The "From Hell" letter (also known as the "Lusk letter") [1] [2] was a letter sent with half of a preserved human kidney to George Lusk, the chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee, in October 1888. [3]

The From Hell letter is arguably the most disturbing and noteworthy of the three most prominent Jack the Ripper messages. This is mainly due to how the letter arrived… inside a small box, accompanied by half of a human kidney.

6 days ago · But then, in mid-October 1888, a letter arrived that actually made good on the threat and, with the additional salacious suggestion that the killer had also indulged in cannibalism, it added an extra level of gruesome melodrama to the Jack the Ripper mystery.

Jul 29, 2021 · Jack the Ripper’s "From Hell" letter was sent to George Lusk of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee on October 16, 1888 — along with half of a human kidney. There are many letters that portort to have been sent by Jack the Ripper, but only one was ever sent with pieces of …

The "From Hell" letter is the name given to a letter mailed in 1888 by a man who claimed to be the killer known as Jack the Ripper. Many letters that were claimed to be from the killer were mailed in the time of the Ripper murders.

Sep 10, 2009 · On October 15th of 1888, Mr George Lusk, Chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee—a group of concerned citizens who actively searched for the person responsible for a spate of killings known as the “Whitechapel murders”—received this chilling letter from someone claiming to be infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper. It was sent ...

Jan 6, 2021 · Mr Lusk Sor I send you half the Kidne I took from one women prasarved it for you tother piece I fried and ate it was very nise. I may send you the bloody knif that took it out if you only wate a whil longer.

Perhaps one of the most notorious events to happen during the Whitechapel murders relates to a letter received by George Lusk on 16 October 1888.

Nov 19, 2024 · London newspapers received at least 200 Jack the Ripper letters claiming to be from the killer in autumn 1888, including grisly descriptions of the murders and a piece of one victim's remains. One of Jack the Ripper's letters was sent alongside a human kidney.

“From Hell” Missing. The letter came into the possession of the City of London Police, being later transferred to the Metropilitan Police. The original letter and the kidney which accompanied it have been lost, along with other contents that were contained in the Metropolitan Police Ripper files.