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NEWS ABOUT: Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper stories: 2 news summaries

UK Asylum Releases Ripper Suspect's Notes

Victorian madman's 117-year-old medical records offer new clues

Nov 19, 08 7:19 AM CST
(Newser) - A British institution for the criminally insane has released the medical records of a madman long suspected of being Jack the Ripper, the Independent reports. The documents contain no conclusive proof, but offer enough to keep Thomas Cutbush on the suspect list. The "very insane" young man threatened to... More »

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Ripper Case File to Be Unveiled

With possible note from killer that he'll soon return 'to work'

Mar 9, 08 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - For the first time in over a century the actual police file for London's notorious "Jack the Ripper" case will go on public display, the Guardian reports. The cache even contains a note that may have been written by Jack himself: It warns detectives that he will soon "... More »

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London • murder • Britain • prostitute • Jack the Ripper • The Ripper • case file

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