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The letter came into the possession of the City of London Police, being later transferred to the Metropolitan Police. The original letter and the kidney which accompanied it have since been lost or stolen, along with other contents that were contained in the Metropolitan Police Ripper files, but a photograph was taken of the "From Hell" letter.
Letters from Hell (Danish: Breve fra Helvede) is a didactic Christian novel by the Danish priest and author Valdemar Adolph Thisted (1815–1887), [1] The work was published in Copenhagen in 1866 and went through 12 editions in its first year. The setting of the novel is Hell, a typical fantasy setting.
Valdemar Adolph Thisted. Valdemar Adolph Thisted (28 February 1815 – 14 October 1887) was a Danish writer, translator and priest. [1] His works include novels, travelogues, romantic dramas and theological polemics.
The "From Hell" letter, which was sent with half of a preserved human kidney, was personally addressed to Lusk, who received the parcel on 16 October 1888. [9] The letter was postmarked on the previous day. [10] Many scholars [11] of the Ripper murders regard this letter as being the communication most likely to have been sent by the actual ...
In October 1888 Lusk came to believe that his house was being watched by a sinister bearded man, and requested police protection. He received a small package in the evening mail at his home, 1 Alderney Road, Mile End. On opening the package he found a letter addressed to himself, inside which was half a human kidney. The letter read: "From hell ...
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As Openshaw was frequently mentioned in press reports at the time in connection with the kidney and From Hell letter, his name became known widely among the general public. On 29 October 1888 he received a letter through the post addressed to 'Dr Openshaw, Pathological curator, London Hospital, Whitechapel' and postmarked 'LONDON E', 'OC29 88 ...