Jack The Ripper Flashcards
Mary Nichols
31 august 1888
First victim
Throat cut
Abdomen cut
Annie Chapman
8 September 1888
Strangles
Throat cut
Intestines pulled out of body
Eliza the stride and Catherine eddowes
30 September 1888
Stride was found first, throat cut only, possibly interrupted
Eddowes badly mutilated and disembowelled, cut at the face, taken pat of nose and ear
Mary Kelly
9 nov 1888
Wort case
Taken place in her room
Parts of body completely cut own and thrown around the room
What did the police code state for what the constable had to do, when coming accross a crime scene?
Keep area clear until a detective or inspector arrives and makes a careful note of the crime scene
What was the importance of observation?
Helped figure out hoe he killed them Blood was never on the front Strangled Killed Then mutilated
Why wasnt a carful observation always possible - Mary Nichols story
Instead. waiting for inspector, the doctor called for an ambulance, so he wasnt able to make a detailed acct but found out she had been disembowelled
How was photography used to find jtr
Photographs documented Mary Kelly’s murder, but pics were bad
There was limited use of photography
How was sketches used for the jtr case
Today sketches are used from witness statements but then sketch was used to draw the position of Catherine eddowes body before she was moved
Newspaper also produced several sketches of JTR
How were dogs used?
Blood hounds were hoped to be used to find he murdered for Mary Kelly’s case
Charles warren ordered their use trial went well but it didn’t work out in the end
How was autopsy used for the JTR case?
For Elizabeth stride he person in charge of the noticed that her face was still warm, and her throat was slit not ripped, so police figured killer was interrupted and killing was recent
Most important observation was body temp 2 docs at guy’s hospital reduced tables that showed how quickly the body lost heat, but most common practice was just feeling arms
What identification techniques were used
- main was police taking notes from witnesses e.g. Mathew Parker claimed to have sewn stride before murdered, but this was not always reliable, as ppl could be lying
- identification sketches were only just developing and use of fingerprint was suggested but not used until early twentieth century
- identity parades were used from the beginning, not successful but helped rule out suspects
- first use of criminal profiles, gathered all info to figure out who took look one for - Thomas bond made the. Report for JTR
Use of interviews and follow up clues
- questioned over 2000 people, searches houses, workhouses, lodgings
- posters used
- INSOECTOR chandler for chapmans murder
- inspector abberline arrested a person in Kent who was seen to be at the crime scene
- police followed up 200 lines of enquiry and arrested 80 people, but all led to nothing
How did sensationalism make it harder
News was very exaggerated, they added more murders that were not committed by JTR
What was the story of the missing grapes?
Parker was interviewed by police and claimed to see nothing for strides death, but after talking to reporters he claimed he had spoken to stride and a male companion, grapes mentioned made no appearance any where else so police did not trust him
