The Whitechapel Murders occurred from April 1888 to February 1891, when a total of eleven women were murdered in the Whitechapel district of London. These Whitechapel Murders have all been linked to Jack the Ripper at one point or another.
Today, however, it is believed that only five of these women who were Whitechapel Murder victims, were the victims of Jack the Ripper. The rest of them are not, including a woman called Rose Mylett. Before we go on to Rose Mylett, it should be said that the eleven Whitechapel Murder victims are victims which are debated on whether or not they are Jack the Ripper victims. That is a debate for another post. But for this one, let's focus on Rose Mylett. Who was Rose Mylett? And why was she linked to the Whitechapel Murders? Let's take a look and answer these two questions. Rose Mylett died on the 20th of December 1888. Her death came just weeks after the brutal murder of Mary Jane Kelly. It is believed today by most Ripperologists, that Mary Jane Kelly was the last ripper victim. Her murder was on the 9th of November 1888 and the murder of Mary Jane Kelly, was the most brutal murder of all of the Whitechapel Murders. Who Rose Mylett Was Rose Mylett was a local woman living in the Whitechapel district of Victorian London. Rose was born on the 8th of December 1859. She had a daughter born on the 12th of September 1880, just eight years before she died. Meaning that, sadly, Rose left behind a young daughter at the time of her death. She named her daughter Florence and was married to a man we only know of as Davis. Like many of Jack the Ripper's victims, Rose was a prostitute. She also had a broken down marriage, a drinking problem and was probably a prostitute, both things which were common with Jack the Ripper's victims - women who had a broken down marriage, a drinking problem and were prostitutes.
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This is why she is linked to the Whitechapel Murders.
She is linked to the Whitechapel Murders because she shared many other common features with Jack the Ripper's victims. She had a broken down marriage, she had a drinking problem, she was probably a prostitute, she lived in Whitechapel at the time and she was possibly murdered too, at around the same time the other women were murdered. Seems straightforward that we would include her as a ripper victim, doesn't it? Well, no. Although she does have similarities with other Jack victims, there's a reason why her status as a ripper victim is debated. The post-mortem showed that Rose had been strangled by someone. It stated that she could not have done it herself. While others have argued that it was a suicided. Given that the post-mortem ruled that this was a murder, it probably was. But there is still a problem with viewing her as a Ripper suspect - her throat was not cut and there were no mutilations. Perhaps, if it was Jack the Ripper, he was disturbed again like he was with Elizabeth Stride? Rose Mylett's death, or murder, happened in the early morning hours too, at a time when Victorian London would have been waking up and going to work. It's possible.
Perhaps, if it was Jack the Ripper, he was disturbed again like he was with Elizabeth Stride? Rose Mylett's death, or murder, happened in the early morning hours too, at a time when Victorian London would have been waking up and going to work. It's possible.
So, what do you think? Was Rose Mylett another victim of the Rippers? Or, was this unconnected to the other murders? It is interesting to hear your thoughts in the comments section! Sources: http://www.jack-the-ripper-walk.co.uk/rose-mylett.htm http://www.casebook.org/victims/mylett.html
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