This is our third and final chapter of Jack the Ripper, where we discuss the infamous letters and suspects that are commonly associated with this unsolved case. Did the murderer actually write one of the thousands of letters that were sent to the police during his reign of terror, or were all of them hoaxes? Was Jack a surgeon, a hairdresser, a butcher, or even part of the royal family? We’ll discuss all that and more final thoughts on this notorious event that kept Londoners on edge for years to come.

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Google Maps - Bishopsgate to Mitre Square

Whitechapel Jack - The Ripper Letters

The Jack the Ripper Tour - Jack the Ripper Letters

Casebook - Ripper Letters

Wikipedia - Dear Boss letter

Wikipedia - From Hell letter

History Extra - 5 theories about Jack the Ripper's identity

Jack the Ripper 1888 - OUR JACK THE RIPPER POLL RESULTS

Wikipedia - Jack the Ripper Suspects

Wikipedia - Thomas Neill Cream

Jack the Ripper 1888 - AARON KOSMINSKI

Wikipedia - Aaron Kosminski

Science - Does a new genetic analysis finally reveal the identity of Jack the Ripper?

Jack the Ripper 1888 - HAS DNA PROVED JACK THE RIPPER'S IDENTITY?

National Library of Medicine - Mitochondrial DNA in forensic use

Forensic Genetics Lab - Two Main Types Of Forensic DNA Tests

Penn State - Penn State team to triple size of forensic database of mitochondrial DNA

Wikipedia - Charles Allen Lechmere

The Jack the Ripper Tour - Walter Sickert

Wikipedia - Walter Sickert

Casebook - Prince Albert Victor

Casebook - Freemasonry and the Ripper

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