Hi there, Ripper readers. On April 3rd, 127 years ago, Emma Smith was brutally murdered. As she is the first official Whitechapel murder, she has always represented 'ground zero' for study into the Jack the Ripper phenomena. For those interested in learning more about the mysteries surrounding the murder of Emma Smith, as well the other early murders of Emily Horsnell and Martha Tabram, I encourage you to go grab my (if I may say) rather reasonably priced and award-winning book, available in paperback and Kindle via Amazon. The Bank Holiday Murders: The True Story of the First Whitechapel Murders.