Letter, signed H.L.P.C. (9 October 1888)
- Date
- 9 October 1888
- Type
- Letter
- Signed
- H.L.P.C.
- From
- H.L.P.C. Brest
- Sent to
- M. Goron, Prefect of Police, Paris
Text
Sir,
You must have heard of the Whitechapel murders. This is the explanation of their mysterious side. There are partners, I and another, in this business. One is in England and the other in France. I am at Brest, and am going to Paris to operate as does my London colleague in London. We are seeking in the human body that which the doctors have never found. You will try in vain to hunt us down. Our next victim will be a woman between twenty and thirty. We will cut her carotid artery, disembowel her, amputate four fingers of her left hand, leaving the thumb only. Meanwhile you will hear of me, and in three weeks at most. Look out.
Signed,
H.L.P.C.
12 October 1888
Notes
According to Sir Robert Anderson in "The Lighter Side of My Official Life", Monsieur Goron was a "firm friend" of his.
Letter is dated October 9 - unclear when exactly it was received.