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George Bagster Phillips (February 1835 in Camberwell, Surrey – 27 October 1897 in London) was, from 1865, the Police Surgeon for the Metropolitan Police's 'H' Division, which covered London's Whitechapel district. He came to prominence during the murders of Jack the Ripper when he conducted or attended autopsies on the bodies of four of the ...
Jan 12, 2024 · Dr. George Bagster Phillips arrived on the scene at approximately 6:30 AM. He reported that Annie Chapman’s throat had been cut so severely that her head was barely still attached to her body. Her abdomen had also been cut and laid open.
- Hannah Mckennett
The morgue examination revealed that part of her uterus was missing. The pathologist, George Bagster Phillips, was of the opinion that the murderer must have possessed anatomical knowledge to have sliced out the reproductive organs in a single movement with a blade about 6–8 inches (15–20 cm) long.
George Bagster Phillips was born c. 1834. He was trained in medicine, midwifery and apothecary, and in 1861 became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. He was noted as a kind and...
Police Surgeon to the Whitechapel Division George Bagster Phillips examined the body and the surroundings at the crime scene and conducted a thorough necropsy at the mortuary, hindered though he was by inadequate staff and facilities.
Jan 14, 2022 · Dr. George Bagster Phillips examined the wounds and ascertained that they were caused by a very sharp knife with a long, thin, and narrow blade. It could have been the surgical instrument that a doctor might use for a post-mortem. Phillips also said in his testimony that the murderer showed “indications of anatomical knowledge.”
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George Bagster Phillips MBBS,MRCS Eng, L.M., LSA (1834 – October 27, 1897),
