William Henry Bury Research Paper
Lauren Poulin
004-86-8630
English 101
William Henry Burry
At the end of the nineteenth century a dark cloud loomed over London’s East End. This dark cloud would soon be known throughout all of England as the country’s most notorious serial killer, known as Jack the Ripper. Jack was believed to be a well-dressed, shorter man in his late twenties or early thirties (Beadle). One of the many suspects in the murder fit that mold as well. William Henry Bury is a solid suspect to be Jack the Ripper based on his knowledge of the prostitutes, the way he mutilated his wife, and evidence found in his house all lead one to believe that he is a solid suspect to be Jack the Ripper.
William Henry Burry had the opportunity to be Jack the Ripper based on his knowledge of the prostitutes in Whitechaple. Bury’s current profession as a sawdust carrier placed him in the general area of the town. This is relevant to proving his guilt because once he was hired and began working in Whitechaple; Jack the Ripper started …show more content…
A few days later, Bury went to the police and proceeded to tell them his spouse killed herself in order to fool the public into believing that he could not possibly be Jack. However, he did admit to stabbing her once (Beadle). When the police got to his house, they saw written in chalk on the door, “Jack Ripper is at the back of this door” (Beadle). They then found on the stairway walls, “Jack Ripper is in the seller” (Beadle). This was an obvious sign to the police that Bury’s wife was trying to show that Jack and Bury were one in the same. Bury was then sentenced to be hung. At the hanging, the police wanted to get a confession out of him, but his reply to a question from the Hanger was “I suppose you think you are clever to hang me” (Beadle). The police took Bury’s words literally believing that they were in fact clever enough to prove Bury’s
004-86-8630
English 101
William Henry Burry
At the end of the nineteenth century a dark cloud loomed over London’s East End. This dark cloud would soon be known throughout all of England as the country’s most notorious serial killer, known as Jack the Ripper. Jack was believed to be a well-dressed, shorter man in his late twenties or early thirties (Beadle). One of the many suspects in the murder fit that mold as well. William Henry Bury is a solid suspect to be Jack the Ripper based on his knowledge of the prostitutes, the way he mutilated his wife, and evidence found in his house all lead one to believe that he is a solid suspect to be Jack the Ripper.
William Henry Burry had the opportunity to be Jack the Ripper based on his knowledge of the prostitutes in Whitechaple. Bury’s current profession as a sawdust carrier placed him in the general area of the town. This is relevant to proving his guilt because once he was hired and began working in Whitechaple; Jack the Ripper started …show more content…
A few days later, Bury went to the police and proceeded to tell them his spouse killed herself in order to fool the public into believing that he could not possibly be Jack. However, he did admit to stabbing her once (Beadle). When the police got to his house, they saw written in chalk on the door, “Jack Ripper is at the back of this door” (Beadle). They then found on the stairway walls, “Jack Ripper is in the seller” (Beadle). This was an obvious sign to the police that Bury’s wife was trying to show that Jack and Bury were one in the same. Bury was then sentenced to be hung. At the hanging, the police wanted to get a confession out of him, but his reply to a question from the Hanger was “I suppose you think you are clever to hang me” (Beadle). The police took Bury’s words literally believing that they were in fact clever enough to prove Bury’s