On October 15, 1888, 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 along with a small box, the contents of which were later determined to be half a human kidney, preserved in wine. Catherine Eddowes, Jack The Ripper’s fourth victim, was thought to be the organ’s previous owner (From Letters of Note).

Read the full letter below (with typos):

From hell

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 wait a whil longer.

signed

Catch me when

you can

Mishter Lusk

Source: Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

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