The Canonical Five of Jack the Ripper
From what I understand, the first victim of Jack the Ripper was Mary Ann Nichols. Her body was discovered Friday, August 31, 1888. She was found at Buck’s Row, Whitechapel London.
Her throat was severed by 2 deep cuts; her abdomen was open by a deep jagged wound. There were several other cuts on her abdomen by the same knife.
Modus operandi
Prostitute
She was killed at night
Killed close to a weekend
Killed at or near the end of the month
The only difference in this first murder victim was that she wasn’t missing any organs.
Police surgeon Thomas Bond wrote in a report that according to his investigations that she was definitely one of Jack the Ripper’s victims.
Even though Arizona territory was suppose to be ‘rough and tough’, these murders left everyone shaken.
Geri