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Date of Incident |
November 09 1888 |
| Location of Incident | 13 Millers Court |
| Type of Incident | Murder |
Incident Victim
| Name | Mary Jane Kelly |
| aka | Marie Jeanette Kelly, Mary Anne Kelly, Ginger |
| DOB | ? 1865 | DOA | November 09 1888 |
| Height | 5' 7" | Weight | stout |
| Hair | Blond | Eyes | Blue |
| Complextion | Fair | Sex | Female |
| Single X |
Married | Divorced | Widow |
| Spouses Name | Employed | ||
| Loc. of marriage | Clergy | ||
| Witnesses | & |
| Children |
Previous Police Record
none found
Details of Incident
| First Officer On Scene | Inspector Beck, H Division |
| Officers Statement | (A unique and rather strange situation occurred during this investigation. The first officer to arrive at the scene did not enter the premises and in turn did not make a formal statement in police records or the inquest except to say that he stopped people from leaving the area and began a formal search. A doctor was sent for and the scene left undisturbed or entered until approximately noon the next day, when the door was broken in by one of the original finders of the body and not the police.) |
Note: The first officer on the scene of a murder usually records vital details of the scene that may change once people start to enter the area and observe the body and its location. This was not done presumably because the scene was protected by a locked door and access was controlled by the attending officers.
The initial description of the crime scene then fell to the attending doctor and became as part of the post mortem examination and therefore the autopsy.
Although it may seem unusual to not enter the room as quickly as possible, it was quite obvious from their position at the window that the victim was deceased and since a general search of the area was in progress there was no hurry. Any evidence found would be collected under the most perfect of all situations for the time period. The London Constabulary of 1888 were light years ahead of other police forces in this area, they knew the value of evidence collected properly.
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