Annie Chapman
Annie Chapman | |
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Chapman on her wedding day in 1869 | |
| Born | Eliza Anne Smith 25 September 1840 Paddington, London, England |
| Died | 8 September 1888 (aged 47) Spitalfields, London, England |
| Cause of death | Blood loss due to severance of the carotid vessels |
| Body discovered | 29 Hanbury Street, Spitalfields, London 51°31′13.35″N 0°4′21.20″W / 51.5203750°N 0.0725556°W |
| Resting place | Manor Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Forest Gate, London, England 51°33′08″N 0°02′35″E / 51.552354°N 0.043065°E (memorial plaque) |
| Known for | Victim of serial murder |
| Spouse |
John Chapman
(m. 1869; sep. 1884) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | George Smith Ruth Chapman |
Annie Chapman (born Eliza Ann Smith; 25 September 1840 – 8 September 1888) was the second canonical victim of the unidentified serial killer known as "Jack the Ripper", who murdered and mutilated at least five women in the Whitechapel and Spitalfields districts of London between late August and early November 1888.
Although earlier murders attributed to the Ripper—then referred to as the "Whitechapel murderer"—had already attracted considerable press and public attention, Chapman's killing provoked widespread alarm in the East End, and intensified pressure upon the police to apprehend the culprit.