When a Dismembered Woman Was Discovered At Three Sites in the Center of the City in England in 1888 (The Whitehall Mystery)

Although some believe she was a victim of Jack the Ripper, officials have been unable to link her to the case.

Newspaper illustrates the finding of the victim’s torso. By Unknown author — Source: The Illustrated Police News newspaper, October 1888 [1]., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3888637

A woman’s dismembered remains were discovered at three locations in the city center between September 11 and October 17, 1888, including the future site of Scotland Yard, where the police department’s headquarters would eventually be established. The body was matched with a right arm and shoulder by Police Surgeon Thomas Bond, previously discovered on 11 September near Pimlico on the muddy bank of the Thames river. The Times newspaper had initially speculated that the arm had been submerged in water as a prank by a group of medical students. On 17 October 1888, with the approval of the police and the assistance of a laborer, reporter Jasper Waring used a Spitsbergen dog to locate a buried left leg cut above the knee near the building site.

The Whitehall Mystery And The Thames Torso Murders

The Whitehall Mystery is a murder that has remained unsolved since it occurred in London in 1888. Several sites in the city’s center, including the building site of Scotland Yard, the…