In the early hours of 3 April, 1888, Emma Smith staggered back to her home at a common lodging house at 18 George Street , Spitalfields. Her face and head were battered and bleeding and her ear was torn. She was also clutching “the lower part of the body.” Ms… You must be a paid …
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Year of the Ripper: Elizabeth Bartlett
Fifty-six-year-old Elizabeth Bartlett was known in her neighbourhood on the Isle of Dogs in east London as a hard working and industrious woman who ran a shop selling cakes and milk. By contrast, her husband Levi Bartlett had earned a reputation for eccentric and sometimes violent behaviour that deteriorated even… You must be a paid …
Year of the Ripper: David Cavalier
At 8.30pm on Sunday, July 8, a 22-month-old boy was playing on the pavement outside his home in Warner Place, Bethnal Green, east London. David Cavalier ought to have been safe. Further down the road two plain clothes policemen were patrolling. There was no traffic and all seemed quiet. Then… You must be a paid …
Year of the Ripper: Henry Talbot
Watney Street market once had more than 100 shops selling cheese, meat, fruit, shoes and clothing at the heart of the East End. One of those businesses was distinguished by a cast iron sign reading ‘J Sainsbury Ltd’, part of a growing enterprise which would become the largest grocery retailer… You must be a paid …