Rookie Detective

Chapter 2

All the joy that once filled my body disappeared as Harry and I arrived at the crime scene. It was here in the City of London , Mitre square. Metropolitan police and our head detective were standing there investigating. I looked at the body and was quite horrified by what I saw. It was a women maybe 40 years of age. Her throat was severed and her stomach was ripped open. It was a deep and long wound. It looked very jagged.

"That's just horrible" Harry said looking at the body.

" Catherine eddowes. She was found around 1:45 am. Three quarters of an hour after stride was murdered at Dutfield's Yard off Berner street in Whitechapel." Our head detective says.

I look closer at her body and notice her left kidney has been removed as well as a major part of her uterus. Also her ear appears to be nicked.

" This has to be a serial killer. The same weapon used to create this jagged wound on the abdomen as well as their throats being slit. Annie Chapman's uterus was removed linking her murder to Catherine's considering that hers has been removed as well. " I say

"You know you're stuff, I'm impressed." A man said walking up to me. " I'm Detective Reid. I'm leading this case. Division criminal department. " He held out his hand to shake.

"Metropolitan police of Whitechapel I see. I'm from City of London police station. Same department. Nice to meet you I'm Detective tomlinson." I said shaking his hand.

" You look quite young. But you appear to be competent. " he said. "This letter was sent to Scotland yard yesterday September 29." He handed me the letter.

Its dated September 25 but postmarked September 27 1888. The letter is labeled "Dear boss". The letter is full of misspellings as well as punctuation and grammar errors. It's written in red ink. After reading the letter i automatically connect it to eddowes murder.

"The next job i do shall clip the lady's ears off and send to the police officers just for jolly wouldn't you." I say reading the letter outloud. " Eddowes ear is clipped. We'll have to see if he will send the ear in the mail but the letter and the crime scene match. " I say pointing to the body.

"You've got quite the eye tomlinson. No one noticed the ear." Detective Reid said. " Everyone thought the letter was a prank. "

" That's to be expected. Some people think it's funny pretending to be someone else and make it harder for us to find the killer. But this letter it really says something. It's signed with 'yours truly, Jack the ripper'" I say

"Jack the ripper. That's quite an alias. Our serial killer has given himself a name. " Harry says

"Let's go door to door and find a witness. Harry you that way and I'll start here." I suggest.

" Alright mate" Harry says

I knock on the first house.  "Hello sir I'm Detective tomlinson. A woman was murdered here and we're going around looking for witnesses.I'm sorry to bother you at this time" I say looking at my watch. It's currently 5:19 am.

" My name is Joseph Lawende. I think I may have information that could help. " the man says.

I take out a notepad and listen to what he has to say. He tells me him and his friends saw a man and a woman standing at the corner of Duke street and Church passage leading to Mitre square around 1:35 am this morning September 30. 

"That's 10 minutes before her body was found... Do you remember what the man looked like?" I ask

" He looked about 5 foot 9 inches. He looked about 30 years old, fair complexion with a fair moustache. " he said

" Any description on what he was wearing? " I ask

" The man had a shabby appearance. " he said with a sour look on his face. " he did have a red hankerchief he was wearing as well as a cap with a peak. "

"This was very helpful thank you sir" I say

I leave and continue going door to door gathering information. I give detective Reid all the information i got as well as Harry's.

"Well done Tomlinson , Styles. You've worked hard , glad to have you in the case." He says.

" I've been waiting a while to investigate this case. It's an honor. " I say

"You're quite the bright young man. I expect much from you. Would you like to come to Whitechapel and investigate there? We could use a detective like you." Reid said.

"Yes sir!" I say. I finally get my chance to prove I'm a great detective. More than just gang buster. I'm Louis Tomlinson and I will find Jack the Ripper.