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Identity of the killer[edit]

Apart from the fact that I find it (to put it mildly) a bit premature to state that it is "extremely likely that Aaron Kosminski committed the murder and he is, by extension, Jack the Ripper", does that even belong here? Until proven beyond reasonable doubt who Jack the Ripper was, I propose to just keep the speculations around his identity on the Jack the Ripper page. Kvikvendi (talk) 15:13, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feculent?[edit]

The line "At about 3 a.m. on the same day as Eddowes was murdered, a blood-stained fragment of her apron contaminated with feculent matter was found lying in the passage of the doorway leading to Flats 108 and 119, Model Dwellings, Goulston Street, Whitechapel."

the word "feculent" should be changed for "fecal". I made the change, I suspect some autocorrect from the British form "faecal".

Dr Frederick Gordon Brown reports on post mortem: My attention was called to the apron, particularly the corner of the apron with a string attached. The blood spots were of recent origin. I have seen the portion of an apron produced by Dr. Phillips and stated to have been found in Goulston Street. It is impossible to say that it is human blood on the apron. I fitted the piece of apron, which had a new piece of material on it (which had evidently been sewn on to the piece I have), the seams of the borders of the two actually corresponding. Some blood and apparently faecal matter was found on the portion that was found in Goulston Street.

http://wiki.casebook.org/index.php/Catherine_Eddowes

Sir John Falstaff (talk) 15:49, 25 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Kosminski[edit]

For the claims made by the Daily Mail related to Kosminski, see Talk:Aaron Kosminski#Dailymail is not a suitable source. It should not be added to these articles.
— Berean Hunter (talk) 18:13, 18 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hallie Rubenhold[edit]

For a discussion on Hallie Rubenhold's The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper see Talk:Whitechapel murders#Prostitutes? --John B123 (talk) 15:02, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Self-identify?[edit]

Year1 What is your claim of According to the police definition of a prostitute in 1888, a 'prostitute' needed to self-identify as one based on? Are you suggesting that before applying section III of the Vagrancy Act 1824, section XXVIII of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 or section 2(1) of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, the Metropolitan Police asked the women concerned if she self-identified as a prostitute? With regard to your comment about Eddowes' death certificate not stating she was a prostitute on the same edit, the death certificate read "Supposed Single" under occupation,so equally it did not state "Factory worker, ballad seller, charwoman" that you changed the infobox to read. --John B123 (talk) 15:55, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Removing graphic pictures[edit]

This article contains several incredibly disturbing, graphic pictures of her naked, mutilated body. I am removing these pictures for two reasons: first of all, this is a human being and a victim of a crime, even if it was a long time ago. Second, readers, most of whom will not be Jack the Ripper devotees and some of whom will be young children, should not have to stumble over this kind of material, especially not without any kind of warning. This is not about censorship. Such pictures may well have their place in a specialized book or website on Jack the Ripper, but they are certainly not normal material for a general-purpose encyclopedia. I am baffled that anyone would think so, and I had hoped Wikipedia would be better at self-policing its content. 80.216.6.60 (talk) 02:39, 18 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I understand your concerns, but consensus needs to be reached. If you get consensus for this, then that's fine. If people can't stomach articles of this nature, they really should not type Jack the Ripper, Holocaust victims, Iași pogrom etc. into a search engine.--Kieronoldham (talk) 02:59, 18 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I’m not going to re-remove the pictures, but I agree with the other IP. Nobody needs to see that shit.

Please take the time to read wp:notcensored. What were you honestly expecting when you logged onto a Jack the Ripper article? Care Bears?--Kieronoldham (talk) 20:24, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Resting place[edit]

In common with other victims, the coordinates of 51.55792°N 0.04449°W are incorrect as this is in Hackney 6 miles away from the City of London Cemetery, Manor Park, London Post Code E12 5DQ for the main entrance. Her grave may be located at 51.55759°N 0.053368°E, see bullets below for references.