Catherine Eddowes

Catherine Eddowes (14 April 1842 – 30 September 1888) was the fourth of the five victims of the unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. Jack the Ripper is believed to have killed and mutilated at least five women in the Whitechapel and Spitalfields districts of London between late August and early November 1888.^[3]

Catherine Eddowes
13 October Penny Illustrated Paper portrait of Catherine Eddowes
Born	(1842-04-14)14 April 1842 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Died	30 September 1888(1888-09-30) (aged 46) City of London, England
Cause of death	Haemorrhage due to severance of the left common carotid artery[1]
Body discovered	South corner of Mitre Square in Whitechapel[2] 51.5138°N 0.078°W / 51.5138; -0.078 (Site where Catherine Eddowes body was found in Whitechapel)
Resting place	City of London Cemetery, Newham, London, England 51.557487°N 0.053920°E / 51.557487; 0.053920 (approximate)
Occupation(s)	Casual prostitute, hawker
Known for	Victim of serial murder
Partner(s)	Thomas Conway (c.1862-1881) John Kelly (1881-1888)
Children	3
Parent(s)	George Eddowes Catherine (née Evans)

Eddowes was murdered in the early hours of Sunday 30 September within the City of London. She was the second woman killed within an hour. Elizabeth Stride had already been killed, the same night, likely by the same person. These two murders are commonly referred to as the "double event";^[4] a term which originates from the content of the "Saucy Jacky" postcard received at the Central News Agency on 1 October.

Part of a left human kidney, accompanied by a letter addressed From Hell and postmarked 15 October, was later sent to the chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee, George Lusk. The author of this letter claimed the section of kidney was from Eddowes, whose left kidney had been removed, and that he had fried and eaten the other half. Most experts, however, do not believe this kidney actually originated from Eddowes's body.^[5]