Shortly afterJack the Ripper murdered his first victim, Mary Ann-Nichols, stories began circulating about Leather Apron. Who became synonymous with Jack the Ripper.
Who was Leather Apron?
There are two sources which we can trace back to find Leather Apron. The first source states that Leather Apron was a man feared by prostitutes at the time of the Jack the Ripper murders.
During police inquires after the death of Mary Ann-Nichols, police began questioning prostitutes in the local Whitechapel District. They found that local prostitutes were in fear of a man which they called 'Leather Apron.' They called this man Leather Apron, because he wore a Leather Apron. A few days later, the press found out about the man that prostitutes called Leather Apron. A golden opportunity which the press latched onto. On the 5th of September, The Star newspaper published the first story about Leather Apron. Of course, the sensationalist name of Leather Apron was a great opportunity for The Star to sell newspapers at the time. However, the sensationalist stories also struck fear into the hearts of the Whitechapel residents.
At the time the police were furious with the press for publishing the story. They wanted to keep it under raps, for obvious reasons.
With the killer still at large at the time of The Stars publication of the Leather Apron stories, it naturally gave Jack a heads up on what the police was looking for. If anything, we can say that the paper was actually helping Jack, by giving him information about police activity.
If The Star newspaper got anything right about the Jack the Ripper murders, is that he would strike again. A few days after the first publication of Leather Apron, Jack struck again.
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