Stride was killed on Berner Street, Whitechapel, on September 30, 1888.
There is no historical record or evidence to suggest that Elizabeth Stride, who was a victim of Jack the Ripper, died by any means other than being murdered. She was found dead with her throat cut in the early hours of September 30, 1888, in Whitechapel, London. The identity and motive of Jack the Ripper remain unknown.
Elizabeth Stride, a victim of Jack the Ripper in 1888, was found with a single deep throat cut and no other significant injuries. Her body showed no signs of mutilation, which was unusual compared to other Ripper victims. This has led to speculation that her murder may have been committed by a different perpetrator or under different circumstances than the others.
For those who have seriously studied the crimes of JTR it is obvious that Frances Coles was also a victim of this famous killer. Coles worked as a prostitute and was found murdered on February 13, 1891, in Swallows Garden, Whitechapel. Although Coles did not suffer the horrible mutilations that most other Ripper victims did, the crimes are too similar to dismiss. Her murder is reminiscent of Elizabeth Stride's on September 30, 1888. Stride was the first in the 'double event', so called because the Ripper struck twice, Catherine Eddows was killed less than an hour after Stride, and had no time for the telling mutilations that other victims suffered. Many serial killers will pick victims that may resemble each other. Coles was very similar in physical appearence to the other victims, she worked as a prostitute in the Whitechapel district and unfortunately for her, somehow on that February night she crossed paths with Jack The Ripper.
These are just the 5 victims that were originally thought to be the Ripper's only victims. We now know there were many more. Mary Ann Nichols-Buck's Row Annie Chapman-#29 Hanbury St. Elizabeth Stride-Berner St. Katherine Eddows-Mitre Square Mary Kelly-#13 Miller's Court Message on the wall-Goulston St. This was the infamous message on the wall found just a short distance from the Chapman murder scene. It was erased on the orders of Comm. Warren and caused an uproar from everyone, but mostly from fellow officers.
Anthony Hardy is the serial killer known as The Camden Ripper. Hardy killed 3 women in London, he was found guilty on all counts and is now serving 3 life sentences.
The records states 5 murder victims. Some have reasons to believe that the first victim was really Martha Tabram who was murdered Tuesday, August 7, 1888, and there are important considerations for questioning whether Stride was a Ripper victim. Just forty-five minutes after the body of Elizabeth Stride had been discovered, the body of a second prostitute, Catherine Eddowes, was found. Catherine Eddowes look as a ripper victim but Stride did not. Philip Sugden wrote in his book, The Complete History of Jack the Ripper, "There is no simple answer. In a sentence: at least four, probably six, just possibly eight." We can also consider more victims to the ripper.//Without a doubt, Jack The Ripper killed more than the original five victims that are associated with this case. Martha Tabram may or may not have been the first victim, or she may have been his second or third. Due to the very nature of serial murder, there is usually an escalation of some sort as the killer moves from one victim to the next. This is obvious with the crimes of JTR. The mutilations became increasingly horrific with each woman he killed.Elizabeth Stride, the first in the 'double event' was not mutilated for a very good reason. The killer had only enough time to cut her throat before he was interrupted by a pedestrian. Had he stayed even a few more moments he would have been caught. This was bad news for Catherine Eddows who was murdered less than an hour later. The Ripper did find the time to mutilate Eddows. He destroyed her face almost to being unrecognizable. The victim count for Jack The Ripper is most likely closer to twelve or thirteen which included the murder of Francis Coles in 1891.//Only you would think that coming close to being identified, the ripper would run finding another victim so quickly. Any ways, the doubt exists.
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The 19th century serial killer known as Jack The Ripper killed at least 6 women, all working as prostitutes in London's east end district known as Whitechapel. Since this famous killer was never caught there are differing opinions as to how many victims he really had. I will list the victims that most likely are the Ripper's victims. Martha Tabram was found murdered on August 7, 1888. Mary Ann 'Polly' Nichols, found murdered in the early morning hours of August 31, 1888. On September 8, 1888 Annie Chapman was found with her throat cut and disembowelled, at least one organ taken. Next was what is known as the 'double event'. Elizabeth Stride was murdered on September 30, 1888, less than an hour later and less than 1 mile from Stride's body, Catherine Eddows was found, throat slit and severely mutilated. On November 9, 1888, Mary Jane Kelly was found murdered and mutilated beyond recognition. The only known photo of Kelly was taken by police at her rented room in 13 Miller's Court, Whitechapel. Every organ had been removed from her body cavity with the exception of her brain. Her heart must have been taken by the Ripper because it was never found. For reasons that are unclear, interest in the Ripper and his crimes seemed to fade after the murder of Mary Kelly. That does not mean that the killer was finished. There were a number of murders consistant with the Ripper's other crimes but were barely reported in the papers of the day. Other victims that are not generally known to the public are Alice McKenzie, an unidentified mutilated body known as the Pinchin Street Corpse found on September 10, 1889, dismembered body parts found on December 13, 1889, the body of Frances Coles, a prostitute working in the Whitechapel district, on February 13, 1891. More dismembered female body parts found in June 1902, and the body of prostitute Emily Dimmock, Camden Town, in 1907. As is true for most serial killers, Jack The Ripper did not stop killing. It was reported erroneously that Mary Kelly was his last victim. Far from it. These kinds of killers will continue to kill unless they are caught, they are incarcerated, they become sick and infirm and/or die, or they just get too old and the urge to kill decreases over years as they slip into old age. This is the most likely scenario for the killer known Saucy Jack, aka, Jack The Ripper.
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Although not originally thought to have been the victim of Jack the Ripper, Frances Coles death on Friday 13, 1891 had many similarites with the previous Whitechapel victims. PC Ernest Thompson was walking his beat and had passed the spot where Coles body was found around 15 minutes later. He testified that the body had not been there. He also claimed to have heard a man's footsteps walking in the opposite direction as he came upon the body. It is true that Coles did not receive the horrible wounds as other Ripper victims but in light of the fact that PC Thompson heard footsteps it was more than likely this was the killer leaving the scene. This is very similar to the murder of Elizabeth Stride, found with her throat sliced to the vertibrae yet no futher mutilations. The Ripper was interrupted at the Berner St. crime scene and barely escaped undiscovered. I believe this is exactly what happened in the Coles murder. Lastly, while not exactly scientific, the striking resemblance of many of the Ripper's victims is evident, this includes Frances Coles. The opinions of the men who hunted the hunter, detectives at Scotland Yard, were confident Coles murder was a Ripper crime.
Yes, Elizabeth the first of England killed lots of Catholics. She even had "priest hunts" during her reign, in which priests were found, gathered, and martyred. She also killed lay Catholics. Anyone who was Catholic she would have killed.
You are talking about The Goulston Street graffito. This is the name given to some writing on a wall that was found beside a clue in the Whitechapel murders investigation.It was found at 108-119 Wentworth Model Dwellings, by PC Alfred Long on 30 Sunday 1888. This chalk-written message has been the subject of many a debate both as to its relevance if written by the Ripper and as to whether it was written by Jack the Ripper at all. Some have theorized that the message was written prior to Mrs Eddowes murder and quite possibly, Mrs Stride's murder, which of course, occurred prior to the Mitre Square tragedy on the same night. It is a matter of opinion, rather than fact, that the Ripper was illiterate or unskilled in English. There is no certainty that the Goulston Street writing was the work of Jack the Ripper.