Jack the Ripper Wanted Poster
Item
Title
Jack the Ripper Wanted Poster
Description
This is a wanted poster posted just after the body of Annie Chapman (the second canonical victim of Jack the Ripper) was found. Note the sensationalism in the report, including terms like “fearful sight” and “diabolical.” Not only that, the details regarding the body were false; Chapman’s heart was never removed. The way the article talks about Chapman dehumanizes her and reduces her to a gruesome corpse.
Date
September, 1888
Source
“Wanted Poster.” British Museum. Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain
