The still-unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper killed his first known victim on this day in history, Aug. 31, 1888. On this day, a woman named Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols, 43, was found murdered in ...
Sarah Bax Horton, a relative of an officer on the original case, used medical records to, in an upcoming book, allege that the killer was a London cigar maker. Horton believes other facts contribute ...
Even 136 years later, the mystery of the Jack the Ripper slayings has amassed a fanbase in the age of true crime fascination. For some, unraveling Ripper’s identity has even become a career. Richard ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The identity of Jack the Ripper remains an unsolved mystery. Sarah Bax Horton, a relative of an officer ...