Act II
The Victims
Eric Draven: Victims; aren't we all?
The Crow (1994)
The streets of London's East End was rife with prostitution. As one might imagine, many woman prostituted themselves to support their alcohol addiction. With some luck, money might be left over to pay for a bed at a rooming house. One benefit of the newspapers' reporting of the Ripper murders was that it illuminated a segment of society to which the ritzier West End normally turned a blind eye. The Ripper's victims, while painted as fallen woman, were also remembered as having been someone's daughter, someone's wife. In other words, they became not nameless, murdered prostitutes, but real people, who were brutally murdered. These women took on a sense of celebrity, if you will. One that stays with them even today.
The following links are not to the crime scenes, but rather web links to information on the women themselves. When possible, I have included a link to their graves (click on date of death).
Prelude
Murders committed prior to official Ripper Murders but occasionally accepted
| Emma Elizabeth Smith | April 3, 1888 |
| Martha Tabram | August 7, 1888 |
Murders
Accepted Ripper Victims
| Polly Nichols | August 31, 1888 |
| Annie Chapman | September 8, 1888 |
| Elizabeth Stride | September 30, 1888 |
| Catherine Eddowes | September 30, 1888 |
| Mary Jane Kelly | November 9, 1888 |
Coda
Ripper Scares
| Alice Mackenzie | July 17, 1889 |
| Frances Coles | February 13, 1891 |
| Crime Scenes | Victims | Suspects | Legacy |