PC Jonas Mizen Discovers Mary Ann Nichols
Item
Title
PC Jonas Mizen Discovers Mary Ann Nichols
Description
This is an illustration of a police officer finding the body of Mary Ann Nichols, the first canonical victim of Jack the Ripper. What’s interesting is that this illustration was published in the Famous Crimes, Past and Present paper in 1903, several years after the initial murders in 1888. It goes to show how captivating these murders were, and the Ripper would go on to live in infamy.
Date
January 1, 1903
Source
“PC Jonas Mizen Discovers Mary Ann Nichols, 31 August 1888.” Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.
