About: Saucy Jacky postcard About: Saucy Jacky postcard An Entity of Type : WikicatPostcards , from Named Graph : , within Data Space : dbpedia.org The "Saucy Jacky" postcard is the name of a message received in 1888, which claims to have been written by the serial killer now known as Jack the Ripper. Because so many hoax letters were received by Scotland Yard, the press and others, it is not known definitively if this was an authentic letter written by the Whitechapel killer. It did contain information that was compelling enough to lead investigators to publish a facsimile of the communication in hopes that someone might recognize the handwriting. Property abstract The "Saucy Jacky" postcard is the name of a message received in 1888, which claims to have been written by the serial killer now known as Jack the Ripper. Because so many hoax letters were received by Scotland Yard, the press and others, it is not known definitively if this was an authentic letter written by the Whitechapel killer.

It did contain information that was compelling enough to lead investigators to publish a facsimile of the communication in hopes that someone might recognize the handwriting. (en) La postal Saucy Jacky (en español: Jacky el Descarado) es el nombre atribuido a un mensaje recibido en 1888, que supuestamente fue escrito por el asesino en serie hoy día conocido como Jack el Destripador, aunque también cabe la posibilidad de que fuera una broma pesada o bien parte de un plan tal vez urdido por algún medio de prensa o por algún periodista. En realidad no se sabe a ciencia cierta si esa postal es apócrifa o si fue realmente escrita por el llamado asesino de Whitechapel. (es) La carte postale « Saucy Jacky », reçue le 1er octobre 1888, est le nom donné à un écrit dans lequel son auteur s'accuse d'être le tueur en série aujourd'hui connu sous le nom de « Jack l'Éventreur ».

À cette époque, Scotland Yard, la presse et d'autres institutions britanniques recevaient tellement de courriers qui n'étaient le plus souvent que des canulars, qu'il est encore aujourd'hui impossible de savoir si la carte postale est de la main de l'un des meurtriers qui a sévi dans le district de Whitechapel. Cependant, son contenu était suffisamment étoffé pour inciter les enquêteurs à publier un fac-similé dans l'espoir que quelqu'un identifie son auteur. Le texte de la carte postale était : Oblitérée le 1er octobre 1888 et reçue le même jour par la Central News, la carte postale indique que deux personnes seront assassinées presqu'en même temps : « double event this time ». Elizabeth Stride et Catherine Eddowes, deux victimes présumées de Jack l'Éventreur, furent tuées au petit matin du 30 septembre. Une partie d'une oreille d'Eddowes fut trouvée près de son corps et son visage avait été mutilé.

Quelques auteurs ont affirmé que la carte postale fut expédiée avant que les deux meurtres ne soient mentionnés dans la presse, il aurait donc été impossible que son expéditeur soit au courant de ces deux crimes. Cependant, elle avait été oblitérée plus de 24 heures après les meurtres, les détails étaient donc largement connus des journalistes et des habitants du coin. Plus tard, la police annonça avoir identifié l'auteur de la lettre « Dear Boss » et de la carte postale, un journaliste. La lettre « Dear Boss » et la carte postale disparurent des dossiers du Metropolitan Police Service. La première fut retrouvée en 1988, alors que la dernière ne l'est toujours pas. (fr) De "Saucy Jacky"-briefkaart is de naam van een brief die in 1888 ontvangen werd. Die brief was mogelijk geschreven door de seriemoordenaar Jack the Ripper.

Omdat zo veel hoaxbrieven zijn ontvangen door onder meer Scotland Yard en de pers, is het onbekend of dit een authentieke brief van de Whitechapel-moordenaar was. De informatie die in de brief stond was reden genoeg voor de onderzoekers om er een kopie van openbaar te maken, in de hoop dat iemand het handschrift zou kunnen identificeren. De tekst van de brief is in gebrekkig Engels gesteld, en luidt: In het Nederlands vertaald, bij benadering: De briefkaart, gestempeld en ontvangen op oktober 1 1888, meldt dat twee slachtoffers bijna tegelijkertijd gedood worden: "dubbele gebeurtenis deze keer". Elizabeth Stride en Catherine Eddowes worden gedood in de ochtend van 30 september, en een deel van Eddowes' oor was op plaats delict gevonden als resultaat van gezichtsmutilaties die de misdadiger had uitgevoerd.

Sommige auteurs hebben beweerd dat de brief was verstuurd voor de moorden werden gepubliceerd, maar de brief was gestempeld één dag nadat de moorden plaats hadden gevonden, toen details al bekendgemaakt waren aan verslaggevers en bewoners van het gebied. Later heeft de politie gemeld dat ze een specifieke verslaggever hebben geïdentificeerd als auteur van dit bericht en ook de eerdere Dear Boss-brief. In de jaren na de Rippermoorden is de Saucy Jacky-briefkaart uit het politiearchief verdwenen, vermoedelijk als souvenir gestolen. Alleen een kopie blijft nog over. De Dear Boss-brief was ook verdwenen maar werd in 1988 weer teruggevonden. (nl) Karta pocztowa „Zuchwały Kuba” – nazwa nadana wiadomości, której autor podawał się za niezidentyfikowanego wiktoriańskiego seryjnego mordercę znanego jako Kuba Rozpruwacz.

Jej autentyczność jest kontrowersyjna, może być jedną z wielu fałszywek, który dotarły wtedy do biura Scotland Yardu. Mimo wszystko funkcjonariusze opublikowali faksymile listu, w nadziei, że ktoś po charakterze pisma rozpozna nadawcę. Oryginalna treść pocztówki brzmiała: Polskie tłumaczenie: List został ostemplowany datą 1 października 1888. Dzień wcześniej w nocy z 30 września doszło do morderstwa Elizabeth Stride oraz Catharine Eddowes. Wiadomość mówi o „podwójnym wydarzeniu”, co wydaje się być aluzją do tych zbrodni. Niektórzy utrzymują, że została ona wysłana przed nagłośnieniem przez prasę zabójstw, co świadczy o jej autentyczności, wątpliwe jest bowiem by żartowniś mógł posiadać na ich temat taką wiedzę.

Jednak data stempla pocztowego świadczy, że list został wysłany co najmniej dobę od morderstw, kiedy już dziennikarze i mieszkańcy okolicy znali wiele szczegółów ich dotyczących. Później policjanci twierdzili, że zidentyfikowali dziennikarza, będącego autorem karty pocztowej „Zuchwały Kuba” oraz listu „Drogi szefie”. Oryginalna pocztówka nie przetrwała do dzisiaj, zachowały się tylko jej faksymile. Prawdopodobnie została zabrana na pamiątkę przez odchodzącego na emeryturę któregoś z policjantów zaangażowanych w śledztwo. (pl) O cartão-postal Saucy Jacky (em português, Insolente Jacky) é o nome de uma mensagem recebida em 1888, que alega ter sido escrita pelo assassino em série agora conhecido como Jack, o Estripador.

Pelos envios de tantas cartas hoax para a Scotland Yard, a imprensa e outros, não se sabe se este cartão-postal foi definitivamente escrito pelo assassino de Whitechapel. Contêm informações que foram convincentes o suficiente para levar aos investigadores a publicar um fac-símile da comunicação na esperança de que alguém pudesse reconhecer a escrita à mão. (pt) Открытка дерзкого Дже́ки (англ. Saucy Jacky postcard)) — название, которым обозначают открытку, предположительно отправленную серийным убийцей Джеком Потрошителем.В штемпеле на открытке указана дата 1 октября 1888 года. А в ночь на 30 сентября были убиты Элизабет Страйд и Кэтрин Эддоус.

Есть вероятность, что письмо было отправлено сразу после убийств, но штемпель, указывающий, что письмо прибыло на почту более чем сутки спустя после умерщвления женщин, даёт основания считать, что открытка могла быть написана и значительно позже, когда некоторые обстоятельства преступлений могли уже узнать журналисты. Почерк, которым написано послание, похож на почерк присланного ранее письма «Дорогой начальник…».Считается, что фраза в открытке «теперь двое» намекает, что две жертвы — были убиты близко друг к другу и вскоре одна за другой.

Этого хватило, чтобы полиция снова решила опубликовать изображение открытки, понадеявшись, что кто-нибудь опознает почерк автора.Позже сотрудники полиции утверждали, что установили личность журналиста — автора мистификаций, который, по их заявлению, является и автором письма «Дорогой начальник».Как и в случае с письмом «Дорогой начальник…», открытка была похищена через несколько лет из полицейского архива. Но в отличие от «письма начальнику», открытка Дерзкого Джеки не была возвращена. (ru) comment The "Saucy Jacky" postcard is the name of a message received in 1888, which claims to have been written by the serial killer now known as Jack the Ripper. Because so many hoax letters were received by Scotland Yard, the press and others, it is not known definitively if this was an authentic letter written by the Whitechapel killer.

It did contain information that was compelling enough to lead investigators to publish a facsimile of the communication in hopes that someone might recognize the handwriting. (en) La postal Saucy Jacky (en español: Jacky el Descarado) es el nombre atribuido a un mensaje recibido en 1888, que supuestamente fue escrito por el asesino en serie hoy día conocido como Jack el Destripador, aunque también cabe la posibilidad de que fuera una broma pesada o bien parte de un plan tal vez urdido por algún medio de prensa o por algún periodista. En realidad no se sabe a ciencia cierta si esa postal es apócrifa o si fue realmente escrita por el llamado asesino de Whitechapel. (es) O cartão-postal Saucy Jacky (em português, Insolente Jacky) é o nome de uma mensagem recebida em 1888, que alega ter sido escrita pelo assassino em série agora conhecido como Jack, o Estripador.

Pelos envios de tantas cartas hoax para a Scotland Yard, a imprensa e outros, não se sabe se este cartão-postal foi definitivamente escrito pelo assassino de Whitechapel. Contêm informações que foram convincentes o suficiente para levar aos investigadores a publicar um fac-símile da comunicação na esperança de que alguém pudesse reconhecer a escrita à mão. (pt) De "Saucy Jacky"-briefkaart is de naam van een brief die in 1888 ontvangen werd. Die brief was mogelijk geschreven door de seriemoordenaar Jack the Ripper. Omdat zo veel hoaxbrieven zijn ontvangen door onder meer Scotland Yard en de pers, is het onbekend of dit een authentieke brief van de Whitechapel-moordenaar was.

De informatie die in de brief stond was reden genoeg voor de onderzoekers om er een kopie van openbaar te maken, in de hoop dat iemand het handschrift zou kunnen identificeren.De tekst van de brief is in gebrekkig Engels gesteld, en luidt: (nl) La carte postale « Saucy Jacky », reçue le 1er octobre 1888, est le nom donné à un écrit dans lequel son auteur s'accuse d'être le tueur en série aujourd'hui connu sous le nom de « Jack l'Éventreur ». À cette époque, Scotland Yard, la presse et d'autres institutions britanniques recevaient tellement de courriers qui n'étaient le plus souvent que des canulars, qu'il est encore aujourd'hui impossible de savoir si la carte postale est de la main de l'un des meurtriers qui a sévi dans le district de Whitechapel. Cependant, son contenu était suffisamment étoffé pour inciter les enquêteurs à publier un fac-similé dans l'espoir que quelqu'un identifie son auteur.

(fr) Karta pocztowa „Zuchwały Kuba” – nazwa nadana wiadomości, której autor podawał się za niezidentyfikowanego wiktoriańskiego seryjnego mordercę znanego jako Kuba Rozpruwacz. Jej autentyczność jest kontrowersyjna, może być jedną z wielu fałszywek, który dotarły wtedy do biura Scotland Yardu. Mimo wszystko funkcjonariusze opublikowali faksymile listu, w nadziei, że ktoś po charakterze pisma rozpozna nadawcę.Oryginalna treść pocztówki brzmiała:Polskie tłumaczenie: (pl) Открытка дерзкого Дже́ки (англ. Saucy Jacky postcard)) — название, которым обозначают открытку, предположительно отправленную серийным убийцей Джеком Потрошителем.В штемпеле на открытке указана дата 1 октября 1888 года.

А в ночь на 30 сентября были убиты Элизабет Страйд и Кэтрин Эддоус. (ru) Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Ripper Letters Buy now! Ripper Letters During the Autumn of Terror hundreds of letters were sent to the police and local press purporting to be written by the Whitechapel fiend. Most of them were deemed to be fakes written by either newspaper men trying to start a story or fools trying to incite more terror. Many Ripperologists believe them all to be hoaxes. Other experts believe some (specifically the Dear Boss letter, Saucy Jacky postcard, and From Hell letter) are genuine. A select few have been reproduced below. 'Dear Boss' letter Received on September 27th, 1888 at the Central News Agency, this letter was originally believed to be just another hoax. Three days later, the double murder of Stride and Eddowes made them reconsider, especially once they learned a portion of the latter's earlobe was found cut off from the body, eerily reminiscent of a promise made within the letter.

The police deemed the "Dear Boss" letter important enough to reproduce in newspapers and postbills of the time, hoping someone would recognize the handwriting. A postcard received at the Central News Agency on October 1st, making direct reference to both the murders and the "Dear Boss" letter, is believed to have been written by the same hand. It is reproduced below . Whether or not the letter is a hoax, it is the first written reference which uses the name "Jack the Ripper" in reference to the Whitechapel murderer. First page of "Dear Boss" letter. (larger image) Second page of "Dear Boss" letter. (larger image) Click to see larger images The "Dear Boss" envelope. The original envelope in which the "Dear Boss" letter was sent. All photos courtesy S.P. Evans / M.E.P.O. (Transcription) Dear Boss, I keep on hearing the police have caught me but they wont fix me just yet. I have laughed when they look so clever and talk about being on the right track. That joke about Leather Apron gave me real fits. I am down on whores and I shant quit ripping them till I do get buckled. Grand work the last job was.

I gave the lady no time to squeal. How can they catch me now. I love my work and want to start again. You will soon hear of me with my funny little games. I saved some of the proper red stuff in a ginger beer bottle over the last job to write with but it went thick like glue and I cant use it. Red ink is fit enough I hope ha. ha. The next job I do I shall clip the ladys ears off and send to the police officers just for jolly wouldn't you. Keep this letter back till I do a bit more work, then give it out straight. My knife's so nice and sharp I want to get to work right away if I get a chance. Good Luck. Yours truly Jack the Ripper Dont mind me giving the trade name PS Wasnt good enough to post this before I got all the red ink off my hands curse it No luck yet. They say I'm a doctor now. ha ha The "Saucy Jacky" Postcard This letter was received on October 1st, 1888 at the Central News Agency.

The handwriting is similar to that of the "Dear Boss" letter, and makes direct reference to both this letter and the murders of the previous night. Those who believe it to be genuine argue that the removal of Eddowes's ear (it was not taken away, nor mailed to the police) and the fact that the postcard mentions the double-event before it was described by the press both testify to its authenticity. Others believe a hoaxer could have gleaned details of both the previous letter and the murders in an early morning paper of October 1st. Both the front and back of the postcard are reproduced below. The "Saucy Jacky" postcard. Photos courtesy S.P. Evans / M.E.P.O. (Transcription) I was not codding dear old Boss when I gave you the tip, you'll hear about Saucy Jacky's work tomorrow double event this time number one squealed a bit couldn't finish straight off. ha not the time to get ears for police. thanks for keeping last letter back till I got to work again.

Jack the Ripper ' From Hell' letter On October 16th George Lusk, the president of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee, received a three-inch-square cardboard box in his mail. Inside was half a human kidney preserved in wine, along with the following letter. Medical reports carried out by Dr. Openshaw found the kidney to be very similar to the one removed from Catherine Eddowes, though his findings were inconclusive either way. The letter read as follows: The "From Hell" letter. Photo courtesy S.P. Evans / M.E.P.O. (Transcription) Eight little whores, with no hope of heaven, Gladstone may save one, then there'll be seven. Seven little whores beggin for a shilling, One stays in Henage Court, then there's a killing. Six little whores, glad to be alive, One sidles up to Jack, then there are five. Four and whore rhyme aright, So do three and me, I'll set the town alight Ere there are two. Two little whores, shivering with fright, Seek a cosy doorway in the middle of the night.

Jack's knife flashes, then there's but one, And the last one's the ripest for Jack's idea of fun. Related pages: Saucy Jacky postcard | Open Access articles | Open Access journals | Conference Proceedings | Editors | Authors | Reviewers | scientific events Openshaw letter The "Saucy Jacky" postcard is the name of a message received in 1888, which claims to have been written by the serial killer now known as Jack the Ripper . Because so many hoax letters were received by Scotland Yard , the press and others, it is not known definitively if this was an authentic letter written by the Whitechapel killer . It did contain information that was compelling enough to lead investigators to publish a facsimile of the communication in hopes that someone might recognize the handwriting. [1] The text of the postcard reads: “ I was not codding [ sic ] dear old Boss when I gave you the tip, you'll hear about Saucy Jacky's work tomorrow double event this time number one squealed a bit couldn't finish straight off. Had not got time to get ears off for police thanks for keeping last letter back till I got to work again.

Jack the Ripper [2] ” Postmarked and received on 1 October 1888, the postcard mentions that two victims were killed very close to one another: "double event this time". Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes were both killed in the early morning of 30 September, and part of Eddowes' ear was found detached at the crime scene as a result of facial mutilations that the killer performed. Some authors have argued that the letter was sent before the murders were publicised, making it unlikely that a hoaxer would have such knowledge of the crime, but the letter was postmarked more than 24 hours after the killings took place, long after many details were known by journalists and residents of the area. [3] Police officials later claimed to have identified a specific journalist as the author of this message and the earlier "Dear Boss" letter . [1] Saucy Jack front.jpg A facsimile of the front of the "Saucy Jacky" postcard In the years after the Ripper murders, the Saucy Jacky postcard disappeared from the police files.

Although the "Dear Boss" letter was recovered in 1988, the "Saucy Jacky" postcard is still missing. In 1931, journalist Fred Best of The Star claimed he and a colleague at the newspaper had written all the letters signed "Jack the Ripper" in order to "keep the business alive". [4] "Saucy Jacky" in popular culture In the comedy film This is Spinal Tap , the band members discuss writing a musical based on the life of Jack the Ripper, titled Saucy Jack. In the Video Game Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance , the protagonist is occasionally referred to as "Jack the Ripper", which is a reference to Raiden's proper name and a traumatic incident in his past. One antagonist , however, briefly calls him "Saucy Jack". References ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sugden, Philip (2002). The Complete History of Jack the Ripper. New York: Carroll & Graf. pp. 262–268. ISBN 0-7867-0932-4 .

saucy jacky postcard : definition of saucy jacky postcard and synonyms of saucy jacky postcard (English) Openshaw letter The "Saucy Jacky" postcard is the name of a message received in 1888, which claims to have been written by the serial killer now known as Jack the Ripper . Because so many hoax letters were received by Scotland Yard , the press and others, it is not known definitively if this was an authentic letter written by the Whitechapel killer . It did contain information that was compelling enough to lead investigators to publish a facsimile of the communication in hopes that someone might recognize the handwriting. [1] The text of the postcard reads: “ I was not codding [ sic ] dear old Boss when I gave you the tip, you'll hear about Saucy Jacky's work tomorrow double event this time number one squealed a bit couldn't finish straight off. Had not got time to get ears off for police thanks for keeping last letter back till I got to work again.

Jack the Ripper [2] ” Postmarked and received on 1 October 1888, the postcard mentions that two victims were killed very close to one another: "double event this time". Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes were both killed in the early morning of 30 September, and part of Eddowes' ear was found detached at the crime scene as a result of facial mutilations that the killer performed. Some authors have argued that the letter was mailed before the murders were publicised, making it unlikely that a hoaxer would have such knowledge of the crime; however, the letter was postmarked more than 24 hours after the killings took place, long after many details were known by journalists and residents of the area. Police officials later claimed to have identified a specific journalist as the author of this message and the earlier "Dear Boss" letter . [1] A facsimile of the front of the "Saucy Jacky" postcard A facsimile of the back of the "Saucy Jacky" postcard In the years after the Ripper murders, the Saucy Jacky postcard disappeared from the police files. It is generally believed[ by whom?

] that, like many other items related to the case, someone removed it to keep as a souvenir of this famous series of crimes.[ citation needed ] Only a facsimile version remains in the files. Although the "Dear Boss" letter was recovered in 1988, the "Saucy Jacky" postcard is still missing. "Saucy Jacky" in popular culture In the film This is Spinal Tap , the band members discuss their plans to write a musical based on the life of Jack the Ripper, titled Saucy Jack. Song lyrics included sections such as "You're a naughty one, saucy Jack", a parody of the Dr. Seuss song which goes "You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch".[ citation needed ] References ^ a b Sugden, Philip (2002). The Complete History of Jack the Ripper. New York: Carroll & Graf. pp. 262–268. ISBN 0-7867-0932-4 . Dear Boss Letter - Jack the Ripper Wiki Dear Boss Letter Jump to: navigation , search The envelope which contained the 'Dear Boss' letter.

Commonly used name for a letter sent to the Central News Agency, 5 New Bridge Street, London EC, in September 1888 which claimed to be from the Whitechapel Murderer. Dated 25th September, it arrived at the News Agency offices on 27th September. It was written in red ink, covering both sides of the paper and was followed by a post-script written in red pencil/crayon. The envelope was addressed to 'The Boss, Central News Office, London City', was postmarked 'SP 27 88' and was posted from 'London EC'. Contents Front of the 'Dear Boss' letter. 25 Sept 1888 Dear Boss, I keep on hearing the police have caught me but they wont fix me just yet. I have laughed when they look so clever and talk about being on the right track. That joke about Leather Apron gave me real fits. I am down on whores and I shant quit ripping them till I do get buckled. Grand work the last job was. I gave the lady no time to squeal. How can they catch me now. I love my work and want to start again.

You will soon hear of me with my funny little games. I saved some of the proper red stuff in a ginger beer bottle over the last job to write with but it went thick like glue and I cant use it. Red ink is fit enough I hope ha. ha. The next job I do I shall clip the ladys ears off and send to the police officers just for jolly wouldn't you. Keep this letter back till I do a bit more work, then give it out straight. My knife's so nice and sharp I want to get to work right away if I get a chance. Good Luck. Yours truly Jack the Ripper Dont mind me giving the trade name PS Wasnt good enough to post this before I got all the red ink off my hands curse it No luck yet. They say I'm a doctor now. ha ha [The postscript was written at right angles to the main body of the text.] [1] Reception & Publication Reverse of the 'Dear Boss' letter. The letter was not the first missive claiming to be from the killer (a letter dated 24th Sept was received earlier by Sir Charles Warren - see 24 September Letter ).

It was initially treated as a joke, but was passed on to Scotland Yard on 29th September with a covering note from Thomas Bulling of the Central News Agency: The editor presents his compliments to Mr. Williamson & begs to inform him the enclosed was sent the Central News two days ago, & was treated as a joke. [2] On 1st October 1888, the day after the murders of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes , the Daily Telegraph published a transcription of the letter [3] . The same day, the Central News Agency received a postcard which refered to both the double murder and the 'Dear Boss' letter - see Saucy Jacky Postcard for further details). The fact that the letter mentioned clipping the next victim's ears off and that Catherine Eddowes ' ear had been cut may have given some impetus to the need to give the letter some careful consideration: It was of course treated as the work of a practical joker, but it is singular to note that the latest murders have been committed within a few days of the receipt of the letter; that apparently in the case of the last victim the murderer made an attempt to cut off the ears... [4] .

A facsimile of the letter was first published in the Evening News of 4th October 1888 (though it may well have appeared in late editions of the previous day's paper) [5] , and thus the letter was made truly public. The letter is thus credited with the creation of the enduring soubriquet 'Jack the Ripper'. Opinion Despite being generally accepted as containing the first use of the name 'Jack the Ripper' [6] , opinion on its veracity weighs heavily in favour of it being a contemporary hoax, most likely written by a journalist. Robert Anderson believed this to be the case, stating so in his memoirs [7] as did Melville Macnaghten : This document was sent to Scotland Yard, and (in my opinion most unwisely) was reproduced, and copies of same affixed to various police stations, thus giving it an official imprimatur. In this ghastly production I have always thought I could discern the stained forefinger of the journalist indeed, a year later, I had shrewd suspicions as to the actual author!

But whoever did pen the gruesome stuff, it is certain to my mind that it was not the mad miscreant who had committed the murders. The name " Jack the Ripper," however, had got abroad in the land and had " caught on " ; it riveted the attention of the classes as well as the masses. [8] The identity of the alleged journalist author has often focused on an individual known for many years only as 'Best' whose culpability for writing the 'Dear Boss' letter was brought to the public attention in 1966 [9] . In 2009, Dr. Andrew Cook publicly identified him as Frederick Best [10] and a television documentary tie-in covered the journalistic aspects of the Ripper case (including Best's alleged involvement with creating the name) [11] . Thomas Bulling himself has also been accused of being the creator.

This information was brought to light by the discovery of the Littlechild Letter in 1993 [12] which stated that: With regard to the term 'Jack the Ripper' it was generally believed at the Yard that Tom Bullen [sic] of the Central News was the originator, but it is probable Moore, who was his chief, was the inventor. It was a smart piece of journalistic work. No journalist of my time got such privileges from Scotland Yard as Bullen. According to an American newspaper report of April 1891, the letter was written by John Moore , the General Manager of Central News, in order to generate publicity for his agency. The report claimed that his friends observed that the communications (described as "postal cards") did not surprise him as much they they might have done, and that the handwriting of the letter resembled Moore's. This allegation was attributed to a Mr Brisbane, "who was a London journalist at the time of some of the atrocious Whitechapel murders".

[13] It has also been noted that a journalist would be more likely to send such a communication to the Central News Agency (a press organisation not necessarily recognised by the wider public) as opposed to a specific newspaper or the police. Despite this, the observation has also been made regarding the use of 'Americanisms' such as 'Boss', 'Fix', 'Down on' and 'buckled'. The handwriting appears to be the same as that on the Saucy Jacky Postcard and the threatening 6 October Letter . Status The Dear Boss letter and envelope as stored at the National Archives, Kew, 2006 (J Bennett). The 'Dear Boss' letter had apparently gone missing from the official files by 1928. It was later believed to be in the possession of Gerald Donner, the grandson of Melville Macnaghten and was seen at his home by Philip Loftus in 1950 [14] . After Donner's death, the letter went missing again but was sent anonymously to Scotland Yard in a brown envelope (posted from Croydon) in November 1987.

The letter was accompanied by other material including Bulling's covering note, the envelope, Thomas Bond 's post-mortem report on Mary Jane Kelly and documents relating to other criminal cases [15] . The Ripper-related documents were subsequently placed in the Public Record Office (now the National Archives) in Kew where they are in file MEPO 3/3153. Public access is limited owing to the 'iconic' status of the original Whitechapel Murders files and ephemera. It was displayed at the 'Jack the Ripper and the East End' exhibition, held at the Museum in Docklands between May and November 2008 and has occasionally been displayed at other events. The letter is in poor condition - there is a piece missing from the edge and evidence that tape has been used to repair a tear along the central fold line. The postscript is now almost illegible.

References ↑ Daily Telegraph, 1st October 1888 ↑ Daily News, 1st October 1888 ↑ The Jack the Ripper A-Z; Paul Begg, Martin Fido & Keith Skinner (Headline 1996) ↑ Controversy still continues over a letter dated 17th September 1888, signed 'Jack the Ripper', which was discovered at the Public Record Office in 1988. ↑ The Lighter Side of My Official Life; Sir Robert Anderson (Hodder & Stoughton 1910) ↑ Days of My Years; Melville Macnaghten (Longman, Green & Co 1914) ↑ Crime and Detection, August 1966 ↑ Jack the Ripper - Case Closed; Andrew Cook (Amberley 2009) ↑ Jack the Ripper: Tabloid Killer; 'Revealed', Channel 5 (UK) broadcast 24th June 2009 ↑ Stewart Evans private collection ↑ Burlington Hawkeye, 28 April 1891, report dated New York, April 27 ( Transcript posted by Chris Scott at Casebook ).

↑ The Complete History of Jack the Ripper; Philip Sugden (Robinson 1994) ↑ The Independent, The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, 19th August 1988 See also Letters From Hell; Stewart P Evans & Keith Skinner, (Sutton 2001) Jack the Ripper Letters • From Hell Letter • Dear Boss Letter Tweet Shares 522 During the period of the Ripper murders , the media, police and other officials had received a sea of letters. The Whitechapel Murders had created such a media frenzy that many local citizens found it irresistible to not want to be a part of this sensational investigation . Some of the letters were sent by concerned citizens offering their support in the ongoing investigation , yet hundreds of letters were written by pranksters – with the intent of taunting police. Apart from a few well-intentioned letters from Whitechapel citizens hoping to aid police in their efforts to apprehend Jack the Ripper, the bulk of these letters were crass, distasteful or simply worthless. Several of the ‘Ripper Letters’ were written as if by the killer himself. The vast majority of them, if not all, were believed to be hoaxes.

Yet, there are three letters that stand out in particular… Dear Boss Letter The Dear Boss Letter, which was dated September 25th, was received by the Central News Agency on September 27, 1888, the same day as its postmark. This letter was then sent on to Scotland Yard two days later. Though initially viewed as a prank, the Dear Boss Letter quickly gained attention after Catherine Eddowes’ murder on September 30th. In the letter, the author made mention of clipping off his next victim’s ears. Eddowes was found with one earlobe severed. In the same manner as the other famed Ripper Letters, the Dear Boss Letter is rife with misspellings, as well as grammatical and punctuation errors. Facsimile of the Dear Boss Letter Facsimile of the Dear Boss Letter It reads: Dear Boss, I keep on hearing the police have caught me but they wont fix me just yet. I have laughed when they look so clever and talk about being on the right track. That joke about Leather Apron gave me real fits. I am down on whores and I shant quit ripping them till I do get buckled. Grand work the last job was.

I gave the lady no time to squeal. How can they catch me now. I love my work and want to start again. You will soon hear of me with my funny little games. I saved some of the proper red stuff in a ginger beer bottle over the last job to write with but it went thick like glue and I cant use it. Red ink is fit enough I hope ha. ha. The next job I do I shall clip the ladys ears off and send to the police officers just for jolly wouldn’t you. Keep this letter back till I do a bit more work, then give it out straight. My knife’s so nice and sharp I want to get to work right away if I get a chance. Good Luck. Yours truly Jack the Ripper Dont mind me giving the trade name PS Wasnt good enough to post this before I got all the red ink off my hands curse it No luck yet. They say I’m a doctor now.

ha ha The Dear Boss Letter is arguably the most famous of the three most prominent “Ripper Letters”, as it marked the first usage of the moniker that would later become legend… the author signed it, Yours truly Jack the Ripper Soon after the Dear Boss Letter was made public, hundreds more letters were received claiming to be written by Jack the Ripper; all of them undoubtedly hoaxes. Most of them possessed the same tone and catch phrases from the Dear Boss Letter and were signed using the previously unknown nickname of Jack the Ripper. The Dear Boss Letter, along with the Saucy Jack Postcard, were published by Metropolitan Police and handed out to citizens in hopes that someone would be able to identify the handwriting, yet nothing came of it. Newspapers also reprinted the messages, creating a worldwide media frenzy and increasing the celebrity of Jack the Ripper. Some sources claim there was a previous letter, which had been dated September 17th, in which the author referred to himself as Jack the Ripper. However, most experts discount that letter as a modern day hoax which was placed in police records during the 1900s, well after the time of the murders.

While not well publicized, police officials later stated that they believed the Dear Boss Letter and Saucy Jack Postcard to be the work of a local journalist by the name of Tom Bullen. Years later, in 1931, a journalist named Fred Best reportedly confessed to writing the Dear Boss Letter and Saucy jack Postcard in an attempt to “keep the business alive”. It is not known if his claims were genuine, but it is probable. Shortly after the investigation ended, the Dear Boss Letter came up missing from police files. It’s believed that one of the investigating officers in the Ripper case had kept it as a souvenir. In 1988, nearly a century after the case had been closed, it was returned to Metropolitan Police by an anonymous party. Saucy Jack Postcard The Central News Agency received the Saucy Jack Postcard on October 1, 1888, the same day as its postmark. The writer’s handwriting on the postcard was very similar to that seen in the Dear Boss Letter.

The Saucy Jack Postcard makes mention of a “ double event “, which was obviously in reference to the murders of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes, both of which occurred the morning of September 30th. It Reads: I was not codding dear old Boss when I gave you the tip, you’ll hear about Saucy Jacky’s work tomorrow double event this time number one squealed a bit couldn’t finish straight off. Had not got time to get ears off for police thanks for keeping last letter back till I got to work again. Jack the Ripper Facsimile of the Saucy Jack Postcard It’s worth noting that part of Eddowes’ ear was found severed at the crime scene. Some believe this was an unintentional result of the facial mutilations that the killer performed. Others argue it was deliberate. Another topic of debate has been whether or not the postcard was sent prior to the murders, or afterward. Some suggest that the message was sent before news of the murders hit local papers, thus substantiating the fact that it was written by someone with firsthand knowledge of the crime.

Others argue that because the letter was postmarked more than 24 hours after the killings, it was likely a hoax since most details surrounding the murders were already being reported by the media. Police later claimed to have identified journalist Tom Bullen, as the author behind both the Saucy Jack Postcard and Dear Boss Letter. Years later, journalist Fred Best came forth with a confession, claiming to be responsible for both the letter and postcard. As with the Dear Boss Letter, the Saucy Jack Postcard later turned up missing from police files. Unlike the Dear Boss Letter however, which had been returned in 1988, the Saucy Jack Postcard is still missing. Only a facsimile of it exists in the files. From Hell Letter The From Hell letter is arguably the most disturbing and noteworthy of the three most prominent Jack the Ripper messages. This is mainly due to how the letter arrived… inside a small box, accompanied by half of a human kidney. Coincidentally, Catherine Eddowes’ killer had removed one of her kidneys. This letter is also distinct in that not only is the handwriting unique, but the writer also left it unsigned.

The From Hell Letter also appears to be penned by someone with even less literary prowess than those responsible for the Dear Boss Letter and Saucy Jack Postcard. The infamous “From Hell” Letter The letter, postmarked October 15, was received by George Lusk, head of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee , on October 16, 1888. It Reads: Mr Lusk, Sor I send you half the Kidne I took from one women prasarved it for you tother piece I fried and ate it was very nise. I may send you the bloody knif that took it out if you only wate a whil longer signed Catch me when you can Mishter Lusk The kidney had been preserved in alcohol and was in fact confirmed to be that of a human female’s. Lusk, along with members of the medical field, believed the kidney and accompanying message to be a practical joke played by medical students who’d obtained the organ from a cadaver. Dr Thomas Openshaw Dr. Thomas Openshaw, the physician who examined the kidney, concluded that it had come from a woman about 45 years of age, who also suffered from Bright’s Disease.

This disease is a failing of the kidneys as a result of heavy drinking. Catherine Eddowes was 46 at the time of her murder and was known to drink quite heavily. Like much of the other evidence in the Jack the Ripper case files, the From Hell Letter and accompanying kidney have either been lost or stolen. All that remains on file is a photograph of the letter taken before its disappearance. How many letters were received during the time of the Ripper Murders? It’s not exactly known just how many letters were received by authorities, media and other notable figures in Whitechapel during the time of the murders, but it’s possible the number may have totaled a few thousand. In the October 20, 1888 edition of The Illustrated Police News, it was reported that over 700 letters had been investigated by police. Since most of these letters were either discarded, lost, or later destroyed during the bombings in WWII, we can only guess as to what the actual number may have been, but we do know that as many as 300 of the letters are still preserved at the Corporation of London Records Office.

Jack the Ripper Background A series of murders in 1888 - 1891 in London's East End were investigated with increasing urgency by Scotland Yard. The murder victims were all women, and were linked by gruesome disfigurement by the perpetrator, who was never identified. The murderer became known as Jack the Ripper because of a letter sent to Scotland Yard, apparently by the murderer. The identity of Jack the Ripper has been a mystery ever since. It is worth reflecting how much modern investigation techniques and forensic science have advanced since those days, but murders by a stranger committed in public places out of the sight of witnesses are still difficult to solve today. Because of the ways in which the victims were mutilated with a sharp knife or scalpel, medical knowledge or skill at wielding a knife has become one of the criteria for suspicion.

The four main suspects can be listed as: Kosminski, a poor Polish Jew resident in Whitechapel; Montague John Druitt, a 31 year old barrister and school teacher who committed suicide in December 1888; Michael Ostrog, a Russian-born multi-pseudonymous thief and confidence trickster, believed to be 55 years old in 1888, and detained in asylums on several occasions; Dr Francis J. Tumblety, 56 years old, an American 'quack' doctor, who was arrested in November 1888 for offences of gross indecency, and fled the country later the same month, having obtained bail at a very high price. The first three of these suspects were nominated by Sir Melville Macnaghten, second in command of the Criminal Investigation Department (C.I.D.) at Scotland Yard in June 1889. They were named in a report dated 23 February 1894, although there is no evidence of contemporary police suspicion against the three at the time of the murders. Indeed, Macnaghten's report contains several odd factual errors.

Kosminski was certainly suspected by the head of the C.I.D. Dr. Robert Anderson, and the officer in charge of the case, Chief Inspector Donald Swanson. Druitt appears to have been Macnaghten's preferred candidate, whilst the fact that Ostrog was arrested and imprisoned before the report was compiled leaves the historian puzzling why he was included as a viable suspect. The fourth suspect, Tumblety, was stated to have been "amongst the suspects" at the time of the murders and "to my mind a very likely one," by the ex-head of the Special Branch at Scotland Yard in 1888, ex-Detective Chief Inspector John George Littlechild. He confided his thoughts in a letter dated 23 September, 1913, to the criminological journalist and author George R Sims. The list is contentious for those who have studied the case. Arguments can be made against all of them being the culprit, and no hard evidence exists against any of them. The police were at no stage in a position to prove a case against anyone, and it is highly unlikely a positive case will ever be proved.

For the benefit of those seeking to learn more about the murders, the factual basis of the events are set out below: Every one of these murders remained unsolved. No person was ever convicted of any of them. Back to top Non-Ripper murders Certainly the evidence indicates that Smith was murdered by a group of three young hoodlums. The police investigated a suspicion that Tabram was murdered by a soldier. Mylett, who was not even murdered according to Assistant Commissioner Robert Anderson, was probably strangled by a client. McKenzie's wounds indicated yet a different killer. The 'Pinchin Street torso' was undoubtedly an exercise in the disposal of a body, and Coles was possibly murdered by a male companion, James Thomas Sadler, who was arrested and, certainly for a while, suspected of being the Ripper. The "Dear Boss" letter The name Jack the Ripper is easy to explain. It was written at the end of a letter, dated 25 September, 1888, and received by the Central News Agency on 27 September, 1888. They, in turn, forwarded it to the Metropolitan Police on 29 September.

The letter was couched in lurid prose and began "Dear Boss......" It went on to speak of "That joke about Leather Apron gave me real fits......'' ('Leather Apron' was a John Pizer, briefly suspected at the time of the Chapman murder). "I am down on whores and I shan't quit ripping them till I do get buckled..."; and so on in a similar vein. The appended "trade name" of Jack the Ripper was then made public and further excited the imagination of the populace. The two murders of 30 September 1888 gave the letter greater importance and to underline it the unknown correspondent again committed red ink to postcard and posted it on 1 October. In this communication he referred to himself as 'saucy Jacky...' and spoke of the "double event......." He again signed off as Jack the Ripper. The status of this correspondence is still being discussed by modern historians. Back to top The message on the wall Immediately after the Eddowes murder a piece of her bloodstained apron was found in a doorway in Goulston Street, Whitechapel.

Above the piece of apron, on the brick fascia in the doorway, was the legend, in chalk, "The Juwes are The men that Will not be Blamed for nothing." A message from the murderer, or simply anti-Semitic graffiti? Expert opinion is divided. Press Coverage It was at this time that the panic was at its height and the notoriety of the murders was becoming truly international, appearing in newspapers from Europe to the Americas. Even at this early stage the newspapers were carrying theories as to the identity of the killer, including doctors, slaughterers, sailors, and lunatics of every description. A popular image of the killer as a 'shabby genteel' man in dark clothing, slouch hat and carrying a shiny black bag was also beginning to gain currency. The press, especially the nascent tabloid papers, were having a field day. With no Whitechapel murders in October there was still plenty to write about. There were dozens of arrests of suspects "on suspicion" (usually followed by quick release); there was a police house-to-house search, handbills were circulated, and Vigilance Committee members and private detectives flooded the streets.

The discovery of a female torso in the cellars of the new police headquarters under construction at Whitehall (the Norman Shaw building) added to the air of horror on 2 October, 1888. The floodgates to a deluge of copy cat 'Jack the Ripper' letters were opened, and added to the problems of the police. An unpleasant experience befell the Chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee, builder George Lusk, on 16 October, 1888, when he received half a human kidney in a cardboard box through the post. With this gruesome object was a letter scrawled in a spidery band and addressed "from Hell ....." It finished. "signed Catch me when you can Mishter Lusk." The writer claimed to have fried and ate the other half of the "kidne," which was "very nise." The shaken Lusk took both kidney and letter to the police. The police, and police surgeon felt it was probably a hoax by a medical student, although others believed it was part of Eddowes' missing organ. Inquests Well-attended and lengthy inquests were held by Coroner Wynne Baxter on the majority of the victims.

By the time the murders came to an end in 1891, the proprietors of the Working Lads' Institute had had enough of the noisy, unruly, proceedings and informed Baxter that he should find a different venue for his next inquest. The Metropolitan Commissioner of Police, Sir Charles Warren, resigned at the time of the Kelly murder, after a long history of dispute with the Home Office, and was replaced by James Monro. The panic subsides After the Kelly murder, and many more abortive arrests, the panic began to die down a little and a more quiescent atmosphere began to reign. In early 1889 lnspector Abberline left, to take on other cases, and the inquiry was handed over to Inspector Henry Moore. His last extant report on the murders is dated 1896, when another 'Jack the Ripper' letter was received. There were brief flurries of press activity and wild suggestions that the 'Ripper' had returned on the occasions of the subsequent murders. However, Sadler was the last serious suspect arrested, and his seafaring activities obviated him from blame for the 1888 murders.

Jack the Ripper - MurderMysteries.com Jack the Ripper A classic visualization of Jack the Ripper. Jack the Ripper is the most well-known and enduring name given to the unknown and infamous serial killer who terrorized the poverty-stricken Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name first appeared in an anonymous letter written by someone claiming to be the killer, which was quite probably a hoax, and could even have been the work of a reporter trying to stoke greater interest in the story. The attacks made by the Ripper were savage from the beginning and grew more so over time. They were made against female prostitutes who lived and worked in the London slums. Typically the victims had their throats cut and their abdomens mutilated. Often internal organs were removed, which led to speculation that the perpetrator was a doctor or surgeon. Several letters from one or more writers claiming to be the murderer were sent to newspapers and Scotland Yard. The "From Hell" letter, received by George Lusk of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee , included half of a human kidney, supposedly taken from one of the victims.

Because of the extremely brutal nature of the crimes, and because of the way the media covered them, the public came to believe that a single serial killer, "Jack the Ripper", was at large in Whitechapel. Once established, legend of Jack the Ripper grew. It was and is an amorphous combination of legitimate research, folklore, and fabricated history. The term "ripperology" describes the study and analysis of the Ripper cases. The Murders There is much dispute as to how many of crime-ridden Whitechapel's murders can ultimately be tied to the Ripper, but a core group of five have come to be called the "canonical five" and are definitively believed to be his work. Investigators have defined a gruesome cohort of crime scene elements that are hallmarks of the Ripper at work: • Notes Mary Ann Nichols Mary's body was discovered around 3:40 AM on Friday, August 31, in Buck's Row. Her throat was severed by two cuts. The lower part of her abdomen was partly ripped open by a deep, jagged wound. Several other incisions on her abdomen were caused by the same knife.

Annie Chapman Annie's body was discovered around 6 AM on Saturday, September 8, near a doorway in the back yard of 29 Hanbury Street, Spitalfields. As with Mary Ann Nichols, her throat was severed by two cuts. Her abdomen was slashed entirely open, and her uterus was removed. Elizabeth Stride Elizabeth was killed in the early morning of Sunday, September 30. Her body was found around 1:00 AM, in Dutfield's Yard, off Berner Street. She died from an incision that severed the main artery on the left side of her neck. There were no mutilations to her abdomen. Catherine Eddowes Like Elizabeth, Catherine was killed in the early morning of Sunday, September 30. Her body was found in Mitre Square, in the City of London, 45 minutes after Elizabeth's. Her throat was severed, and her abdomen was ripped open by a long, deep, jagged wound. Her left kidney and most of her uterus were removed. Part of a bloodied apron belonging to her was found at the entrance to a tenement on Goulston Street.

Mary Jane Kelly Mary Jane's mutilated body was found lying on the bed in the single room where she lived at 13 Miller's Court, off Dorset Street, Spitalfields, at 10:45 AM on Friday, November 9. Her throat was severed down to her spine, and her abdomen was almost completely emptied of its organs. Her heart was missing. Mary Ann Nichols. Catherine Eddowes. Roll over for unblurred photograph (warning: graphic). Mary Jane Kelly. Roll over for unblurred photograph (warning: graphic). The canonical five murders were all committed at night, on or close to a weekend, either at the end of a month or a week or so later. The mutilations grew increasingly savage over time, except for that of Elizabeth Stride – most likely because her attacker was interrupted by a passer-by. Mary Ann Nichols was not missing any organs. Annie Chapman's uterus was taken. Catherine Eddowes had her uterus and a kidney removed and her face mutilated. Mary Jane Kelly's entire body was eviscerated and her face hacked away, though only her heart was actually missing from the crime scene.

The Investigation A large force of investigators was mobilized for house-to-house inquiries throughout Whitechapel. Forensic material was collected and examined. Suspects were identified, traced and examined more closely when necessary. Over 2,000 people were interviewed – more than 300 of them received closer examination, and 80 of those ended up being detained for various periods of time. One of the public notices posted in and around Whitechapel. "Leather Apron" was one of Jack the Ripper's early monikers. Detective Inspector Edmund Reid headed the investigation. Soon he was joined by Inspectors Frederick Abberline , Henry Moore , and Walter Andrews from Scotland Yard . After the Eddowes murder, committed within the London city jurisdiction, investigators under Detective Inspector James McWilliam also joined the case. Widespread dissatisfaction with the police spurred the formation of a private volunteer group in London's East End called the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee. It patrolled the streets in search of suspects, petitioned city officials to offer a reward for information about the killer, and hired private detectives. Butchers, slaughterers, surgeons and physicians all fell under suspicion because of the Ripper's methods.

The alibis of butchers and slaughterhouse workers were scrutinized (all were eventually cleared). Queen Victoria, among many others, thought the pattern of attacks pointed to a butcher or cattle drover as the killer – riding as a passenger on one of the cattle boats that shuttled between London and the European mainland. Whitechapel was close to the London docks, and such boats generally docked on Thursdays or Fridays and left on Saturdays or Sundays. Investigators ruled the theory out after comparing the dates of the murders with cattle boat schedules. Criminal profiling At the end of October, Robert Anderson asked police surgeon Thomas Bond to assess the possible degree of the murderer's surgical skill. After examining the remains of Mary Jane Kelly and the post-mortem notes from the other canonical murders, Bond wrote: All five murders no doubt were committed by the same hand. In the first four the throats appear to have been cut from left to right, in the last case owing to the extensive mutilation it is impossible to say in what direction the fatal cut was made, but arterial blood was found on the wall in splashes close to where the woman's head must have been lying.

All the circumstances surrounding the murders lead me to form the opinion that the women must have been lying down when murdered and in every case the throat was first cut. Bond found no merit in the idea that the murderer had any scientific or anatomical knowledge, or even "the technical knowledge of a butcher or horse slaughterer." In his opinion the killer was a man of solitary habits, subject to periodic bouts of "homicidal and erotic mania," with the character of the mutilations possibly indicating " satyriasis ". Bond further speculated that: ...the homicidal impulse may have developed from a revengeful or brooding condition of the mind, or that religious mania may have been the original disease but I do not think either hypothesis is likely. Investigators found no evidence of sexual activity with any of the victims, but some psychologists believed that the penetration of the victims with a knife and the killer's preference for "leaving them on display in sexually degrading positions with the wounds exposed" was an indication that he found sexual pleasure in the attacks. The Suspects The concentration of the murders on weekends and holidays within a tight geographical area led many to speculate that the Ripper was a local resident and regularly employed.

Others thought he was an educated member of the upper class, a doctor or an aristocrat, who slipped into and out of Whitechapel from an affluent part of town. With the passage of time, the list of suspects has swelled to include persons whose connection to the original case was remote at best, including many famous names who were never considered by police at the time. The Letters As the murders unfolded, police, newspapers and others found themselves besieged with letters about the case. Some were unsolicited if well-intentioned offers of advice for identifying the killer, but most were useless. Hundreds of letters were written by people claiming to be the killer. Investigators eventually took only three of them seriously: • Text from the "Dear Boss" letter (grammatical errors included): Dear Boss, I keep on hearing the police have caught me but they wont fix me just yet. I have laughed when they look so clever and talk about being on the right track. That joke about Leather Apron gave me real fits. I am down on whores and I shant quit ripping them till I do get buckled. Grand work the last job was. I gave the lady no time to squeal. How can they catch me now.

I love my work and want to start again. You will soon hear of me with my funny little games. I saved some of the proper red stuff in a ginger beer bottle over the last job to write with but it went thick like glue and I cant use it. Red ink is fit enough I hope ha. ha. The next job I do I shall clip the ladys ears off and send to the police officers just for jolly wouldn't you. Keep this letter back till I do a bit more work, then give it out straight. My knife's so nice and sharp I want to get to work right away if I get a chance. Good Luck. Yours truly Jack the Ripper Dont mind me giving the trade name PS Wasnt good enough to post this before I got all the red ink off my hands curse it No luck yet. They say I'm a doctor now. ha ha The "Dear Boss" letter was dated September 25th. It was postmarked and received by the Central News Agency on the 27th. They forwarded it to Scotland Yard two days later.

Initially dismissed as a hoax, investigators took it more seriously when the body of Catherine Eddowes was found on September 30th with one ear partially cut off. The letter contained the first known appearance of the name "Jack the Ripper" and quickly achieved universal notoriety. The "Saucy Jacky" postcard Text from the "Saucy Jacky" postcard (grammatical errors included): I was not codding dear old Boss when I gave you the tip, you'll hear about Saucy Jacky's work tomorrow double event this time number one squealed a bit couldn't finish straight off. ha not the time to get ears for police. thanks for keeping last letter back till I got to work again. Jack the Ripper The "Saucy Jacky" postcard was postmarked and received by the Central News Agency on October 1st, 1888. The handwriting was strikingly similar to the "Dear Boss" letter. In mentioning the killing of two victims in close proximity to each other – "double event this time" – it refers to the murders of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.

Because it was postmarked more than 24 hours after the killings occurred and were known to journalists and local residents, it could be a hoax. The "From Hell" letter Text from the "From Hell" letter (grammatical errors included): From hell. Mr Lusk, Sor I send you half the Kidne I took from one woman and prasarved it for you tother piece I fried and ate it was very nise. I may send you the bloody knif that took it out if you only wate a whil longer signed Catch me when you can Mishter Lusk The "From Hell" letter was addressed to George Lusk, leader of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee, on October 16th. Its handwriting and style are quite different from the "Dear Boss" and "Saucy Jacky" missives. The letter was accompanied by a small box containing half of a kidney, which was preserved in ethanol (Eddowes' left kidney had been taken by the killer). The writer claimed that he "fried and ate" the missing half. The kidney was examined by Dr. Thomas Openshaw of London Hospital, who determined that it was human and came from the left side.

Scotland Yard published facsimiles of the "Dear Boss" letter and "Saucy Jacky" postcard, hoping someone would recognise their handwriting and step forward, but no-one did. Police officials later claimed they had identified a particular journalist, Tom Bullen, as the author of both the "Dear Boss" letter and the postcard. Another journalist, Fred Best, confessed decades later that he'd written the letters to "keep the business alive". The Media The Ripper murders were a turning point in the coverage of crime by journalists. Though he was far from being the first serial killer, Jack the Ripper was the first to become the focus of a global media frenzy. Victorian-era print media included mass-circulation newspapers that sold for as little as a halfpenny. These, along with magazines such as The Illustrated Police News, were instrumental in turning the Ripper into a publicity phenomenon. Jack the Ripper was a journalistic sensation. After the publication of the "Dear Boss" letter, the coining of a nickname for a killer became standard media practice.

Later derivations of Jack the Ripper's name would include the French Ripper, the Düsseldorf Ripper, the Blackout Ripper, the Camden Ripper, the Yorkshire Ripper, and the Rostov Ripper. Historical Impact The spectacle of the murders and the victims shocked the conscience of British society and led to political and social movements that improved living conditions in the East End. Over a twenty-year period following the murders, the worst of the slums were razed, but the streets and some buildings still survive and the legend of the Ripper is promoted. The original murder sites are tourist attractions. The Ripper's crimes focused attention on the terrible living conditions in Whitechapel, as symbolized in this drawing. Since the murders, Jack the Ripper has become a universal bogey man for children. Depictions of him have changed over the years. Early portrayals were often spectral or monstrous. In the 1920s and '30s, films showed him clothed in everyday dress as a man preying on unknowing victims, his menace conveyed with lighting and atmospheric effects.

By the 1960s, the Ripper was transformed into a symbol of a "predatory aristocracy" who was often dressed as a gentleman in a top hat. The scarcity of surviving forensic evidence has impeded present-day efforts to identify him. DNA analysis of existing letters has been inconclusive. The available evidence has been handled so often and has been so thoroughly compromised by contamination that trustworthy results will probably never come from it. Jack the Ripper has been the subject of hundreds of works of fiction and non-fiction. He has appeared in novels, short stories, poems, comic books, games, songs, plays, operas, television, and film. His crimes have been the exclusive subject of more than 100 works of non-fiction, making him among the most written-about true-crime figures. The term "ripperology" was coined by Colin Wilson in the 1970s to describe the study of his case by professionals and amateurs. Because of their policy of not modelling persons whose physical appearance is not known, there is no waxwork figure of Jack the Ripper on display at Madame Tussauds' Chamber of Horrors . He is depicted as a shadow.

Question: The "Saucy Jacky" postcard, received by Scotland Yard in 1888, was claimed to have been written by whom?
Answer: Jack the Ripper