Witnesses
Witnesses associated with the Whitechapel murders, grouped by the victim or incident to which their testimony relates. Alternate spellings recorded in contemporary sources are given where known.
Ada Wilson
| Witness | Also recorded as | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bierman, Rose |
Alice Mackenzie
| Witness | Also recorded as | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Allen, P.C. Joseph | 17 July 1889 | |
| Andrews, P.C. Walter | 17 July 1889 | |
| Badham, Sergeant Edward | Baddam, Bedham, Betham, Baugham, Barry, Berry | 17 July 1889 |
| Bond, Dr. Thomas | 20 July 1889 | |
| Brown, Dr. Frederick Gordon | 17 July 1888 |
Annie Chapman
| Witness | Also recorded as | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Badham, Sergeant Edward | Baddam, Bedham, Betham, Baugham, Barry, Berry | 8 September 1888 |
| Bayley, Thomas and Joseph | Bailey | 11 September 1888 |
| Darrell, Elizabeth | Durrell, Long | 8 September 1888 |
Catherine Eddowes
| Witness | Also recorded as | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Birrelll, Emily | ||
| Blenkingsop, James | Blenkinsop | 30 September 1888 |
| Brown, Dr. Frederick Gordon | 30 September 1888 |
Elizabeth Stride
| Witness | Also recorded as | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bates, Thomas | 30 September 1888 | |
| Best, J. and John Gardner | 30 September 1888 | |
| Blackwell, Dr. Frederick William | 30 September 1888 | |
| Brown, James | 30 September 1888 | |
| Heshburg, Abraham | Hoshburg, Heahbury, Ashbrigh | 30 September 1888 |
| Kentorrich, Barnett | Kenterich | 30 September 1888 |
| Marshall, William | 30 September 1888 | |
| Packer, Matthew | 30 September 1888 | |
| Schwartz, Israel | 30 September 1888 |
Martha Tabram
| Witness | Also recorded as | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Barrett, P.C. Thomas | 7 August 1888 | |
| Bousfield, Mary and William | Luckhurst | 1 July 1888 |
Mary Kelly
| Witness | Also recorded as | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Albrook, Lizzie | 9 November 1888 | |
| Badham, Sergeant Edward | Baddam, Bedham, Betham, Baugham, Barry, Berry | 9 November 1888 |
| Barnett, Joseph | 9 November 1888 | |
| Beck, Inspector Walter | 9 November 1888 | |
| Bond, Dr. Thomas | 9 November 1888 | |
| Bowyer, Thomas | Indian Harry, Harry Bowyer, John Bowyer | 9 November 1888 |
| Soloman, Benjamin Amos | 9 November 1888 |
Pinchin Street Torso
| Witness | Also recorded as | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold, John | John Cleary, John Leary, John Kemp, Denis Lynch | 8 September 1889 |
| Brown, Dr. Frederick Gordon | 10 September 1889 |
Polly Nichols
| Witness | Also recorded as | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mulshaw, Patrick | Alfred Mulshaw, Malshaw | 31 August 1888 |
| Tomkins, Henry, James Mumford, and Charles Brittain | H.T. Tompkins, Harry Tomkins, also Brittan, Britten, Britton | 31 August 1888 |
Rose Mylett
| Witness | Also recorded as | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bond, Dr. Thomas | 24 December 1888 | |
| Brownfield, Dr. Matthew |
Suspicious Persons
| Witness | Also recorded as | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Allen, Elizabeth | 20 September 1888 | |
| Bachert, Albert | Backert, Bechart, Baskert, possibly Baskett or Beckett | |
| Best, J. and John Gardner | 30 September 1888 | |
| Birch, Henry | 31 August 1888 | |
| Bowyer, Thomas | Indian Harry, Harry Bowyer, John Bowyer | 7 November 1888 |
| Darrell, Elizabeth | Durrell, Long | 8 September 1888 |
| Marshall, William | 30 September 1888 | |
| Packer, Matthew | 30 September 1888 | |
| Schwartz, Israel | 30 September 1888 | |
| Soloman, Benjamin Amos | 9 November 1888 | |
| Williams, Arthur | 3 October 1888 |
All witnesses, A–Z
Every witness catalogued in the Casebook wiki, 193 in total.
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A
B
- Edward Badham
- Joseph Barnett
- Thomas Barrett
- Thomas Bates
- Walter Beck
- J. Best
- Henry Birch
- Frederick Blackwell
- William Bogan
- Thomas Bond
- Mary Bousfield
- Thomas Bowyer
- Charles Bretton
- James Brown
- James Byfield
C
- Albert Cadosch
- Ellen Callana
- Duncan Campbell
- Mrs. Carthy
- Joseph Chandler
- Mary Chappell
- Margaret Cheeks
- George Clapp
- Edward Collard
- Sarah Colwell
- Mary Ann Connelly
- Eliza Cooper
- Thomas Coram
- Mary Ann Cox
- Charles Cross
- Alfred Crow
D
- Florence Davis
- John Davis
- Edward Delaforce
- Louis Diemschutz
- George Dixon
- John Don
- Timothy Donovan
- John Dooley
- Joseph Drage
- William Dukes
E
F
- William Fewell
- Mrs. Fiddymont
- James Flanagan
- Sarah Fleming
- Elizabeth Foster
- Frederick Foster
- Thomas Fowles
- Margaret Franklin
- William Friday
G
- John Gardner
- Eliza Gold
- Alice Graves
- Emma Green
- James Green
- Charles Guiver
- Alfred Gunthorpe
- Solomon Guttridge
H
- Esther Hall
- Daniel Halse
- Harriet Hardiman
- Harry Harris
- Phillip Harris
- Samuel Harris
- James Harvey
- Maria Harvey
- George Haslip
- Joseph Haswell
- James Hatfield
- Richard Hawke
- Peter Hawkes
- Margaret Hayes
- Joseph Helson
- Amy Hewitt
- Francis Hewitt
- Emily Holland
- Henry Holland
- Abraham Hoshberg
- Catherine Hughes
- Baxter Hunt
- Jeremiah Hurley
- George Hutchinson
- George Hutt
- Frederick Hyde
J
K
- Michael Keating
- John Kelly
- James Kent
- Barnet Kentorrech
- Michael Kidney
- Timothy Killeen
- Isaac Kozebrodsky
- Philip Krantz
L
- Henry Lamb
- Catherine Lane
- Joseph Lave
- Joseph Lawende
- Charles Letchford
- Joseph Hyam Levy
- Maurice Lewis
- Sarah Lewis
- Harriet Lilley
- Charles Littlewood
- Rees Ralph Llewellyn
- Alfred Long
- Elizabeth Long
- Stephen Longhurst
M
- Elizabeth Mahoney
- Mary Malcolm
- Robert Mann
- William Marshall
- Caroline Maxwell
- John McCarthy
- Kate McCarthy
- John McCormack
- Jonas Mizen
- Mary Ann Monk
- Ann Morris
- George Morris
- Fanny Mortimer
- Patrick Mulshaw
- James Mumford
N
O
P
- Matthew Packer
- Amelia Palmer
- Robert Paul
- Mrs. Paumier
- Richard Pearce
- William Pennett
- Annie Phillips
- George Bagster Phillips
- Elizabeth Phoenix
- Catherine Pickett
- Elizabeth Prater
- Charles Preston
- Charles Ptolomey
- Walter Purkiss
R
- Francis Reed
- John Reeves
- Joseph Richards
- Amelia Richardson
- John Richardson
- Louis Robinson
- Thomas Robinson
- Mary Russell
- Elizabeth Ryder
S
- James Sadler
- William Sedgwick Saunders
- Israel Schwartz
- George Sequeira
- Frederick Session
- Arthur Sharp
- Annie Shuttleworth
- Mary Simonds
- Fountain Smith
- Frederick Smith
- Sarah Smith
- William Smith
- Edward Spooner
- John Spratling
- Edward Stanley
- William Steer
- Elizabeth Stokes
- Walter Stride
- Henry Sutton
T
V
W
47 witnesses carry a victim association in the Casebook database; 193 have full articles.