The End Of The Hunt?

[Sam Flynn]

As far as I'm aware, the decision to close the case would have been a matter entirely for the police, and they'd have needed no other reason than (the very practical one) that the case had gone "cold". I can't see that they'd have had any obligation to justify their decision to the public, especially given that no further "Ripper" murders seemed to be occurring. The number of plain-clothes men drafted onto the case had already started winding down from February 1889, although (as Evans & Rumbelow point out in their book Scotland Yard Investigates) economic factors seem to have played a major part in this. It's worth noting that the number of uniformed bobbies in H Division (Whitechapel), remained reasonably high for some time.

[THESTUDIOPRODUCTIONS]

Thank you Sam, do you know if the search was given up at that point in time or long before the case was officialy closed? And do you know if there was ever a publicly given reason that circulated the press as to why the case had been closed?

Thanks Again

[Sam Flynn]

The police file on the Ripper was closed in 1892.

[THESTUDIOPRODUCTIONS]

Hello Ripperologists!!!

Does anyone out there now a rough official date as to when and why the hunt for good ol' Jack was called off by officials?

Thanks Again