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The "From Hell" letter, allegedly from Jack the Ripper, was sent to George Lusk, the chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee in London.
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From Hell letter
Letter allegedly written by Jack the Ripper
The "From Hell" letter was a letter sent with half of a preserved human kidney to George Lusk, the chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee, in October 1888. The author of this letter claimed to be the unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper, who had murdered…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jack the Ripper
Unidentified serial killer in London in 1888
Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer who was active in and around the impoverished Whitechapel district of London, England, in 1888. In both criminal case files and the contemporaneous journalistic accounts, the killer was also called the Whitechapel Murderer and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
George Lusk
Chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee (1839–1919)
George Akin Lusk was a British builder and decorator who specialised in music hall restoration. He was the chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee during the Whitechapel murders, including the killings ascribed to Jack the Ripper, in 1888.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Whitechapel Vigilance Committee
Civilian patrol group on the streets of London after the Whitechapel murders
The Whitechapel Vigilance Committee was a group of local civilian volunteers who patrolled the streets of Whitechapel in London during the period of several murders of 1888. The volunteers were active mainly at night, assisting the Metropolitan Police in the search of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)