Murder, Mutilation & Mangling In Millwall

[Howard Brown]

Detroit Free Press
December 14, 1889
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[Gary Barnett]

Detroit Free Press
December 14, 1889
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Thanks for that, How! It's the first I've heard of an Isle of Dogs Ripper connection.

[Debra Arif]

We've discussed this before on a torso thread but unfortunately I can't locate the discusssion...most torso threads tend to end up quite long and repeptitive for some reason..

[Howard Brown]

Gary:

Up until now, I was unaware of the location of Millwall...I knew that Middlesbrough was up near Yorkshire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Dogs

[Debra Arif]

The follow up has something to do with a sack of dead birds; something like that.

[Howard Brown]

Debs, Gary...
Here's a longer article concerning this story....and the body was found in Middlesbrough, not Millwall.

http://www.jtrforums.com/showthread....ugh#post275888

[Gary Barnett]

Gary:

Up until now, I was unaware of the location of Millwall...I knew that Middlesbrough was up near Yorkshire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Dogs

How! You needn't have resorted to Wiki for info on the IOD

http://www.jtrforums.com/showthread....ighlight=pepys

[Howard Brown]

Thanks for that Gary....

[Debra Arif]

Debs, Gary...
Here's a longer article concerning this story....and the body was found in Middlesbrough, not Millwall.

http://www.jtrforums.com/showthread....ugh#post275888

Here's the thread on CB, How.
http://forum.casebook.org/showthread.php?t=8862&page=49
The hand was supposed to have been dredged from the Thames and found when the boat reached Middlesborough. I mention a sack of game in the thread but don't have any notes on it now. I think the keywords Picton Castle bring up the whole story in the newspapers, going by memory.

[Debra Arif]

How! You needn't have resorted to Wiki for info on the IOD

http://www.jtrforums.com/showthread....ighlight=pepys

Great thread, Gary. Some brilliant pics on there.

[Gary Barnett]

Great thread, Gary. Some brilliant pics on there.

Thanks, Debs.

[Howard Brown]

Thanks Debs !

[Gary Barnett]

So, it was just a hand that was found, the evil-smelling bag contained guano rather than human body parts.

[R. J. Palmer]

Concerning Millwall, etc. Reynold's, 26 Aug 1888.

[Jerry Dunlop]

Concerning Millwall, etc. Reynold's, 26 Aug 1888.

Here is a map of the Millwall Docks. On the other side of the river were the Surrey Commercial Docks seen in this map also.

I have noted in the past that Timber deals arrived daily at both of these areas. J. Grover & Sons, for example, in the early 1900's (possibly before that also) kept a surplus of timber at the Surrey Commercial Docks. J. Grover was contracted to build New Scotland Yard. I have often wondered if the person responsible for dumping body parts was delivering timber to the various job sites. The "Whitehall arm" was also found in a timber area at Robert Ward and Sons on the river at Pimlico.