Catherine Eddowes (Kate) was born in Wolverhampton in 1842. Her father was a tin plate worker. She came to the Bermondsey district of London when she was two. When she was older she went back to Wolverhampton with Thomas Conway. Thomas was a pensioner, and the father of Catherine's three children. Catherine and Thomas broke up in 1880, because they both had drinking problems. After they split, she moved back to London and lived at Flower and Dean Street. She was 44 when they buried in an unmarked grave in Llford on October 8th, 1888. .
Elizabeth Stride (Long Liz), was born in Gothenburg, Sweden in November of 1843. Her original last name was Gustafsdotter. She became a registered prostitute and moved to London. In 1866 she married John Thomas Strise. John was a carpenter. Who supposedly lived in Gower Street in London. Before Jack the Ripper killed Elizabeth, she had eight convictions for drunkenness. "Elizabeth Stride was buried in a paupers grave in East London cemetery aged 44 years".
The last victim was not like any of the others. Mary Jane Kelly (Black Mary) was only 25. She was young and attractive, and could have worked for the prestigious West End, instead of the grim streets of the East End. Mary was born in Limerick, Ireland and moved to Whales after she married a collier. Her husband was killed in a pit accident. She was buried at Walthamstow R.C. cemetery on November 19th, 1888. "No family members attend" (Casebook Timeline 2).
Jack the Ripper is still a mystery so there are many suspects. Even Queen Victoria's grandson, Prince Edward, was accused.
John Pizer was a shoemaker and a Jew. He was stereotyped because he was a butcher, slaughter man or craftsman. He had access to 5 inch blades and had a leather apron in his possession. To make matters worse for himself, John Pizer already had a stabbing conviction pinned on him and he showed a great dislike for prostitutes. "Furthermore the press portrayed Pizer as having a "cruel sardonic look'".