Mary Ann Nichols Murder

It was a quiet night in the peaceful streets and alleys of Whitechapel district. In 1888, between August through November, at least five women-all who were labeled as prostitutes, were killed. The way the girls were killed was shocking. They had slashed throats and many other wounds on the body. These girls would be found from late at night to early in the morning, and some of them would be found right after the murder took place. Their bodies would still be warm. Mary Ann Nichols was one of the very first prostitutes to be found and killed. She was forty-five years old, and cared for five children. She was also an alcoholic, which caused her to lose her husband, and now she had to provide for all of her children. She worked on the street as a

“One of the earliest suspects was a young medical student, John Saunders. Little is known about him, except that he became insane and died in an asylum” (The Jack the Ripper Tour). They also ranged from all different types of ages, and even nationalities. “Another early police suspect was Michael Ostrog, who was described as a “Russian doctor” and a convict, who was frequently detained in a lunatic asylum.” (The Jack the Ripper Tour). They also drafted additional police officers to find this man, but that was no help. He was still on the run, and he was smart about it. They suspected a lot of different people, and they had the main suspects, but no one to blame. The police went through a lot of men and through a lot of evidence sent in from people and even Jack himself. They were never actually able to pinpoint anyone, or figure out who was behind all these horrid killers. It was even harder for them because they had no other evidence of an appearance to continue the case to find this killer. Even as a hundred years have passed, the case is still a mystery and Jack the Ripper may never be