The Horrific New York Murder that had People Convinced The Ripper had Moved
Carrie Brown, a prostitute, was mutilated with an X carved in her body.
On 24th April 1891, the New York police thought they had a Jack the Ripper murder to contend with. The victim was Carrie Brown, and her mutilated body was discovered in room 31, in a filthy lodging house.
Brown was a self-styled actor, but like the Ripper victims, she had worked as a prostitute. Her profession and th…