Edmund Reid

Edmund Reid
Reid c. 1896
Born
Edmund John James Reid

(1846-03-21)21 March 1846
Canterbury, Kent, England
Died5 December 1917(1917-12-05) (aged 71)
Herne Bay, Kent, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationHead of the CID in the Metropolitan Police's H Division
SpouseEmily Jane
Children2
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Detective Inspector Edmund John James Reid (21 March 1846 – 5 December 1917) was the head of the CID in the Metropolitan Police's H Division at the time of the Whitechapel murders of Jack the Ripper in 1888.[1] He was also an early aeronaut.[2][3]

  1. ^ Reid, Edmund (4 February 1912). "Hunted - Jack the Ripper - ex detective inspector Reid's new theory". Lloyd's Weekly News. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  2. ^ The Times Obituary - 7 December 1917
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Case was invoked but never defined (see the help page).