Elizabeth Stride and Jack the Ripper: The Life and Death of the Reputed Third Victim
As soon as the newspapers hit the streets on October 1, 1888, Elizabeth Stride became world renowned as the third victim of Jack the Ripper. Reportedly, Stride was killed only an hour before fellow victim Catherine Eddowes, becoming a key player in the legendary "double event" of Jack the Ripper's brief but notorious killing career.\ This book tells the complete life story of Elisabeth Gustafsdotter, beginning with her birth in Sweden during the winter of 1843. The author describes Stride's...
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As soon as the newspapers hit the streets on October 1, 1888, Elizabeth Stride became world renowned as the third victim of Jack the Ripper. Reportedly, Stride was killed only an hour before fellow victim Catherine Eddowes, becoming a key player in the legendary "double event" of Jack the Ripper's brief but notorious killing career. This book tells the complete life story of Elisabeth Gustafsdotter, beginning with her birth in Sweden during the winter of 1843. The author describes Stride's reported "habitual drunkenness," her brief career as a prostitute, and the public aftermath of her untimely death. Period photos and sketches are included throughout the work, along with several appendices and an index.
Acknowledgments viiIntroduction 1The Good Ol' Days 3A Prelude to Murder 16Death Becomes Her 31The Aftermath 43He Saw Liz 60She Said Watts 75I Need a Detective 88The Swedish Connection 103A Wilful Murder 115The Mysterious Liz 126Packer and the Grapes 143The Secrets of Berner Street 163A Killer in Whitechapel 177Epilogue 191Glossary of Names, Things and Terms 195Conversion Rates 202Recommended Reading 203Chapter Notes 204Bibliography 209Index 215
