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v. t. e. Elizabeth " Long Liz " Stride (née Gustafsdotter; 27 November 1843 – 30 September 1888) is believed to have been the third victim of the unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper, who killed and mutilated at least five women in the Whitechapel and Spitalfields districts of London from late August to early November 1888.
Elizabeth Stride was born Elisabeth Gustafsdotter on November 27, 1843 on a farm called Stora Tumlehed in Torslanda parish, north of Gothenburg, Sweden. She was baptized on December 5 of that year and confirmed in a church in Torslanda. At the time of her death she was 45 years old. She had a pale complexion, light gray eyes and had curly dark ...
- Elizabeth Stride’s Tragic Story Before Her Encounter with Jack The Ripper
- The Rushed Murder of Elizabeth Stride
- The Examination of Stride’s Body
- The “Double Event” Continues with The Murder of Catherine Eddowes
- Jack The Ripper Claims His Kill
Like many women who lived in Whitechapel in the late 19th century, Elizabeth Stride, also known as Long Liz, had few opportunities and even fewer funds. Born Elisabeth Gustafsdotter on a farm in Sweden, Stride worked as a domestic servant and a sex worker for many years before moving to England in 1866. A few years later, she married John Stride. T...
At 7:30 that night, Elizabeth Stride was spotted at the house on Flower and Dean Street dressed for a night out. She left the lodging house, likely hoping to earn a few pounds on the dimly lit streets of London. Later in the evening, a man named J. Best spotted Stride on the sidewalk with a short man whom he described as sporting a dark mustache an...
At around one in the morning, Louis Diemschutz entered Berner Street driving his cart and pony. At the entrance of Dutfield’s Yard, his horse stopped in its tracks, refusing to move any further into the yard. Diemschutz went to investigate, lighting a match in order to see in the dark. He was only able to see a flash of Elizabeth Stride’s still and...
Because of the lack of mutilation performed on Elizabeth Stride’s body, the police were unsure as to whether or not this case was connected to the infamous Whitechapel Murderer, later known as Jack the Ripper. That is, of course, until a second body was found during the early hours of that September morning. This time it was mutilated. Catherine Ed...
After these two murders, the London authorities received yet another letter written in red ink, allegedly signed by Jack the Ripper himself. This one read: Unlike his first postage, this letter was smeared with blood. Whether the author of this note was really Jack the Ripper, however, remains unknown. After September 30 and the “Double Event” that...
- Hannah Mckennett
Elizabeth " Long Liz " Stride (née Gustafsdotter; 27 November 1843 – 30 September 1888) is believed to have been the third victim of the unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper, who killed and mutilated at least five women in the Whitechapel and Spitalfields districts of London from late August to early November 1888.
2 days ago · At 12.30am PC William Smith proceeded along Berner Street on his beat and noticed a man and a woman on the opposite side of the road to Dutfield's Yard - where Elizabeth Stride's body was later discovered. The man was approximately 28 years old, with a dark complexion and a small dark moustache.
2 days ago · THE MURDER OF ELIZABETH STRIDE. Elizabeth Stride was born Elisabeth Gustafsdotter, in Sweden on the 27th November, 1842. In 1866, she emigrated to England, arriving in London on the 7th of February that year.
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Elizabeth Stride was Jack the Ripper’s third victim and her death was the first of what later became known as the ‘Double Event’ – two murders which occurred just hours apart on the fateful night of 29th September 1888.
