​The From Hell letter is perhaps the most interesting Jack the Ripper letter. Both for its content. And for what was sent with the From Hell letter, a human kidney. It is for the latter, that this letter is the most significant. Some would argue that the other Jack the Ripper letters, particularly theSaucy Jack Postcard and the Dear Boss letter as hoaxes. Hoxes that were used to either taunt the police. Or used as pranks, as most of the Jack the Ripper letters were thought to be. But, with the From Hell letter, it is hard to just dismiss it as a joke or prank. It goes further than being just a prank. The From Hell letter stands out from the Saucy Jack Postcard and the Dear Boss letter. One of the reasons for that is, because of the human kidney that was sent to the police along with the letter. The other difference of the From Hell letter compared to the Saucy Jack Postcard and the Dear Boss letter is that the From Hell letter does not sign off with 'Jack the Ripper,' whereas, the other two do. Therefore, the nature of the From Hell letter seems to be different from the other two. There is also another way that the From Hell letter is different. Unlike with the Saucy Jack and Dear Boss letters, the hell letter was not delivered to the Central News Agency. It was delivered to the home of George Lusk. George Lusk was a chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee. The Whitechapel Vigilance Committee were a group of volunteers who patrolled the streets of Whitechapel during the Ripper murders. Their aim was to keep the streets of Whitechapel safe, at the time of the Ripper murders. At the height of the Ripper murders, on the 15th of October 1888, the most infamous letter, the From Hell letter, was sent to Mr Lusk. The letter contained the following: ''from hell. Mr Lusk, Sor I send you half the Kidne I took from one woman 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 "Tother" is a nonstandard regional expression meaning "the other." ​ The letter does appear to be different from the other two letters. But most interesting, is the nature of the letter. In it, he is saying how he took a kidney from a woman. On the night of the Double Event, Jack the Ripper took out the kidney of his fourth victim, Catherine Eddowes. It's possible that the kidney which was sent to Mr Lusk was, in fact, Catherine Eddowes. With the lack of anatomical knowledge at the time of the Ripper murders, we will never now. Since then, most if not all of the physical evidence surrounding the Ripper case has vanished. Probably destroyed over time. This makes it impossible to determine who's kidney Mr Lusk was sent. ​If it was sent by Jack the Ripper, then this would be one of the few insights we have into the ripper.
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