The Day “Jack the Ripper” Was Born
Based on true events narrated by those involved
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This is the story of the events of August 31, 1888. When an unidentified murderer started his killing spree, ending the life of five female prostitutes who lived and worked in the slums of the East End of London. The story describes how the events could have been according to information obtained by those involved in the events of the fateful night in which Mary Ann Nichols. She gained fame for being the first victim of who we now know as Jack the Ripper.
The Night before
Mary Ann Nichols stared at the cold and foggy night through her tiny window at Wilmott’s Lodging House in Spitalfields, wondering whether she would go to work or stay home and wait for her children.
Edward, Percy, and Alice, the older kids, had already left the house and lived independently. However, Eliza and little Henry were still her responsibility, and she knew that they would come to the lodge tomorrow morning asking for something to eat and ease their hunger.
She looked in the pantry to find only tea and two biscuits but no butter or jam. Realizing it wouldn’t be enough for them, she decided to work just one more time.
