Head of the CID in the Metropolitan Police's H Division in Whitechapel and he was also an early aeronaut.
His parents were Martha Elizabeth Olivia Driver (born 1827) and John Reid (born 1818).
Joined the police force in 1872.
H Division most famous case was the hunt for serial killer "Jack the Ripper". In an interview in 1912 regarding the Jack the Ripper case, Edmund believed that "Jack" was a drunk who lived locally, and who had no recollection of his crime.
Edmund John James Reid passed away in 1917.
His parents were Martha Elizabeth Olivia Driver (born 1827) and John Reid (born 1818).
Joined the police force in 1872.
H Division most famous case was the hunt for serial killer "Jack the Ripper". In an interview in 1912 regarding the Jack the Ripper case, Edmund believed that "Jack" was a drunk who lived locally, and who had no recollection of his crime.
Edmund John James Reid passed away in 1917.
Head of the CID in the Metropolitan Police's H Division in Whitechapel and he was also an early aeronaut.
His parents were Martha Elizabeth Olivia Driver (born 1827) and John Reid (born 1818).
Joined the police force in 1872.
H Division most famous case was the hunt for serial killer "Jack the Ripper". In an interview in 1912 regarding the Jack the Ripper case, Edmund believed that "Jack" was a drunk who lived locally, and who had no recollection of his crime.
Edmund John James Reid passed away in 1917.
His parents were Martha Elizabeth Olivia Driver (born 1827) and John Reid (born 1818).
Joined the police force in 1872.
H Division most famous case was the hunt for serial killer "Jack the Ripper". In an interview in 1912 regarding the Jack the Ripper case, Edmund believed that "Jack" was a drunk who lived locally, and who had no recollection of his crime.
Edmund John James Reid passed away in 1917.
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Age: 71, Death date listed may be the interment date
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