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September 2nd 1888 After the initial press response to the murder of Mary Ann Nichols, the British press showed no sign of letting up, in fact, the flood gates had opened and more and more national newspapers were printing reports regarding the mysterious murder. Some newspaper titles published numerous reports, including the Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper that published no fewer than 3 articles in their September 2nd 1888 edition! These included the following bold headlines, THE WHITECHAPEL HORROR, page 1 THE WHITECHAPEL MURDER, page 6 ANOTHER AWFUL MURDER IN WHITECHAPEL, page 7 Surprisingly even at this early stage the press were eager to report on the victim’s antecedents, with a number of reports concentrating on the life of Nichols in the run up to the murder. Eyewitnesses came forward to discuss the victim at the inquest and the press published the testimony of Henry Llewellyn, who described the gory details of the wounds inflicted on Nichols. |
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