FromHellLetter.jpg
Summary
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English:
The "From Hell" Letter postmarked 15 October
1888
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Español:
Carta "From Hell"
franqueada el 15 de octubre de 1888 (hoy día desaparecida).
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| Source | Original in the Records of Metropolitan Police Service, National Archives, MEPO 3/142; this facsimile from http://www.casebook.org/ripper_letters/ |
| Author | Unknown author (credited to Jack the Ripper ) |
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Permission
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This original work is in the public domain because it was created over 120 years ago by an anonymous writer whose identity will never be known, and Crown copyright in material held in public record repositories is waived ( link ). Consequently, this photographic representation of the work is also in the public domain. |
Transcription
The following is a verbatim transcription of the letter. For example, misspellings are preserved, upper and lower cases are used as in the letter, and punctuation is as in the letter.
From hell
Mr Lusk,
Sır
I send you half the
Kidne I took from one women
prasarved it for you tother piece I
fried and ate it was very nise. I
may send you the bloody knif that
took it out if you only wate a whil
longer
signed
Catch me when
you can
Mishter Lusk
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