understand that.

JAMES Then why -- hold on. How did you know about the body?

Arran fidgets in his seat.

ARRAN I may or may not have seen the telegram addressed to you this morning.

JAMES Arran Winters!

ARRAN But father! I'm old enough to do this, and you know Scotland Yard is neither closer to the truth than the dimwits at this station.

JAMES Dimwits I'm working with.

ARRAN And from what I saw at the scene today, Jack the Ripper is becoming more aggressive.

JAMES You saw the body?

ARRAN I think he's working up to something. I know he had more time with her, but I think this aggression is leading to something bigger, maybe a bigger target.

JAMES How exactly did you see the body?

ARRAN That isn't the point, father! The point is that --

James let's out a SIGH that interrupts Arran's rant.

JAMES If I give you something, will you just go home? You're mother is probably pulling her hair out with worry.

ARRAN Yes.

James leans forward, lacing his fingers in front of him.

JAMES While you do make a good case, I believe that this last victim is in fact his last.

ARRAN What?

JAMES Now go home!

James stands with a slight groan and begins to shuffle Arran out the door.

ARRAN But, but, but.

JAMES I'll see you this evening.

The door shuts and Arran stares blankly at it before letting out a SIGH and walking away.

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