Confirmed Killings
Jack The Ripper was a notoriously unidentified serial killer active in London in 1888. There are eleven total murders he is suspected to have committed, but only five of these cases are officially confirmed. The killer was particularly active in the Whitechapel district of London, which was once fairly impoverished, but has since become quite metropolitan.
Mary Ann Nichols
Mary Ann Nichols's body was discovered by Mrs. Emily Holland (a woman that she had previously shared a bed with at a lodging house) at 3:40am on Friday, the 31st of August, 1888. Her body was found in Buck's Row, which is now known as Durward Street, in Whitechapel. Her throat was severed by two large incisions, one of which completely severed all of the tissue down to the vertebrae. Her vagina had been stabbed twice, and her lower abdomen was partially ripped open, causing her bowels to protrude. There were several other incisions on either side of her abdomen, which had been inflicted by the same knife.
Annie Chapman
One week after Mary Ann Nichols's murder, the body of Annie Chapman was discovered at 6:00am on Saturday, the 8th of September, 1888. Her body was found near the steps behind 29 Hanbury Street, Spitalfields. Similar, to Mary Ann Nichols, Chapman's throat was severed by two deep cuts, abdomen ripped entirely open, and a section of her stomach flesh placed upon her left shoulder. Her small intestines were then removed and placed above her right shoulder. In the autopsy, it was revealed that Chapman's uterus, and sections of her bladder and vagina had been removed.
Elizabeth Stride
Both Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes were killed in the early morning of Sunday, the 30th of September, 1888. Stride's body was discovered at around 1:00am in Dutfield's Yard, off of Burner Street in Whitechapel. In current day, this location is known as Henriques Street. Stride's cause of death was a single, distinct incision across her neck. This incision measured six inches across, and had severed her left carotid artery and her trachea. Her body was absent of any other mutilations, which has lead to confusion as to whether the Ripper was the culprit, or if he was merely interrupted mid-attack.
Catherine Eddowes
Catherine Eddowes was killed the same morning as Elizabeth Stride, on Sunday, the 30th of September, 1888. Eddowes's body was discovered in Mitre Square fourty-five minutes after the discovery of Elizabeth Stride's body. Eddowes's throat was severed and her abdomen cut open by a long, deep wound. Her intestines were then placed over her right shoulder, and her left kidney and the major part of her uterus were removed. Her face was disfigured-- her nose severed, cheek slashed, and two cuts, one a quarter of an inch, and the other an inch and a half incised through each of her eyelids. There was also a triangular incision on each of her cheeks.
Mary Jane Kelly
The body of Mary Jane Kelly was discovered at 10:45am on Friday, the 9th of November, 1888. Kelly's body was extensively mutilated, with her face having been disfigured beyond recognition, her throat severed down to the spine, and her abdomen almost entirely emptied of its organs. Her uterus, kidneys, and one breast were placed beneath her head, and another one of her organs was placed beside her foot. The rest of her organs, and sections from her abdomen and thighs were strewn about the bed and placed upon her bedside table. Her heart was missing from the scene of the crime.