3624 x 2415 px | 30,7 x 20,4 cm | 12,1 x 8,1 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
30 octobre 2012
Lieu:
Whitechapel, East London, UK
Informations supplémentaires:
See C8XRC7 OR C8XRCW OR C8XRDH for the burial location of Catherine Eddowes. There are many 'facts' associated with the Ripper and his victims so I must state the basis of the "facts" of this image. The group seen here were completing a tour of the Jack the Ripper locations with a guide. I think I overheard the guide telling the group that the body of Catherine Eddowes was found out of frame to the left (about 10m away) but I had that morning seen a series of police sketches of the crime scene in The Royal London Museum which indicated that the body was found right where they are standing (I have been to this site before with a different source book and that indicated the body was found where the group are standing as well). ""Jack the Ripper" is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to be the murderer, that was disseminated in the media. The letter is widely believed to have been a hoax, and may have been written by a journalist in a deliberate attempt to heighten interest in the story. Other nicknames used for the killer at the time were "The Whitechapel Murderer" and "Leather Apron"." "Opinions vary as to whether these murders should be linked to the same culprit, but five of the eleven Whitechapel murders, known as the "canonical five", are widely believed to be the work of the Ripper. The canonical five Ripper victims are Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly." Wikipedia info
