Faith Anderson

ANDERSON, Inspector Faith Born: 1952

1978: Joined Greater Manchester Police

July 1983: Got promoted to Inspector.

August 1985: Stabbed to death.

Faith Elizabeth Anderson was born in Preston, in 1952. She was one of two inspectors to investigate the Hulme Murders (the other being Paul Woods). She joined Greater Manchester Police in 1978, and got promoted to inspector in July 1983, following the previous inspector leaving. She was married to police sergeant Stephen Anderson, who she married in 1977. Together they had three children, before he left her to be with a younger woman. She began an investigation to find Jack the Shadow in June 1985, after a witness reported that a dead body had been found, who was later identified as James Curtis. By August, she was led to Corner Street alleyway by an anonymous witness, who claimed to have seen Jack the Shadow, she visited the foretold area and discovered there was nobody in sight, leading her to give up her search. However, just after stepping out of the alleyway, she was confronted by a tall man, wearing a flat cap and a long overcoat, with a mask covering his face. The man said three words only "I am Jack", before he stabbed her to death. Although when the police arrived and found her, it was already too late to save her. Some believe that it was Jack the Shadow who telephoned her, in order for her investigation to end.