• Born Mary Ann Walker on August , 1845

• At the time of her death she was guessed to be about 30-35 but she was nearly 44 years old

• Was killed August 31, 1888• When found at her death she was

missing five teeth, had a slight laceration on her tongue, there was an incision below her jaw that severed all her tissues down to the vertebrae

• She was buried September 6, 1888

• Annie Chapman was born Eliza Ann Smith in September, 1841

• She was 45 years old at the time of her death

• She was killed September 8, 1888• When she was found her face was

swollen and the body was terribly mutilated

• ,there were two clean cuts on the left side of the spine and the abdomen was entirely laid open

• She was buried September 14, 1888

• Elizabeth Stride was born Elisabeth

Gustafsdotter on November 27, 1843

• When she died she was 45 years old• She was Killed September 30, 1888• When she was found her throat had

been gashed open with many other small cuts on the body

• She was buried October 6, 1888

• Catherine Eddowes was born on April 14, 1842

• She used many alias’s including Mary Ann Kelly

• She also died September 30, 1888• When she was found her throat

was also slit and her face was severely mutilated

• She was Buried October 8, 1888

• Mary Jane Kelly was Born in 1863• She was approximately 25 years

old when she died• She was killed on November 9,

1888• She was found naked on the bed

extremely mutilated all over her body

• She was buried November 19, 1888

• Prince Albert was born in 1864 and was one of the most famous suspects in the jack the ripper trials

• While he was growing up he was considered a slow child there were some unconfirmed reports that he was mildly retarded

• During the time of the murders there were no actual theories that linked him to the murders

• One theory is that Prince Albert was infected with syphilis and this disease drove h8im to insanity which is what made him commit these murders

• One other theory is that Jack the ripper was not a man at all but a woman

• Caroline Maxwell was the central suspect in this theory

• She had admitted to seeing Mary Kelly not only once but twice several hours before she was murdered

• She could describe vividly every item of clothing that Mary Kelly was wearing that night

• This theory became known as Jill the ripper or the mad midwife

• Some people believe a midwife would also have the knowledge of anatomy that the killer would have had to posses

• Carl Feigenbaum was believed to have committed many different murders across the United States and Europe

• He was the 19th man to be strapped to the electric chair and killed in prison for the death of a widow woman

• He was believed to be Jack the ripper because he was extremely intelligent and crafty

• He also had admitted that he was suffering from a “disease of passion” that makes him want to kill and mutilate every woman who crosses his path

• William Henry was born in 1859• He was hanged in April of 1889

for the murder of his wife Ellen• The first suspicion of him being

Jack the ripper was because of the coordinating stab wounds from the victims and his wife Ellen

• Also his wife was a former prostitute but there has never been any strong evidence to link him to the murders

• David Cohen was born in 1865 and died in 1889 from “exhaustion of mania”

• He was first suspected in 1894 because he was stated as a Polish Jew who was insane and spent many years in solitary

• He also was known to have a great hatred towards women especially the prostitutes and strong homicidal tendencies

• He was committed to an insane asylum right around the time that the murders stopped

• Thomas Arnold was born 1835.• 1855 : Joined Metropolitan Police then resigns so as to fight in

the Crimean War.

• 1856 : Rejoined the police, warrant number 35059. He served

most of his career in the East End. • 1856 : Rejoined the police, warrant number 35059. He served

most of his career in the East End. • 1887 : Involved in the Lipski Case• 1888 : Head of H Division (Whitechapel) at the time of the

murders.

• 1903 : Jan 19 - Retired.

HELSON, Inspector Joseph Henry • Born : 1845• Part of J Division, Bethnal

Green. Warrant no. 51389.

• Involved in the investigations into the deaths of Mary Ann Nichols and Annie Chapman, as well as the investigation into John Pizer.

NEIL, P.C. John

• Born : 1850, County Cork.

• 1875 : Joined Metropolitan Police, Warrent no. 59168. J Division, Bethnal Green.

• 1897 : Resigned due to an injury.