DID JACK THE RIPPER STRIKE in Long Lane, Preston in 1891?
This is the question posed following the publication of the article Preston murder mystery in Ripperologist magazine by this Blog in April 2011.
On Monday 1st August 2011, on the 120th anniversary of Preston girl Mary Jane Langley’s slaughter, Mike Covell, the region’s very own “Jack the Ripper” expert, has published his findings on his Ripper Casebook Blog: From Hell, From Hull.
This is a slice of macabre local history – with a potential link to the notorious Whitechapel murders – that in all likelihood would have remained lost and hidden from view were it not for the stirling efforts of Mike Covell.
Read his article: The Murder of Mary Jane Langley.