Case File: Jack the Ripper

Episodes

• (coming soon)

Locations

• 13 Miller's Court, off Dorset Street, Spitalfields, London - Mary Jane Kelly
• Buck's Row, Whitechapel (now Durward Street) - Mary Ann Nichols

Victims

The Canonical Five

Name	(Born-Died)	Date	Description
Nicols, Mary Ann	1845-1888	31 Aug 1888	First of the "Canonical Five"
Chapman, Annie	1840-1888		Second of the "Canonical Five"
Stride, Elizabeth	1843-1888		Third of the "Canonical Five"
Eddowes, Catherine	1842-1888		Fourth of the "Canonical Five"
Kelly, Mary Jane	1863-1888		Fifth of the "Canonical Five"

Documentation

Census Records

• 1820: Lyme, New London, Connecticut

City Directories

• 1841 - New York City Directory

Newspaper Transcriptions

• 6 Jun 1838 - Morning Herald (New York City): Advert for Mr. John Andersons cigar shop
• 5 Oct 1838 - New York Daily Herald (New York City): disappearance of Miss Mary Cecilia Rogers
• 6 Oct 1838 - New York Daily Herald (New York City): disappearance a hoax!
• 8 Oct 1838 - New York Daily Herald (New York City): Beautiful Girls Serving in Stores
• 2 Aug 1841 - Brooklyn Evening Star (Brooklyn, New York): Police Vigilance - Distressing Occurrence
• 2 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): Body of "Miss Mary Ann Rogers" found
• 2 Aug 1841 - Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania): A HORRIBLE MURDER
• 3 Aug 1841 - Brooklyn Evening Star (Brooklyn, New York): THE HOBOKEN MURDER
• 4 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): ARREST UPON SUSPICION OF MURDER
• 5 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): ARRESTS ON SUSPICION OF MURDER
• 6 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): THE MURDER OF MARY C. ROGERS
• 6 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): The Terrible Murder of Miss Rogers
• 10 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): "circumstantial account" and ad
• 11 Aug 1841 - Brooklyn Evening Star (Brooklyn, New York): Notice of meeting at Stoneall's Bar Room
• 12 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): "THE MURDER OF MARY C. ROGERS"
• 12 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): THE CASE OF MARY C. ROGERS
• 13 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): EXAMINATION IN THE CASE OF MISS ROGERS
• 13 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): THE MURDER OF MISS ROGERS
• 14 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): CASE OF MISS ROGERS
• 14 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): case goes cold
• 16 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): THE CASE OF MARY C. ROGERS
• 17 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): THE MURDER OF MISS ROGERS
• 17 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): THE MURDER OF MISS ROGERS
• 18 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): ARREST OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERERS OF MISS ROGERS
• 18 Aug 1841 - Brooklyn Evening Star (Brooklyn, New York): ARREST OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERERS OF MISS ROGERS
• 18 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): ARREST OF THE SUSPECTED MURDERER OF MISS ROGERS
• 19 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): CASE OF JOS. W. MORSE
• 19 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): THE EXAMINATION RELATIVE TO THE MURDER OF MISS ROGERS
• 20 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): EXAMINATION IN THE CASE OF MISS ROGERS
• 21 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): MURDER OF MISS ROGERS
• 21 Aug 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): THE CASE OF MISS ROGERS AND MORSE
• 25 Aug 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): MORE LIGHT
• 1 Sep 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): man claims to be the first to discover body
• 2 Sep 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): Reward issued by the Governor of New York
• 3 Sep 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): REWARDS OFFERED BY THE GOVERNOR OF THIS STATE
• 6 Sep 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): A PROCLAMATION, the Governors Reward
• 14 Sep 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): THE MARY ROGERS CASE - Mrs. Loss questioned
• 15 Sep 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): Ad for room above Stoneall's bar room, including address
• 29 Sep 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): Arrest of Persons Supposed to be Concerned in the Murder
• 29 Sep 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): ARREST FOR A FELONY
• 30 Sep 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): THE ALBANY ARREST
• 1 Oct 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): THE ARREST AT ALBANY
• 2 Oct 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): counter to other papers
• 9 Oct 1841 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF DANIEL PAYNE
• 9 Oct 1841 - Brooklyn Evening Star (Brooklyn, New York): SUICIDE OF DANIEL C. PAYNE
• 9 Oct 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): REPORTED SUICIDE OF THE LATE LOVER OF MISS ROGERS
• 11 Oct 1841 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): Coroner's Inquest for Daniel Payne
• 5 Feb 1842 - New York Daily Herald (New York City, New York): MARY ROGERS AGAIN
• 18 Nov 1842 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): The Mary Rogers Mystery Explained
• 20 Nov 1842 - New York Daily Herald (New York City, New York): Examination of the Loss Boys
• 21 Nov 1842 - New York Daily Herald (New York City, New York): Mary Rogers Mystery
• 21 Nov 1842 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): Mary Rogers Mystery
• 22 Nov 1842 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): Tribune to the Herald
• 28 Nov 1842 - New York Tribune (New York City, New York): Calling out the Mayor.
• 29 Nov 1844 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): COMMON PLEASE - Friday - Before Judge Daly
• 15 Dec 1848 - Evening Post (New York City, New York): Advertisement for publication "The Beautiful Cigar Girl"

Publications

• James Rogers of New London, CT And His Descendants: Boston, 1902
• Edgar Allen Poe Tried & Failed...: Smithsonian Magazine, October 13,2013

Vital Records

• 1841: Baptismal Record of Alfred Daniel Payne