Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner, Ian A Biddell. - August 31st 1888: The body of Mary Ann 'Polly' Nichols, the alleged first victim of Jack the Ripper, was found mutilated in
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Cover of The Penny Illustrated Paper (September 8, 1888) showing a policeman finding the body of Mary Ann Nichols, a victim of the serial killer Jack the Ripper, who was active in
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