Unknown U.S Body

[m rowley]

I watched a programme similar to the you are refering to, it was on sky anytime TV. The detective in question tried to link the murders to a series of murders in the U.S to James Kelly after the Whitechappel murders. Though the 'first U.S victim' was found in a slum appartment not long after Kelly apparently arrived in New York. The detective even travelled to Whitechapel and roamed one of the sites with a flashlight in the early hours of one morning seemingly looking for clues!

sorry if i am barking up the wrong tree or if this is on another thread as ive just started 'stalking' the forums

[corey123]

Hi Chris,

I have been trawling through press accounts to see if I can find anything like the description of this "murder" but to my sadness, my search, so far has been in vain.

However, I am not putting much weight on this murder and even the "fact" that it might have actually occured. I am not confident, for the show also said Tabram was stabbed 26 times.

Yours truly

[Chris Scott]

I certainly don't know a case of an unknown body in the Hudson, but that date, 7 Aug 1891, is the same day as the attack on the elderly German woman named Woolfe, which was widely reportyed as a Ripper attack.
However, this was certainly in London and not the US

[corey123]

HI All,

I was recently watching a show called "Jack the ripper in America" hosted by a idiotic "detective". Cut the rest and to the point, this so called detective is clueless. However, a murder I am not familiar with was mentioned.


It was of a unknown body washing up the hudsen river in New York and found on August 7th, 1891 I think.

Anyone know anything about this? It said her injuries were similar to the London Canonical's. The murdered was never identified.

Thanks in advanced for any help.