Criminality

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Title : Poster and cartoon referring to Jack the Ripper, various sources, including the Illustrated Police News and police reports, 1888.

Keywords:Cartoon. Police. Jack the Ripper. Prostitution. Murder. Photography.

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Introduction

Post-mortem photos and drawings of canonical Ripper victims - Mary Ann Nichols (d. 31 August 1888), Annie Chapman (d. 8 September 1888), Catherine Eddowes (d. 30 September 1888) - and of possible Ripper victims - Martha Tabram (d. 7 August 1888) and Alice McKenzie (d. 31 August 1888).

The two other canonical Ripper victims are: Elizabeth Stride (d. 30 September 1888), and Mary Jane Kelly (d. 9 November 1888). Several cartoons and drawings from the Illustrated Police News. www.casebook.org is an excellent website with many primary documents, including police and newspaper reports.

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