Jack the Ripper Timeline

Here is the timeline most associated with the Jack the Ripper murders. 

31^st August 1888
Mary Anne Nichols is discovered at 3.40am

1^st September 1888
The police begin their investigation

5^th September 1888
The Star newspaper publishes a write up on a character called Leather Apron, who is known to extort money from sex workers and causes the first murmurs of antisemitism in the area.

8^th September 1888
Annie Chapman is discovered at 6am

10^th September 1888
George Lusk forms the Mile End Vigilance Committee, hoping to assist the police with their endeavours to catch the murderer

10^th September 1888
Leather Apron is named as John Pizer and is arrested, however has an alibi and is released.

27^th September 1888
The Central News Agency receives the Dear Boss letter which is signed as Jack the Ripper, coining the name.

30^th September 1888
The Double Event. Elizabeth Stride is discovered at 1am and then Catherine Eddowes is discovered at 1.45am. Eddowes is found within the City of London, so now two police forces are on the hunt.

1^st October 1888
The police make the Jack the Ripper letter public.

6^th October 1888
The Central News Agency receive a second letter, also signed Jack the Ripper. This one is kept private.

16^th October 1888
 George Lusk receives the From Hell letter that contains half a kidney, at the time it is speculated to have come from Catherine Eddowes, who was discovered with a missing kidney.

9^th November 1888
Mary Kelly is discovered in Miller’s Court.

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