Israel Schwartz
Israel Schwartz | |
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Born | 19th century |
Nationality | Polish |
Known for | Being a witness to a murder by Jack the Ripper |
Israel Schwartz was a man who, in 1888, claimed to have witnessed an assault on a
Schwartz officially testified to the police, the following:
Schwartz described the possible murderer as being around 30-years-old with a height of around 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m), fair complexion, dark hair, small brown moustache, with a full face and broad shouldered.[3]
Shortly after the time that Schwartz claimed this incident had happened, the body of Elizabeth Stride was found in the same location. That same day Schwartz identified Stride's body as that of the woman he had seen attacked and gave testimony to the police about what he had seen.[5] He was able to give descriptions of both men but was unable to say whether they knew each other or had been working together.
Several years after the crimes, Commissioner
References
- ^ Shellenberger 2003, p. 16, 1. The Murders.
- ^ Sironi, Antonio; Coram, Jane (1 April 2006). Begg, Paul; George, Christopher T.; Zinna, Eduardo (eds.). "Anything But Your Prayers: Victims and Witnesses on the Night of the Double Event". Ripperologist. 11 (66). Maidstone, United Kingdom: Mango Books: 3–14.
- ^ United Kingdom Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
- ^ Shellenberger 2003, p. 28, 1. The Murders.
- ^ McLaughlin, Robert J. (1 March 2003). Begg, Paul; George, Christopher T.; Zinna, Eduardo (eds.). "Interpreting 'Lipski'". Ripperologist. 8 (45). Maidstone, United Kingdom: Mango Books.
- ISSN 1170-0777.
Bibliography
- Shellenberger, Kyli Lynn (1 April 2003). Edmonds, Anthony (ed.). Unsolved Mysteries: The Identity of Jack the Ripper and His Century-Long Legacy (PDF) (Honors thesis). Muncie, Indiana: Ball State University.
See also
- List of proposed Jack the Ripper suspects