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

Items

• "The Whitechapel Murder: The Inquest and Verdict"
  This article clipping from "The Standard" reports the events of the inquest into Ripper victim Mary Jane Kelly's murder in November 1888. It recounts updates on the London Metropolitan Police's progress in the case, as well as testimony from the coroner and witnesses (many of whom were neighbors of Kelly's at Miller's Court). Testimony from Ripper suspect Joseph Barnett was included in this inquest as well, helping to bring about a final verdict that the body at Miller's Court did in fact belong to Kelly.
• "The Whitechapel Murder: The Inquest; Further Details"
  This article clipping from "The Reading Observer" details the inquest into the murder and crime scene of Mary Jane Kelly, which presented evidence for Joseph Barnett's suspected involvement in the murder. The article also presents evidence from other witnesses in the inquest, many of whom were acquaintances of the victim. Barnett lived with Kelly until shortly before her death and has been considered a suspect or person of interest in the case since November 1888.
• Death Certificate of Mary Jane Kelly
  A death certificate from the Spitalfields sub-district of Whitechapel.
• "The Seventh Murder in Whitechapel"
  This article clipping from "The Pall Mall Gazette", a radical British newspaper, describes the life, murder, and investigation of Mary Jane Kelly (the "last victim" of the Ripper's "canonical five"). The article both reports the horrific details of her crime scene and attempts to illustrate the harsh quality of life experienced by Kelly and others around her in the Whitechapel district of London. It ends with some consideration of possible trends in the murderer's behavior, as determined by comparisons between Kelly's killing and the other murders previously attributed to the Ripper.
• "Portrait Sketches of Supposed Whitechapel Monster and Incidents in the Case"
  The front page of one of the earliest British tabloids, "The Illustrated Police News", reporting on the killing of Mary Kelly and possible suspects in the case.
• "The Seventh Horrible Murder by the Monster of the East End"
  The front page of one of the earliest British tabloids, "The Illustrated Police News", reporting on a seventh killing attributed to Jack the Ripper.