The Victims Of Jack The Ripper - Their Lives, Deaths And Graves.
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Published 2021-04-08
Using contemporary photographs and illustrations, as well as footage of the locations as they are today, we tell each of their stories, tracing their lives from their births to their deaths.
CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO
00:00 - Intro
00:09 - The Whitechapel Murders, April 1888 - February, 1891.
00:29 - The Origin of the name "Jack the Ripper".
00:45 - The Canonical Five Victims.
01:17 - The Life and Murder of Mary Nichols.
08:37 -The Life and Murder of Annie Chapman.
15:18 - The Life and Murder of Elizabeth Stride.
20:03 - The Life and Murder of Catherine Eddowes.
27:50 - The Life and Murder of Mary Kelly.
41:07 - The Legacy of the Jack the Ripper crimes.
42:05 - A brief summary of the victims.
42:21 - Conclusion
43:04 - Closing Credits
We detail how each one of the victims lives followed a similar tragic pattern as circumstances conspired to send them on a downward spiral that caused them to seek solace in drink.
With their lives blighted by poverty and alcoholism, each of the victims eventually gravitated to the East End of London, where they lived transient existences flitting between the district's common lodging houses and rented accommodation.
As there was no welfare system to ease the hardships of those who had fallen on hard times, the five women did what it took to survive, be it selling whatever they could acquire on the streets of London, as well as resorting to casual prostitution.
Ultimately, this would lead them into the clutches of a man whom history now remembers as "Jack the Ripper" and we examine the horror of their murders whilst visiting the sites through press illustrations and photographs.
We also take a close look a their funerals, and describe the public reaction to each funeral, when crowds would line the streets, and men, women, and children would often try to touch the coffins as they passed on the routes the the cemeteries, where the victims of Jack the Ripper were laid to rest.
We visit the cemeteries in which they lie, and stand by the memorial plaques to each victims that are now maintained by the individual burial grounds.
The film does not sensationalise the murders, but tries to take a measured and sympatric look at the lives of five women whose horrific deaths at the hands of an unknown murderer laid bare the horrific social conditions that prevailed in the Victorian East End of London.
All Comments (21)
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I really appreciate that this documentary focuses on the victims, not the killer. Beautifully done.
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I admit, I have always been fascinated by Jack the Ripper. However, we tend to forget these 5 women had lives and did not deserve to find such brutal deaths. Thank you for sharing this respectful insight on their lives!
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Those poor women didn't deserve to die in such awful circumstances. May they rest in peace.
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Beautifully written and soberly narrated with respect and compassion towards the victims. Tip of the hat to Richard Jones.
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I have three tobacco tins full of old coins, mostly Victorian and Edwardian pennies and ha’pennies. My grandfather found them at a house he lived at once and gave them to me. They cost me nothing and I took them for granted all through my childhood. It’s sad to think that the amount of coins I have would have kept one of these women in lodgings for months.
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The killer's names are always remembered - Bundy, Christie, Dahmer, Brady.... if Jack's real identity was ever confirmed, would we know these women's names as well as we do? Probably not. Their names never being forgotten is, in a way, the only justice they'll ever receive - by not being forgotten.
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This is the best of the Jack the Ripper documentaries I have heard. I like how the victims are shown as unfortunate women. They were a product of their time.
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A wonderful and much-needed reminder that these women were human beings with tragic stories of their own and not just ghoulish props in a crime drama.
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Poverty and lack of human compassion is what gave Jack his victims. If only the world wasn’t so harsh, then and now, people wouldn’t meet their fates in these dreaded situations. The plaques and flowers to these women are so heartwarming. This was presented so well, with heart, grace and respect. I’m so glad l found this video. Subbed. Thank you so much for giving these women back their dignity.
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Great job paying a respectful tribute to the victims of Jack The Ripper Very well made focusing on the 5 women's lives making them human beings and not just names in a newspaper great work Rest In Peace to Mary Ann Polly Nichols Annie chapman Elizabeth Stride Catherine Eddowes and Mary Kelly ❤️ 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
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Respectful and compassionate. Thank you for the most humane documentation of this horrible crime against these vulnerable women.
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I’ve been studying Jack the Ripper for a few years now and even now seeing certain things like the picture of Mary Kelly still makes me sad may all the victims rest in peace thank you for uploading this
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The conditions at that time were so horrible if you research, that it's no wonder people drank so much. It would be impossible to bear life without the numbing affects of alcohol. Can you imagine being so sick you don't hardly have the strength to walk, then have to do what she had to do just to have a bed to sleep in. I feel only sorrow and pity for those poor people. RIP all who suffered and died. 🙏 You do such a good job covering the lives of these poor women.
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We are so lucky compared to these poor women I can't imagine the terrible lives they lived in poverty without a home or people who cared about them Wonderful video thankyou x
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Poor Mary Ann “Polly” Nicholls. All of them were equally tragic, but there’s something about the spirit of optimism in her story, going off confident that in spite of the daily hell of her existence, she would quickly obtain the four pence she needed for a place to sleep. “Look at my jolly new bonnet!” As if that bonnet was the only thing she had going for her. Poor woman. Also, imagine how her children must have felt when they heard. She was already out of their lives, but there is a natural bond you feel for your parent even if they do very bad things. Her alcohol addiction ruined her life as it ruined all these girls’ lives, as they probably wouldn’t have been on the streets of London that night when the evil Ripper was walking around looking for a convenient victim.
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Very well done. Excellent, respectful documentary. I am so glad to see these ladies being remembered with dignity.
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This video does a very good job of giving these women the proper memorial they never had.
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Thank you for remembering their lives and more importantly remembering their names. Through their tragic & horrific end they have gained some kind of immortality as recompense for their suffering.
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Really well researched and put together. Finally a focus on these womens lives, they endured such hardship before their horrendous deaths. Beautifully narrated, thank you. RIP 🕊️
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I suppose being dead drunk was the only way to cope with such terrible circumstances 😢
