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'''Annie Chapman''' (1841 – 8 September 1888), born '''Eliza Ann Smith''', was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Courtesans|prostitute]] active in the late 19th century, known for being the [[Whitechapel murders|second victim]] of the notorious serial killer [[Jack the Ripper]]. | '''Annie Chapman''' (1841 – 8 September 1888), born '''Eliza Ann Smith''', was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Courtesans|prostitute]] active in the late 19th century, known for being the [[Whitechapel murders|second victim]] of the notorious serial killer [[Jack the Ripper]]. | ||
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Revision as of 13:19, 23 May 2016
Annie Chapman (1841 – 8 September 1888), born Eliza Ann Smith, was a British prostitute active in the late 19th century, known for being the second victim of the notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper.
Biography
On 1 May 1869, Annie married her relative John Chapman, a coachman at All Saints Church in London's Knightsbridge district. The couple then moved to Whitechapel in 1886.
With her husband's death, Annie turned to prostitution, believing that she would not earn any income with other jobs. She joined one of Lady Olwyn Owers' brothels. She then spent her time without a proper home, and usually stayed at the Crossingham's lodging house at 35 Dorset Street where she paid eight pence a night for a double bed.
During the Master Assassin Evie Frye's investigation of her murder, the crime scene suggested that the real Annie may have been replaced by one of her brother Jacob's Assassin initiates.