Jack the Ripper

@Murderers, Life Achievements and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Jack the Ripper was the name given to an unidentified serial killer active in London during the late 19th century British Criminals Serial Killers Murderers Jack the Ripper was the name given to an unidentified serial killer active in London during the late 19th century. He is believed to have killed at least five women who were working as prostitutes in an impoverished area in London though the actual count of his victims may be higher. The legend of Jack the Ripper is one of the most enduring murder mysteries of all time especially because the real identity of the killer was never discovered. All the victims targeted by the killer were poor prostitutes who lived and worked in the slums of London. The bodies of most of the women were found with the throat slit and the abdominal area mutilated. The gruesome nature of the murders terrified the people, and the fact that the murderer was a serial killer likely to strike again further horrified the citizens of London. The police too was baffled by the murders as they could find no definite clue leading to the identity of the murderer even though they managed to prepare a list of the suspects. The identity of the killer puzzled detectives for well over a century. In recent years it has been suggested by some sources that Jack the Ripper was a 23-year-old Polish immigrant called Aaron Kosminski.

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Nationality: British Famous: Criminals, Serial Killers, Murderers Known as: The Whitechapel Murderer, Leather Apron Gender: Male Famous as: Serial Killer Information Detail Nationality British Famous Criminals, Serial Killers, Murderers Known as The Whitechapel Murderer, Leather Apron Gender Male Famous as Serial Killer

Jack the Ripper is believed to have murdered at least five women—all of them prostitutes—in an impoverished region of London. In the early morning of 31 August 1888, the body of a middle-aged prostitute named Mary Ann Nichols was found lying on the ground in the Whitechapel area of London by a cart driver. Unsplash Major Crimes

Mary Ann’s throat had been slit and her abdomen had been ripped open by a deep, jagged wound. There were also other injury marks on her body, all caused by a sharp knife. The discovery of this body shocked the residents of Whitechapel even though violent crime was not a rarity in that area. Unsplash Major Crimes

Another shock awaited the citizens of London on the morning of 8 September 1888. Annie Chapman, a 47 year old prostitute, was found dead near a doorway in the Whitechapel area. Her body too bore similar injuries as in the case of Mary Ann. Chapman’s throat had been slit and her abdomen slashed open and her uterus removed. Unsplash Major Crimes

On 30 September 1888, the body of Elizabeth "Long Liz" Stride was found by a cart driver at around 1 a.m. Blood was still flowing from a cut in her neck, suggesting that she had been freshly killed. The same day, the body of another woman, Catherine "Kate" Eddowes, was also found. Her throat had been slashed and her body mutilated. Unsplash Major Crimes

The discovery of two bodies in a single day set off a panic wave in Whitechapel as the residents realized that the killer was getting more sadistic than before. The murders of both Stride and Eddowes were attributed to the same killer who was believed to have murdered Nichols and Chapman. Unsplash Major Crimes

The fact that the identity of Jack the Ripper was never discovered made his case one of the most enduring murder mysteries in the history of crime. The killer has featured in hundreds of works of fiction including novels, stories, video games, plays, operas, television programs, and films. The case has also inspired several works of non-fiction, making it one of the most written-about true-crime subjects Unsplash Legacy

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Nationality	British
Famous	Criminals, Serial Killers, Murderers
Known as	The Whitechapel Murderer, Leather Apron
Gender	Male
Famous as	Serial Killer

Jack the Ripper

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