The room was still. The kind of stillness that lingers after something terrible has unfolded, when the air itself feels heavy with unspoken truths. Pale winter light seeped through the grimy windows of 13 Miller’s Court, casting a cold clarity over the ruin within. Mary Jane Kelly, the youngest and most enigmatic of the Ripper’s victims, spent her final hours singing, seeking warmth, and grappling with her circumstances. By morning, her life had ended in an act of unimaginable brutality. In death, she became a symbol of despair, a mystery never solved, and the grim crescendo of a killer’s reign.  

In Part 2 of our Jack the Ripper series, we pick up with Mary Jane Kelly’s final days, the chilling aftermath of her murder, and the questions that remain unanswered. 

Haunted History is produced by SoundBite Studios and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.

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Episode Reference Material

Jack the Ripper 1888 by Richard Jones

Casebook: Jack the Ripper by Stephen P. Ryder

The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Sourcebook by Stewart P. Evans

A big day in history: Mary Ann Nichols becomes the first victim of ‘Jack the Ripper’ (31 August1888) by BBC History Magazine