Ripper Records: An Archive of Jack the Ripper and the 1888 Whitechapel Murders

Items

• Death Certificate of Annie Chapman
  A death certificate from the Spitalfields sub-district of Whitechapel.
• "East End Outrages: Another Brutal Murder. Mutilation of the Victim, Panic in Whitechapel, Special Details"
  This article clipping from "The Observer", a liberal London newspaper, reports the murder of the second of the five canonical Ripper victims, Annie Chapman. It shares many details of the crime scene, the timeline of the murder and subsequent investigation, and interviews with some who knew Chapman.
• "Dear Boss" letter
  A letter, written in red ink, mailed to the Central News Agency between September 25-27, 1888, and then sent to Scotland Yard (London Metropolitan Police), claims responsibility for the murder of Annie Chapman and includes details from the crime scene that were not known by the public. The content of the message and threats of future victims implied that the author of the note could be the real killer. The famous pseudonym "Jack the Ripper" comes from the signature line on this letter.