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Known for. Suspected victim of Jack the Ripper. Emma Elizabeth Smith ( c. 1843 – 4 April 1888) was a murder victim of mysterious origins in late-19th century London. Her killing was the first of the Whitechapel murders, and it is possible she was a victim of the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper, though this is considered unlikely by ...
4 days ago · Emma Elizabeth Smith was a 45-year-old widow and a prostitute who was attacked by three men on the night of April 3, 1888. She died in the hospital on April 6, becoming the first victim of the notorious Whitechapel murders.
On Tuesday 3 April 1888, following the Easter Monday bank holiday, 45-year-old prostitute Emma Elizabeth Smith was assaulted and robbed at the junction of Osborn Street and Brick Lane, Whitechapel, in the early hours of the morning. Although injured, she survived the attack and managed to walk back to her lodging house at 18 George Street ...
2 days ago · Read contemporary newspaper reports on the murder of Emma Elizabeth Smith, the first victim of the Whitechapel Murders in 1888. The archive also features articles on other crimes and suspects related to Jack the Ripper.
The first two cases in the Whitechapel murders file, those of Emma Elizabeth Smith and Martha Tabram, are not included in the canonical five. Smith was robbed and sexually assaulted in Osborn Street, Whitechapel, at approximately 1:30 a.m. on 3 April 1888. She had been bludgeoned about the face and received a cut to her ear.
Emma Smith was a prostitute who was beaten, raped and stabbed in 1888, but survived for four days. She was not a Ripper victim, but may have been linked to a gang or a blackmail plot involving Fingers Freddy.
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Sep 25, 2020 · The Murder Of Emma Elizabeth Smith - The First Whitechapel Murder. Jack The Ripper Tour. 30.4K subscribers. Subscribed. 855. 39K views 3 years ago. In early April, 1888, a widow by the name...
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