The First Jack the Ripper Murder: How Police Investigated Mary Ann Nichols’ Death

On 31st August 1888, Mary Ann Nichols was found brutally murdered in Whitechapel — and with her death, the shadow of Jack the Ripper began to fall across London.

In this episode of Macabre London, we take you inside the police investigation into the first confirmed Ripper murder. How did officers approach the scene? What evidence did they have to work with in Victorian London? And could they have stopped the Ripper before his killing spree claimed more lives?

Using contemporary police reports, witness statements, and historical accounts, we’ll explore the exact steps the Metropolitan Police took — and the mistakes that might have changed history.

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Sources:

https://www.casebook.org/victims/polly.html

https://www.jack-the-ripper.org/jack-the-ripper-victim-mary-nichols.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Nichols

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-body-of-mary-ann-nichols-vict/24865171/

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005873/18881006/208/0008

https://www.jack-the-ripper.org/jack-the-ripper-victim-mary-nichols.htm

https://thejacktherippertour.com/casebook/police-investigation/

Mary Ann Nichols murder, Jack the Ripper first victim, Whitechapel murders, 1888 police investigation, Victorian true crime, London history, Ripper case, Macabre London, true crime podcast, historical crime documentary.

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