Did Jack the Ripper come to Bradford? The Disturbing Murder of John Gill. Manningham. Bradford. 1888

On 27th December 1888, 7 year old John Gill, who lived at Thorncliffe Road near Manningham Lane, Bradford, vanished off the face of the Earth. He had last been seen by the local milkman. William Barrett, who John regularly helped on his rounds in the morning. On that day, John had jumped off the cart a few streets before his home....and he was never seen alive again.
2 days later, a young boy went to work at some nearby stables and made a shocking discovery. The heavily mutilated and macabre remains of poor John Gill. The murder was so brutal and hideous that people immediately linked it to the killer currently stalking the streets of London.....Jack the Ripper!
But had jack headed North to begin a new killing spree, or was there a killer in the midst of Bradford?

[@daftmonkey7296]

What an incredible yet horrific story and very compassionately told. I feel the milkman did it although we will never know. Mind blowing to think the locations you visited whilst filming were at one point in time the location of such an horrific murder! Great video Matt and thanks for the shout out 👍🏼

[@matparks08]

Yeah, it was a weird feeling. Time has moved on, but I felt the memories of the time remained. No worries, and thanks a lot 😊

[@daftmonkey7296]

@@matparks08 eerie to think isn’t it. 😬

[@theparadoxclub1326]

Excellent video Matt..what a gruesome death the young boy had..interesting to know if anymore kids were attacked afterwards..Had to be the milkman 🤔

[@matparks08]

Horrendous face for poor John. I don't make my assumptions in the video, but, yes, it all points to the milkman....yet the locals didn't and wouldn't believe it at all.

[@carolescutt2257]

Hey gang ❤ very sad but necessary to be told to bring these despicable acts into the light 😢😢 bless ya Matt this was horrifying xx

[@matparks08]

Thanks, yeah, it was a tough one!

[@vixlamb1985]

We live next to the graveyard and my nan said his mum visited his grave everyday until she died

[@matparks08]

@vixlamb1985 that's incredibly sad. Thanks for sharing

[@WadeRaney-vv5oi]

This is more creepy than Jack The Ripper😯

[@matparks08]

@@WadeRaney-vv5oi can't argue with that 😬

[@jeepsthetimebandit]

Jack sure did get around 😅 a bit like Mary Queen of Scots. Every grand house in the UK claims she stayed there.

[@matparks08]

True....it was in the same year, so it made sense.....