At seven o’clock on the morning of 12 September 1888, a railway worker was inspecting the tracks through the Belsize tunnel in north London when he spotted a body lying next to the wall. Most of its head was missing and bits of brain and bone matter were scattered nearby.… You must be a paid …
Category archives: Historical Murders
Year of the Ripper: Jane Mulchay
On 5 November, 1888, PC Herbert Lee was on duty in Marylebone Lane when he saw a woman lying on a doorstep. In her arms was baby. Approaching them, PC Lee noticed the child was dressed only in a nightshirt. He told the woman that she should wrap her baby… You must be a paid …
Year of the Ripper: John Shorting
In the late 19th Century the English guzzled down an average of one gallon of spirits, 40 gallons of wine and 30 gallons of beer every year (and it had actually decreased since the 1870s). One of those enjoying alcohol on 28 May 1888 was John Shorting, a 42 year-old… You must be a paid …
Year of the Ripper: Michael Rumbold
On Thursday 24 May 1888, two young couples set off for a walk to Regent’s Park. There was Joseph Rumbold, a 21 year-old printer, and his date Elizabeth Lee, her cousin Emily Lee and a colleague of Joseph’s called Alonzo Burns. The entered the park by York Gate, just down… You must be a paid …
Year of the Ripper: Lucy Clark
The home of Lucy Clark was decorated with all the trappings of an illustrious career – Dresden china, antiques, fine clothing and jewellery. Pride of place on the mantelpiece was a signed portrait of Lady Lonsdale, Gladys Lowther, the daughter of Sidney Herbert, the late Conservative MP and supporter of… You must be a paid …