Historic Newspapers: Jack the Ripper

All of the newspapers shown here include content related to the Whitechapel murders by the criminal known as "Jack the Ripper."  They are all contemporary reports found in the best newspaper title to be had for these events, The Times of London. They are not reproductions of any kind. Rather, they were the very issues potentially held with trembling hands by those who walked through the streets of London during this horrific sequence of killings.
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  • Investigating "Jack the Ripper"...   Lengthier than most...
    Item #705452
    THE TIMES, London, England, Oct. 11, 1888  

    * Jack the Ripper Whitechapel murders
    * Best title to be had (very rare as such)


    During the last half of 1888 the East End of London, primarily the Whitechapel district, was terrorized by a murderer who came to be known as Jack The Ripper. His infamous & brutal crime spree... Read full description  
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  • Suspect questioned & released...  Funeral services for a victim...
    Item #716155
    (Sold - No longer available for sale) THE TIMES, London, England, Nov. 19, 1888  "Jack the Ripper" reports were common in the latter half of 1888, capturing the interest of people on both sides of the Atlantic as evidenced by the reports in many newspapers in the United States. It was the international "sensation" of... Read full description  

    Item from our most recent catalog - #365 - released for April, 2026

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  • Life in 1903 - "Jack the Ripper", Bandits, Fires, Murders...
    Item #702824
    MEMPHIS MORNING NEWS, Tennessee, Dec. 21, 1903  The front page has an abundance of bad news: "Jack The Ripper... Ghastly Find In A Hotel" (an early 1900's version of "click bait"), "No Safety for Americans" (in Columbia), "Thieves Rob Jail", "Killed All His Family",... Read full description  
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  • Peter Kurten indictments.. The Vampire of Düsseldorf...
    Item #688790
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 2, 1931

    * Peter Kurten indictments
    * German serial killer - rapist
    * Vampire of Dusseldorf - monster


    The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "'JACK THE RIPPER' MUST FACE TRIAL FOR 13 MURDERS" with subhead. (see)
    Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small... Read full description  
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  • Walter Sickert (Jack the Ripper?) death....
    Item #661178
    NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, January 24, 1942.

    * Walter Richard Sickert death
    * English Impressionist painter
    * The real "Jack The Ripper" ?


    Page 19  has a one column heading: "W. R. Sickert, 81, Famed Artist, Dies" with subhead. (see) Some believe him to be the real "Jack the Ripper".
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