The Victims Of Jack The Ripper - Their Lives, Deaths And Graves.

[@theredmenace22]

I really appreciate that this documentary focuses on the victims, not the killer. Beautifully done.

[@debbievanpoucke9983]

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!

[@JackTheRipperTours]

I agree Debbie. The victims often get lost in the hunt for their murderer. Thank you for your kind comment about my video being a respectful insight.

[@wyattpeterson6286]

Too true. These women may have not been perfect human beings but they didn't deserve to have their lives ended so brutally.

[@sylviacarlson3561]

My Sister is reading a book about these women called "The Five." She said it's good.

[@mattwilliam5522]

So erotic yet so pure to think of them

[@michaeldevaney5728]

@@JackTheRipperTours who do yu believe was the ripper

[@delvoniaquasbex5902]

Beautifully written and soberly narrated with respect and compassion towards the victims. Tip of the hat to Richard Jones.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you for your kind words.

[@soledadferrer1325]

Yes, magnificent. Congratulations to the author and narrator.

[@helentelehowski679]

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.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you Helen. I think it is important to depict the plight of the victims as opposed to glorify the perpetrator. As you say, the times were harsh.

[@fizzao1342]

It's so good that they have been given the humanity that the newspapers and books often forget. They were women who had hopes and dreams, families and relatives. The poorest of the poor, the Ripper took the only remaining thing they had, their lives. Thank you for this.

[@brando9508]

Annie was not “fond” of drink. Drink allowed her to escape her dismal life of disparity and poverty.

[@susanmccormick6022]

It's so nice that those poor women are remembered.RIP to them all.

[@susanmccormick6022]

If only these idiots who pull down statues would realize that every one of those people were 'of their time'!!!

[@GrilloTheFlightless]

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.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

A very sad thought. Thanks for sharing.

[@jessicagunn3870]

Perhaps some of those coins were used to pay for somewhere to stay for some poor woman who without them may have been another victim. Each one of those coins has its own history of possibly thousands of hands through which they passed, a history that will always remain hidden from us.

[@norbertalbertz7259]

One of those coins may even have passed through Jack the rippers hands

[@natgem1094]

​@@jessicagunn3870 could've passed the hands of jack the ripper

[@kathyjones3798]

Those poor women didn't deserve to die in such awful circumstances. May they rest in peace.

[@pickybitch2707]

They really didn’t 😢

[@sashaconrad3939]

Yes, May they Rest In Peace! 🙏

[@aimeew6880]

So true. How they were forced to live was equally tragic.

[@cedricchevrot4560]

This is exactly what I intend dumb viewers to remember. It's all sadly a matter of women's horrible death, not about a tabloid-super-star-serial-killer fame. I do thank the respectfull tone of this footage.

[@taradiane]

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.

[@pickybitch2707]

Instead of his name, we have the victims names. Maybe that’s how it should be? Personally, I don’t remember any of Bundy’s victims names.

[@FANTAEDITS-b6o]

Indeed!!

[@josephfriscia6752]

It was James Maybrick

[@Nrvsmum73]

Well said!

[@davidthompson6834]

@@josephfriscia6752 no he wasn’t

[@sleeming88]

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.

[@christinamcilwaine350]

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 ❤️ 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you for your kind words, Christina.

[@DeidreL9]

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.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you for your kind words, Deidre.

[@DonnellOkafor_hateslgbtq]

Do you take homeless women into your home? Actually it was their lifestyles. If they were at home with her husband and children they'd still be alive

[@pamelakimmons9209]

Respectful and compassionate. Thank you for the most humane documentation of this horrible crime against these vulnerable women.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you, Pamela. Very kind of you.

[@sayyorahchopra123]

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

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Pleased you liked it Sayyorah.

[@mrb2643]

Were any of these women linked to the royal family?

[@thekitowl]

@@mrb2643 nothing has ever come up as to any Royal connection, at least in the large collection of books I’ve read on the subject.

[@susanmccormick6022]

Have you come to any conclusion?

[@orlaghcassidy3404]

Very well done. Excellent, respectful documentary. I am so glad to see these ladies being remembered with dignity.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Very kind of you to say so, Orlagh.

[@Rubytuesday1569]

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 🕊️

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you, Della.

[@rebelbelle62]

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.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you.

[@louiseshepherd5323]

I found it bad enough when I was strung out because of heroin withdrawal. Having to work on the street then was horrible.

[@jessicagunn3870]

@@louiseshepherd5323 that you have got yourself together against such insurmountable odds speaks volumes for your strength as a person, May the rest of your days be filled with nothing but peace and happiness xxx

[@louiseshepherd5323]

@@jessicagunn3870 bless your heart😊

[@rickynieves3144]

Numbing is exactly what they were looking for after such difficult lives. Who can blame them? Poor ladies. What terrible work women are subjected to in order to survive 😢 Imagine all the young boys and girls subjected to the same. A desolate time...❤

[@celiaabbott184]

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

[@JackTheRipperTours]

It is sad to see the downward spirals they all shared. Yet, they also seem to have been fighters.

[@dianalynnelizabeth780]

Women back then didn’t have many choices, women had practically no rights to/for anything in Victorian England.

[@roximusmaximus195]

This is the 4th time ive come back to watch/listen to this. I work as a cleaner in a building (alone , headphones in,i love it😂)and listening to this while i do my easy work in a warm building just makes me appreciate my life. These women had it hard. So sad. Amazing documentary 👏❤️

[@johnreed8336]

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.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you, John.

[@babycharliebrown]

Touching portrayal of the victims and their tragic lives. Thanks for such a thoughtful story.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you, kind of you to say so.

[@JimAllder11]

This video does a very good job of giving these women the proper memorial they never had.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you, very kind of you to say so.

[@yelena86]

This channel is vastly underrated. Thank you for all that you do 🙏

[@JackTheRipperTours]

I appreciate that!

[@brianbommarito3376]

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.

[@groovylicks6]

I think that Marie Jean Kelly was the most tragic. She was very young and was brutally murdered.

[@BuddyLee23]

Alcohol likely brought her the only transient escape she could find from the deprivation and hardship of her time and circumstances. It’s easy for us, as exceedingly privileged 21st century people to cast aspersions on their life style choices (and I personally do not drink myself), but if I was living in the destitution of Victorian England, I sure as shit would be reaching for drink on the regular.

[@AlchemistOfHecate]

Actually poverty & environment is the root of it all.

[@MsZoedog66]

Excellent presentation - it was factual and appropriately respectful. Thanks!

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Much appreciated!

[@7arboreal]

Thank you for focusing on these human beings whose lives were so brutally stolen from them.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you Annette.

[@mikki3961]

Very well done Sir. Respectful telling of the horrific trials these poor women lived. Their deaths did invoke change.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you, Michele, very kind of you.

[@MorrisseysMonkey]

Brutal times. And people think they have got it bad today.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Indeed.

[@chankwaichoi1]

i thought the VICTORIAN ERA was the peak of the GREAT BRITISH EMPIRE. obviously there were two ENDS - the WEST END n the EAST END... the best of times; the worst of times... we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way !

[@bissonboy7130]

Those five women were the only ones who could say they knew what Jack the Ripper looked like, sadly the last person they saw. Very well narrated video.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you, Ivan.

[@rob5944]

I for one appreciate the sensitivity and respect shown in this production in regards to the said victims of these crimes, it was very well made, contains a lot of information and is a must for any student of the ripper murders.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you, Rob. Very kind of you.

[@JoJo-sc1db]

Excellent video, much respect given to these ladies. Such a soothing voice too, thank you 😊.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Very Kind of you Jo Jo, pleased that you enjoyed it.

[@-b_i_b_b_y-]

Beautiful tribute. Thank you for including the illustrations only, I think some people may be desensitised to such things and forget how traumatising they can still be for many. Although most of their lives in Whitchapel must have been unpleasant I really, really hope that these five women had moments of true happiness and joy while they were alive.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you very much!

[@cynthiaskidmore7545]

Such a touching tribute to these women. Thank you so much, this really touched my heart.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you for your kind words, Cynthia.

[@cutekanjii]

Yeah they always had enough for drink though but not to support their children and yet spent money on a hat to attract punters boasts about drinking away her lodging money 3 times over. Obviously nobody deserves to become a victim of Jack the ripper but this woman wasn't a saint, they wernt forced into prostitution if they decided to stop drinking and use that money to get themselves together rather than wasting it on drink then they wouldn't be in that situation, they'd be able to get a normal job. There was temperance movements at that time which would have helped support those giving up drink

[@tammygilmer1228]

@@cutekanjii Don't be so damned judgmental...these poor women were definitely products of their environment and they probably felt helpless and knew of no other way to get out of their predicament...if you experienced what these women went through in their all-too brief life, I very much doubt you'd be able to pass judgment...

[@susanmccormick6022]

@@cutekanjii Those bloodhounds being cancelled seems more than odd to me. Re your comment,it strikes as pretty heartless.Those women would've had little choice when it came to making a living.They all seem to have tried to have different ways,before resorting to prostitution.Probably drink was the only consolation they had in their sad lives.As for alcaholism,some people are predestined to it.A person of whom I was very fond,was third generation of this affliction.It was in his genes.It was & is an illness. My son was at university some years ago & in the lab they had a few strands of Catherine Eddowes shawl which was being tested.Unfortunatly I cannot recall the findings.Please,show some consideration for those who struggle with addictions & be glad you are not among them.

[@rustlemyjimmys]

These videos are absolutely fantastic Richard! As with your written work, these videos really are gripping and a testament to your professionalism and research. I'm guessing the upload frequency will slow to a degree as life returns to some kind of normality, however, I would urge you to continue uploading in some form as you're on to something special here - Keep up the great work!

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Hi Jon, That is very kind of you. I hope to keep them coming, even as things return to normal.

[@susanmccormick6022]

@@JackTheRipperTours Richard,do you know anything about the Catherine Eddowes shawl testings?

[@o_doris]

From the very beginning, my interest in this case centred on the lives of the victims themselves and not the grisly details of their end. Thank you for this 🙂 My great-grandmother was 15 when the murders took place and lived merely 6 miles from Whitechapel. She must have been fearful!

[@TheIndependentLens]

I think people forget that this really wasn't that long ago to where there are people who knew people who were alive back when this was happening.

[@nittenman373]

Great video. Your videos are by far the best I've watched despite being hooked on the Whitechapel murders for some years now. They are understated and not brash or sensationalised like many others. I just had to subscribe before I finished the first one! Very well presented indeed.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you, that is very kind of you.

[@haps2019]

42:44 And may the men who lived equally terrible lives there also rest in peace.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Amen to that, Patrik.

[@karingibby2535]

Very well done, Sir. Your research shed new light on an horrific time in London's history. I was unaware of much of the information you revealed through your research on the lives of the victims. These tragic women will be remembered.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you for your kind words, Karin.

[@trigger1268]

Thanks for sharing this excellent documentary I was hooked from the start. Such a fascinating,mysterious character but also very very chilling

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@aarons1811]

An excellent video. Sensationalism often drowns out the quieter, more human moments, which I feel are integral to a person's life and death. In accounts of Jack the Ripper's victims, they are often portrayed as itinerant ladies of the night, with hardly a family member between them, which was clearly not the case...

[@TheJaxx62]

Thank you for this, may those poor souls forever be remembered

[@tamsinwood2]

So good to hear more about the women. Their lives tell us much about poverty and the difficulties women faced.

[@trevorbyron9448]

Sad. I just cannot forgive the government for turning a blind eye to the poverty and plight of the poor and the sordid conditions people had to live under in east end of London, leaving them to fend for themselves and even die of hunger

[@JackTheRipperTours]

It really is/was a tragedy, Trevor. And to think that, as you, say, the policy could have alleviated the suffering.

[@MistressMary...22-u9j]

everyone expects the government to do something...what is needed is more personal responsibility

[@jenny2tone242]

@@MistressMary...22-u9j They had personal responsibility. They did what they had to do to survive. Not much opportunity for women in those days, especially those from working class background.

[@GrilloTheFlightless]

It’s such a sad fact that whilst London was one of the wealthiest cities in the world at the time, it also had one of the greatest percentages of paupers than many other cities. The gulf between the wealthy minority and the poor majority was extreme with many living in slum conditions. The popular attitude at the time was that if someone was poor it was their own fault, and all too few of the well-monied thought to extend help. These poor souls must have been so desperate to have resorted to prostitution, and to put themselves in such danger to earn four pence.

[@lindaarrington9397]

I know

[@Conuremum]

It’s so sad that some of these women’s remains are basically unknown but in the area or reused graves😢🥺

[@vickiewallace415]

I usually enjoy your content as thoughtful and entertaining. Come on now tonight you gave us the feels! Very very well done and very moving.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you very much!

[@jamesjackson-df1hi]

I LOVE LYING BACK, AND LISTENING TO RICHARDS VOICE TALKING ABOUT JTR. IT'S LIKE AN OLD FRIEND TELLING YOU A BEDTIME STORY. ANYONE ELSE DO THIS TOO?

[@jacquelinemitchell7148]

Done with care and respect to the poor victims. Well done to the author and narrator. R .I.P. beautiful souls ❤

[@spnsoccer]

Beautifully, solemnly done, thank you.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Wow, thank you!

[@alexandermacdougall7873]

So few people ever put much more than a passing thought to the victims. Not a lot of documentaries delve into their lives like this. Good video. I like your series,focusing on one suspect at a time (even if I disagree with some of your yheories), and now I find this one that actually looks at the "canonical 5" as more than just victims of JTR

[@jacquelinewesson1202]

There is a very good book called The Five which tells the story of the lives of the five victims of Jack the Ripper,

[@thalia7104]

Thank you for mentioning and recommending the book, Jacqueline! I found it on Amazon (even in German, I don't know if the author originally wrote it in English, would have bought it anyway 😊), can't wait to read this book! A very different view than just reading about the killer and the suspects!

[@thomashumphrey4953]

I am and have been reading that book very good and very in-depth research, it even has what was on their person after they were murdered.

[@ladysiam3024]

That was very nicely done and with much respect.

[@thalia7104]

@@thomashumphrey4953 @Lady Siam Yes, reading it now these days, very in-depth and respectful! At the moment, I'm reading the chapter about Catherine Eddowes. Usually, I read one person's life at one day, but Catherine seems to take a little bit longer (and I unfortunately have other stuff to do 😕). But I think I will finish the chapter about her soon. Definitely recommend the book so far!

[@IslandGirlKelly]

A fabulous read. I have recommended it many times.

[@GeorgiaGeorgette]

Rest in peace, Mary, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine, Marie. Remembered with respect.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Nicely put, China.

[@unseelie63]

Tragic stories told with compassion and respect,rather than graphic sensationalism.Thank you.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you.

[@sandraallen8832]

Fantastic video, massive respect shown to these 5 ladies - well done 👏 and Thankyou

[@JackTheRipperTours]

My pleasure, Sandra.

[@aprildent8456]

Those poor women what a wretched way of life and death. RIP

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Very true April.

[@dgod62]

very informative, I throughly enjoyed this video, your hard work is appreciated

[@reposter6434]

Despite the brutal deaths and the scary time people in the east end went through... Jack the ripper did one thing that was positive... The deaths had shown attraction to the poor unacceptable living conditions. After the murders, the government/council finally decided to act on this, and living conditions started slowly getting better.

[@janetpendlebury6808]

Although the murders brought the conditions of the East Enders to the attention of everyone, not much was actually done to end their plight at that time. Those slum condition's were still being lived in well into the 1900's. It was not until 1908 that old-Age Pensions were introduced, and not until 1948 did they introduce a comprehensive system of social security. Slum clearances were still going on in 1960's.

[@christopherturner6989]

I have visited these graves a couple of times, and I get a lumping my throat every time. I for one will never forget these 5 ladies and will always have a shiver down my spine. Thoroughly enjoyed your very respectful p

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you, Christopher.

[@elainethomas9737]

These women were not only the victims of Jack the Ripper they were victims of poverty..so sad. The grave markers were a heart felt tribute 😥. I think if they were wealthy I think more of an effort to find that fiend 🤔

[@v8infinity8]

That was very informative and well done. Thank you for showing such respect for the victims. Heart breaking.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you, Veronica.

[@blaisebozarth2899]

I'm hooked on JTR podcasts. Some are better than others. Yours falls in to that better than others category. Keep up the good content. 🎥🎭

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thanks, will do!

[@LK-zf2hd]

I've read books, I've watched vids, and I have to say, THIS video was one of most heartfelt, compassionate I've ever seen.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you for your kind words.

[@JaySamurai79]

It's great that the victims are being highlighted. Many know the name jack the ripper, but not many know the name of the victim's.

[@andrewtomlinson5237]

I'm relatively new to the channel, so a bit behind the curve. This is all excellent work, not only in terms of the knowledge and the skill and ease with which it is imparted, but also the general production quality. Really good stuff. It goes to prove that you CAN produce excellent work on KZbin without having to resort to the gratuitous. It is all too easy to make this subject ghoulish and sensational. You never forget that this isn't a review of a TV Show, and that these were real people whose situations were so severe that they would have found it hard to imagine anything worse. Then came something worse... One idea I would love to see, would be a series that could serve as an extension to this video and the individual Victim videos. Where the other Whitechapel Murders, outside of the Fido Five, are covered in the same sort of detail with some explanation of why they are not considered "Canonical". Keep up the good work.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you so much for your kind words. I am in the process of making a video on all the Whitechapel Murders. I like your idea about a series of videos. Once again thanks.

[@andrewtomlinson5237]

@@JackTheRipperTours Fantastic news, I look forward to seeing it. One thing I would like to know more about regarding the period is how frequent, outside of the Whitchapel Murder series, would violent murders occur in the area. It would be interesting to put that 2-3 year period into context.

[@pickybitch2707]

I suppose being dead drunk was the only way to cope with such terrible circumstances 😢

[@JackTheRipperTours]

A sad and tragic situation.

[@alligatorsnapper4483]

That’s what I was thinking. I know I would drink too. ☹️☹️

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Yup

[@aboutfeddy]

This is the most delicate and respectful account I found, regarding the victims of the ripper. Thank you for treating tjem (and the people sharing the same hard life) like human beings. Thank you for focusing on them, more than the ripper and the sensationalistic gruesomeness of the murders committed.

[@robertafierro5592]

FINALLY!! A thoughtful and tasteful story about the HORROR of Alchoholism and Piverty in the late1800's I England. In any desperate collective such as London's SLUMS, women and children get it the worst!! Hundreds of years later the same situations still exist!

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you, Roberta.

[@rozbeaumont4587]

what a beautifull telling of this, thank you very much

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MissFlow]

I have seen the photograph of Mary Kelly before, the black and white version and it's truely nightmare fuel. How someone is capable of doing what Jack did to Mary is beyond understanding. The other women were brutally murdered, absolutely. That police drawing of Catherine Eddowes body in the state she was found is haunting too. But I can not forget that photo of Kelly. Imagine witnessing that in real life. Those poor men must have been traumatized for life seeing and smelling the crime scene of Miller's Court.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Very well said.

[@fizzao1342]

I nearly fainted the first time I saw that dreadful photo. I was 12 and looking at the book that contained it in Smiths in St Albans. I didn't understand what had happened and when I worked it out I went very hot and faint. I can't bear to see it. How could anyone visit such hatred on another human being?

[@susanmccormick6022]

@@fizzao1342 Or on any living creature.

[@futurepig]

Thanks for this great video. I have read quite a bit on the subject and I'm surprised to find how little I knew about the victims. Most accounts mention the gruesome details of their deaths, but very little about their lives. One thing I find sad is that these women are remembered as prostitutes, but when you learn their story you find they struggled to make a living doing other jobs and had resorted to prostitution only occasionaly and out of desperation. Meeting a maniac in a dark alley was just the last in a long list of misfortunes.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you for your kind words.

[@yelena86]

This video is a reminder that the victims were real women and not just the canonical five! We have a morbid fascination with JTR that we forget the women and the tragic difficult lives they led. Usually they’re mentioned in a few short sentences and that’s it. I’d love to go and pay my respect to the sites one day! Thank you 🙏

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you, Yelena.

[@gabe-po9yi]

Excellent tribute. You did well by these poor souls.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thanks, Gabe.

[@yorgeabouttstudio]

A very respectful video, I cried a few times. How hard was this to put into the word? I hate this devil but am also fascinated by how someone could just do such awful things. It doesn’t make any sense how a human did this.

[@missrobertson45]

I appreciate they have suitable plaques considering how much money has been made on their deaths. Thank you for more information on their lives

[@maggiecoffey4352]

Refreshing to have new (to me) information on these women. The usual subject, their attacker, has been covered ad nauseum. Nice illustration, too...not the usual set of stock. Thank you! Subscribed and liked.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you Maggie.

[@jasminespencer3992]

As the narrator pointed out, yes I think it’s horribly disrespectful to put Jack the Ripper ‘s name on those poor women’s tombstones.

[@annap6992]

New subscriber. Well told and very informative video. May all those women rest in peace. Thank you ❤️

[@JackTheRipperTours]

thank you for your kind words, Anna.

[@garethparr9482]

Absolutely fascinating and superbly told and presented 👍

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@PhoenixRayne88]

I have a question.. why is there no monument in that area? Even small to medium plaques where each woman died? I know the street names changed and buildings are up in some spots but nothing to honor them? The deaths of these women are overlooked GREATLY, I've seen TWO KZbin channels make videos about them this being one. The deaths of these women changed the whole of London. They brought attention to the horrors that were happening in the streets of that area. Because of this children, women, men, families and the elderly were given the help that they desperately needed. In life they did what was needed and in death they changed everything. Most heroes are formed for their deaths...

[@guadalupebaptista9757]

I think there's a placard in Mitre Square that mentions that Catherine Eddowes found murdered there. I don't know if they counted that as a memorial, but still something was done.

[@aimeew6880]

There is.

[@lindamcharie1264]

Excellent and informative documentary.. thankyou for sharing

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sharonhubbard2035]

Very well put together. Thank you

[@joansavage1857]

The Poor people, such poverty!! May they rest in peace!!

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Yes indeed, Joan.

[@robnewman6101]

R.I.P the five murdered young women of London back then, 1888.

[@MarkSmith-tp6zc]

What a fascinating and sombre video, the best one I’ve seen on the Ripper. Doffed cap to you, Sir.

[@ianpeddle6818]

Thank you for this. There is so much about the witnesses and suspects that the victims are almost an afterthought. It’s barely a few generations since my own family lived in that area and would have lived with poverty daily. My great grandparents were all born between 1867 and 1871 in the area so will have been conscious of the Ripper murders. Also well aware of the poverty, hand to mouth existence. It was so easy to fall low in that era; it’s why I think poverty is relative. Our poor today are in no way living as they did then.

[@danielscott712000]

Thank you for telling their story and giving them the dignity they deserve. Brutal times those were. Especially for low income women.

[@richardtofts4977]

Touching and moving. Thankyou for giving the focus to those that truly deserve it.

[@FANTAEDITS-b6o]

May all the victims rest in peace...it is sad that we will never know who jack the ripper was..and that he has never payed for his crime!!

[@mirandagoldstine8548]

Who said he isn’t playing for it in the afterlife? I like to think he is suffering in a cold, dark pit of Helheim, eternally forced to have bugs eat away at his flesh and be forced to sleep on cold stone, his skin burned by icy cold flames while Hel looks at him and sneers at him as he begs for mercy only to have her snap back about how his crimes placed him in his current predicament.

[@deancordery5935]

I feel we do know who JTR is and he's name is in the papers and the inquest into the Death of Polly Nicholls because Robert Paul named Charles Allen Cross as the man who stood over Polly Nicholls body in Bucks Row, Mr Cross lied too the Police officer Mizin and then gave he's address as 22 Doveton Street and Cross was the surname he gave... Mr Charles Allen Cross is in fact Charles Allen Lechmere every time Lechmere was in a spot of bother or needed away out he gave Cross as he's surname not Lechmere... Charles Allen Lechmere is JTR in my opinion he had the perfect opportunity the perfect alibi the perfect motive the perfect job too just blend in, that job was a cartmen working for Pickfords he's walks too and from work too the places he lived passed every crime scene yes I do mean every murdered woman 11 I believe Lechmere killed but I also believe he maybe the Thames Torso Killer as well...

[@victorcontreras9138]

But then if the true word of the BIBLE says: we reap what we sow, then though Jack was never caught, he must be paying for his crimes----someway and somewhere.

[@janetpendlebury6808]

@@mirandagoldstine8548 only if you believe in fairy tales.

[@msmltvcktl]

@Janet pendelbury: no different a fairy tale than what xtians tell.

[@johanvajse8410]

the irony that there was more money left on her grave than she needed to be safe for the night

[@leeneale8776]

wow....never thought of that :/ these events are so so sad.

[@leegray99]

Very well narrated

[@purplezoid1]

This was excellent ❤️🙏🏻

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you.

[@WalterJoergLangbein]

Thank you very much for showing deep respect for those victims, who suffered so much!

[@hannahlouise3338]

This was incredibly well done and I enjoyed listening to the stories of these 5 fallen women, may they all rest in peace. I've been watching alot of documentaries about Jack The Ripper as of recent and I'm convinced that the culprit is Francis Tumblety

[@MarzannaMorana]

Thank you for this amazing experience. One that I'll never be able to see with my own eyes. Such interesting research and photos. I'm so appreciative that you've focused on the victims instead of the "killer." These women had to do whatever needed just to survive and I find that truly horrifying. RIP beautiful Ladies. 🌹 "To caress your assassin." I felt chills.

[@starkillerdude1914]

Its really sad to think Mary Jane Kelly only known photo is of her mutilated corpse, I hope she got to rest

[@momv2pa]

Very well done, and most respectfully.

[@tomrowe6432]

Very moving. I found myself welling up at several points in this video.

[@kevinjohnson4605]

Enjoyed the video and will watch more of the videos. That you had made.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Awesome, thank you!

[@kevinjohnson4605]

@@JackTheRipperTours my mother side of the family is from the UK and my father side is from Sweden. So in a way. Jack the Ripper plays a part. In both sides of the family history. As lade out in the video. Victim wise.

[@jaxjacoby]

What people forget about these victims, as well as current victims of serial killers, is if it hadn’t been these five names, it would have been other names. He was going out for victims. Nothing was going to stop him.

[@suzieaustin.5905]

Wow 😳 you sure made me 🪑 sit up and listen. Thank you 💓 for sharing this very well done

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ElGibby]

You know, it's so easy when studying this case to focus on the mystery of who the killer was and forget the victims or just dismiss them as common street prostitutes. These women had families, they were daughters, mothers, sisters, aunts and friends. Their lives follow a tragic pattern of a descent into alcoholism due to abuse, grinding poverty and no doubt what we would now recognise as mental illnesses. Depression for sure, if nothing else. If i may soapbox for a moment here, is anyone else absolutely disgusted by the fact that the entire wealth of Empire was flowing into London and yet none of that money made it to the East End of that same damn city?! None of that money was going to help the thousands living there in abject poverty (i do not consider lodging houses or workhouses to be places of support in any meaningful way, they were for-profit organisations which demanded money from those who could least afford it). Rant over. I just feel this overwhelming sense of sadness for these 5 women and the lives they were robbed of long before they encountered their killer.

[@ALAN73275]

Thank you Richard for a very good documentary although the 5 ladies were what people would describe as Lower Class they didn't deserve to meet such a terrible demise the way they did.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Thank you Alan. Very kind of you to take the time to say so.

[@Endoplasmastischer]

Thank you for this video. It helps to understand who these poor women were. Especially the murder of Mary Jane Kelly is haunting and gives me the creeps. Is it true that she was heard singing "A Violet From Mother's Grave" earlier the night she died and had arguments with her boyfriend for letting fellow prostitutes sleep over at her place during cold weather? Her english Wikipedia page also contains a long quote from a friend discussing her lifestyle and personality and I wonder how true these informations are. It creates the impression that she was a kind person. What I don't understand is why the police had to break into her room after the corpse was found. Did "Jack the Ripper" steal her key and locked the door after leaving? Was the door closing by itself and did Mary break the window near the door because she had lost the key and otherwise couldn't access her room? Were there really no relatives of Mary at her funeral? So many questions... BTW, Martha Tabram died today 133 years ago. It's a coincidence that I saw your video about her today.

[@JackTheRipperTours]

Pleased you enjoyed the video. Yes, she was heard singing a violet form mother's grave in the early hours of the morning.

[@homespace1268]

It's too bad she took him inside! Tragic thing is that she was the only victim to let out a scream that was heard by others but still nobody came to check on her.