Jack the Ripper's first victim...

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September 03, 1888

THE TIMES, London, Sept. 3, 1888

* Jack The Ripper 1st murder
* Mary Ann Nichols
* Whitechapel London England

"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 the era, and a case which was never conclusively solved. Not surprisingly, issues of the respected "Times" newspaper from London are the most sought after, being the primary source for Jack the Ripper reports.
Page 12 has a report headed: "The Whitechapel Murder" which takes over a full column. Part of the report includes: "Up to a late hour last evening the police had obtained no clue to the perpetrator of the latest of the three murders...The murder...of the woman now known as Mary Ann Nichols, has so many points of similarity with the murder of two other women in the same neighbourhood...All three women were of the class called 'unfortunates'..." and more. Included is an interview with the victim's father (see).
Mary Ann Nichols was one of the "generally accepted" victims of Jack the Ripper, and in fact the first. Others are alleged Ripper victims but they lack a conclusive link.
Complete in 16 pages, in nice, clean condition.

Category: Post-Civil War