New York Ripper murders
Jack the Ripper | |
|---|---|
| Other names | H.B RICHMOND |
| Years active | 1915 |
Reward amount | $2,000 |
| Details | |
| Victims | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Target | Children |
| Weapon | Knife |
Date apprehended | N/A |
The New York Ripper murders refer to the murders of two children on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City between March and May 1915. Both victims, a boy and a girl, were stabbed to death in the hallways of tenements. Letters signed "Jack the Ripper" were sent to the mothers of the victims, boasting that the perpetrator would never be caught and threatening to murder more children. Despite numerous suspects being arrested in connection to the crimes, all were eventually cleared and the murders remain unsolved.