Mary Jane Kelly
Mary Jane Kelly (c. 1863 – 9 November 1888), also known as Marie Jeanette Kelly, Fair Emma, Ginger, Dark Mary and Black Mary, is widely believed to have been the last victim of the unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper. Jack the Ripper murdered at least five women in the Whitechapel and Spitalfields districts of London between late August and early November 1888. When she was killed, Kelly was about 25 years old, working as a prostitute and living in relative poverty.[2]
Mary Jane Kelly | |
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 24 November 1888 Penny Illustrated Paper illustration of Kelly | |
| Born | c. 1863 County Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 9 November 1888 (aged about 25) Miller's Court, Spitalfields, London, England |
| Cause of death | Haemorrhage due to severance of the carotid artery[1] |
| Body discovered | 13 Miller's Court, Dorset Street, Spitalfields, London 51°31′7.16″N 0°4′30.47″W / 51.5186556°N 0.0751306°W |
| Resting place | St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Leytonstone, London 51°33′26″N 0°00′00″E / 51.557194°N -0°E (common grave) |
| Occupation | Prostitute |
| Known for | Victim of serial murder |
The other four victims were different: they had been killed outside. Their mutilations could have been done within minutes. Kelly was murdered inside, in the room that she rented at 13 Miller's Court. This gave her murderer a lot more time to mutilate her. Her murderer disemboweled her as well. Kelly's body was the most mutilated one of all the confirmed victims. Her murderer needed about two hours to perform these mutilations.[3]
References change
- ↑ "Mary Jane Kelly". casebook.org. 2 April 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ↑ Eddleston, Jack the Ripper: An Encyclopedia p. 197
- ↑ "On This Day in 1888: Jack the Ripper Claims His First Victim in The World's Most Infamous Unsolved Murder Spree". The Daily Telegraph. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
