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Excellent work! Fascinating!

Fascinating to hear and see those contemporary photos and accounts.

Thanks very much for a wonderful story of all the colourful individuals came into Miller's Court afterwards and the history of such a place. Wonderful 👏

I believe it sold for twenty million pounds last week To some Russian guy..............

This at a time when journalistic standards didn't exist.

What an interesting topic. Hadn't heard any of this. Thank you, Mr. J.

What is it now ?

Another fantastic video. Always a pleasure 🍻

Every one of the victims wore a dark dress. Here, Mary Kelly is remembered by Caroline Maxwell as wearing a dark dress, black velvet body with a colored wrap around her neck on the morning of the 9th, around 9am talking to a man in a plaid coat. He was dressed as a Market Porter, although I’m not sure how she recognized that (how did a market porter typically dress? Did he wear an apron? In another article it accounts Cox testified she had known Kelly for eight or nine months, and that she had last seen her alive in Dorset Street at 11:45 p.m. on 8 November, "very much intoxicated". She had been wearing a red pelerine and a shabby skirt. I just wondered if the color of dress was a possible factor in selecting a victim. A dress would have been easier to lift to access the victim’s body. As opposed to a skirt and blouse. A dark colored dress would hide stains, so if he was interrupted in the act of murder it might buy him a moment (as in the case of Mary Ann Nichols).

Great work. You really are an unsung CZcams hero!

The story of “51” is interesting. I wonder if the Ripper really did that, or if that was some embellishment of the tenants. Any number of interpretations could be placed on that number. Nothing more than gut instinct tells me that maybe “Jack” was bragging that he had killed five women (the number ‘5’) and that the ‘1’ was supposed to represent himself. A twisted way of comparing himself to his victims, as if his life mattered more than theirs. But he wrote it in such a way that it looked as if it were ‘51.’

Fascinating topic! Thanks for the research!

Fantastic Richard , will watch tonight 👍

This was extremely interesting - you never cease to amaze me with all the things you dig up! Lovely piece of historical documentation you’ve compiled. It really captures a picture of the place in the era.

51 was written in pencil on the wall? I wonder if it can be seen in the crime scene photo of Mary Kelly, if enhanced? Do you think it was written by the killer? Do you find any connection between that number and your suspect?

They did treat these people as if they had no rights in their own home, as one woman put it. The inspector commented on one man’s bravery for being able to sleep there. They wouldn’t have been there if they had any other place to go. It might’ve earned them money but, no one would put up with that plus being wakened at all hours if they could afford rent without it. The one man was too ill to leave his bed and here was the inspector coming in on them in the middle of night (hence her holding a candle to show them the wall). The inspector could at least have visited at a decent hour of day and brought medicine, tea or a bottle of wine or something. If her husband was sick he obviously couldn’t work and a woman could hardly have supported her husband back then.

I'm glad you explained it because they sounded gross!

This would fit the bill of Francis Thompson either being responsible for certain Ripper hoaxes, or being the Ripper himself. The man they described sounds something like him.

Wow! What an interesting and sad story. I wasn’t surprised about 13 being empty for a time. But I thought it would have been at least painted by McCarthy. And the same bed?! But I’m not surprised some poor people decided they cared more about not being homeless than the stains on the wall. And managed to profit from it. Ghastly but smart. Great job on this Richard!

Thanks for the video, Mr. Jones!

Outstanding! What I love about these postings is how they flesh out details and accounts that would otherwise be sadly forgotten. New detail is more satisfying than a rehash adding nothing. These posts are always rewarding. BRAVO!

09:53 If the room was unlet for months afterwards then her story doesn't add up. The part about the rent effectively doubling could be a hint that Mary Kelly was getting a better deal than McCarthy was willing to admit. Kate expecting the same treatment could be the source of her indignation. I have my doubts that she ever gave Mary Kelly anything.

Imagine for a moment that 13 Miller’s Court had never been demolished and still stood today along with 29 Hanbury Street and Dutfield’s Yard. How much would you pay to visit these places if they had been kept and preserved as a memorial to these poor women? Probably wrong I know to profit from these gruesome murders, but I would pay good money to visit these places today and see them with my own eyes, my imagination alone doesn’t seem to be enough to satisfy my morbid fascination of these crimes.

brilliant video thankyou mr jones. i love your voice it calms me

I don't think she was the only murder victim there I know there was a murder above her room and next door.

Any sense of uncomfortableness would be purely psychological. The room is neutral. That being said, if it were still around, it might make a niche AirBnB.

Thank you for yet another wonderfully interesting video Mr. Jones. It surprises me somewhat that no one seems to have saved any gruesome memorabilia from the room, nor the Millers Court I sign above the door. I imagined that some streetwise entrepreneur would made a rather nice profit hacking down down the blood stain on the wall and breaking up the bloodstained floorboards and selling it in minuscule pieces as the only remaining relics of JTR and his hideous last murder. Just imagine what the murderbed would go for at Christie’s today…

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I wonder if they were so strict about officers not escorting people into the Whitechapel area because the Great and the good didn’t want anyone visiting London to see how horrid the lower classes were left to live in poverty and filth. Because frankly it’s shameful that so many people in that city were forced to live in such vile conditions while the landed gentry lived comfy in huge estates.

Excellent watch. I really enjoyed it. Thankyou Richard

The critical point to take away from this, is that a lot of people tried to capitalize on the murder, both afterwards, and when the investigation was ongoing. It is crucial to keep that in mind, when evaluating every witness.

Très intéressant bon documentaire.

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

Have you updated you audio? Your wonderful voice sounds more base'y in this video!! Such an intriguing subject, others have shown the present day sites of the murders but yours is the first I've seen & been told the future tenants tales of 13 Miller's Court. Many old rentals came "furnished," so it's eerily possible some remained after the 9th of November.

Fascinating Richard

Outstanding work. Interesting about the bloodstained hand on the wall. Having seen the crime scene pictures there does seen to be a handprint on the wall.

Interesting how close neighbors heard Mary Kelly sing then nothing else after, while some newspapers of that time claim they heard a woman yell faintly "murder!" At the so called timing Mary's murder occured . Imo, I believe the witness(es) of hearing a song and then silence. The rooms were close that JTR likely covered MJK mouth after he cut her throat and so on. Another thing, it didn't surprise me that some tenants after were honest about the room by not adding to the murder story or the remaining items/ furniture. While the other tenants such as the old woman rambling about "51written in pencil " on the wall lied... she knew money can be earned for adding lies she created to the room as 'being hidden.' Of course, the landlord didn't sell or destroy the items after MJK because he just didn't want to replace them. Cheap landlord behavior. This video was informative 👏 no wonder no one seen Montague...I mean Jack ;) The door was by the poorly lit hallway entrance/exit..easy to come and go. "JACK" and Mary Kelly definitely knew each other though she may not have suspected it to be him, her off and on client.

My favourite narrator! I have no interest in Jack the Ripper or anything to do with the case (I am simply tired of the slew of accounts and theories), but by the gods, I could listen to you all day long, Master Jones!

Great video, never heard that about the number 51 before, thanks for upload, quite fascinating.

I had family that lived in East London during JTR’s murders. It must have been terrifying.

Could the bouncing ball be whatever child inspired Tiny Tim?

Enjoyed this very much ! Thank you!

The inhabitants were obviously getting some kickback from the Inspector.

Imagine profiting like that from a horrific murder, gleefully! Poor Mary Kelly, she was a human being.

Just a thought. Since Mary Kelly was the last, perhaps “51” was his 51st and final murder, each getting progressively worse and we are only aware of the canonical 5 due to their brutal nature. There are some reports there was one after her. That makes 52, one for each week of the year. Hmmmm. Maybe “Jack” set himself a sick target before he stopped.

I've checked on Google Earth, and the centre of that new building that's been erected is an open area. Strangely, I approximate the very centre of that open area is where Kelly's room was. Why leave that specific area open, I wonder? Could it be for superstitious reasons, that they didn't want to have their building unintentionally haunted?

So, they just left a blood stain on the wall? Sheesh! Is 13 Miller's Court still in existence today? (I realize if it is, it's obviously undergone a few renovations since 1888.)

Richard has the best voice in the business. What a delivery. Incredible talent. He can’t do enough for me.

Good to see you back Richard.. I had no idea how small Millers court was. I would need to walk sideways just to get in the court. That gives me perspective on the size of the actual room. It must have been smaller than a modern bedroom. People were passing within five ft of the body. Something I also find interesting is the fact that the public knew how valuable objects connected to Jack the Ripper and Millers court were. That gives me hope there is more Objects out there. I'm sure the objects were passed down by family. Until it reach someone that has no Idea what they have... Well I can hope.. Right?

Another outstanding job. Mr. Jones has the most comforting and warm voice. Best narrator I’ve ever heard. He needs to do more. A true talent.