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

Name	(Born-Died)	Date	Description
"Fairy Fay"		26 Dec 1887
Annie Millwood		25 Feb 1888
Ada Wilson		28 Mar 1888
Emma Smith		3 Apr 1888
Martha Tabram		7 Aug 1888
Nicols, Mary Ann	1845-1888	31 Aug 1888	First of the "Canonical Five"
Chapman, Annie	1840-1888	8 Sep 1888	Second of the "Canonical Five"
Stride, Elizabeth	1843-1888	30 Sep 1888	Third of the "Canonical Five"
Eddowes, Catherine	1842-1888	30 Sep 1888	Fourth of the "Canonical Five"
"Whitehall Mystery"		3 Oct 1888
Kelly, Mary Jane	1863-1888	9 Nov 1888	Fifth of the "Canonical Five"
Annie Farmer		20 Nov 1888
Rose Mylett		20 Dec 1888
Elizabeth Jackson		Jun 1889
Alice MacKenzie		17 Jul 1889
"Pinchin St"		10 Sep 1889
Frances Coles		13 Feb 1891
Carrie Brown		24 Apr 1891

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