Jack the Ripper murdered five women between the time of 31st of August 1888 and the 9th of November 1888. They were murdered within Whitechapel and Spitalfields in the East End areas of London, England. He was never caught, and because he was not there are hundreds on his personality and motives. There has been no other killers in the British history that rivaled the gruesome, disrespectful, utterly superior Jack the Ripper, a multiple murderer whose arrogance and self-assurance defied the entire police department within London and held in a great terror in a great city for as long as he cared to roam its streets and slay at will. Mary Ann Nichols, was 42, she was the first of the Ripper victims, according to dedicated Ripperologists. Her body was found on Bucks Row by a touring policeman at 3:15 a.m. on August 31st 1888. Jack the Ripper had slashed her throat twice, and her abdomen had been ripped open exposing the intestines. Her vaginal area had been severely mutilated. The woman was approximately five feet two inches tall with light brown hair, brownish eyes, and a lot of missing teeth. Mary Ann Nichols had always had a drinking problem and exhausted most of her life making her profits as a prostitute. She was a miserable, impoverished woman, but one that most people enjoyed but also pitied. Annie Chapman, “Dark Annie”, was a 47 year old homeless prostitute. Suffering from depression and an alcoholic, she mainly sold flowers. Eventually she turned to prostitution despite her basic features such as missing teeth and round figure. She was found murdered on Saturday, September 8, 1888. Her throat was severed and she was very mutilated. Her abdomens had been ripped open and the intestines had been detached and placed on... ... middle of paper ... ... prime suspect such as he was single at the time of the murders which meant he had the freedom to wander the streets, he was very violent with women and committed multiple murders of them. The last suspect Montague John Druitt was born in 1857 in Dorset, his father was a surgeon. Montague had graduated with a degree in classics and then began to teach at a boarding school. Later in 1885 his father died and then in a couple of years his mother was institutionalized for depression and paranoid delusions. His family always had a very bad history of depression and suicide. His body was later found floating in the Thames River in December 1888, after he had been fired from his job in November. He did leave a suicide note, which was found by his brother that expressed a fear that he thought he was going to end up like his mother and that it was best for him to die.
The five victims above are the ones that are attributed to Jack the Ripper. While there were other murders during this time period, they did not showcase the same modus operandi as the murders of Mary Jane Kelly, Catherine Eddowes, Annie Chapman, Mary Ann Nichols, and Elizabeth Stride. Though many scholars have conducted cases studies, even with modern forensics analysis of the case, we are no closer to closing the case on Jack the Ripper. Because of this anonymity, he remains one of the most infamous serial killers in history.
Almost everyone knows Jack The Ripper to be skilled with a knife, but what most people do not know about The Ripper was that he was just as skilled in the media. This idea of The Ripper being a public relations specialist is made evident in “Ripped Straight From the Headlines: Jack the Ripper 's Public Relations.” by Devon Armijo, Shannon Guess, and Jacquelyn Jizno when it was published through Public Relation Quarterly in 2009. Throughout this article the writers are often writing about the possibility that it could have just been luck the way things worked out for The Ripper or did he maneuvered his way through the media and play with the minds of the people and police.
He is known to have killed at least five prostitutes between August 7th and September 10th, although he is suspected of many other murders. He chose prostitutes as his targets on purpose. They were easily accessible and the prostitutes first initiated contact with him, which appealed to his asocial personality. The murder of prostitutes, or other lower class citizens, was not uncommon in London’s East End at the time. The district was known for the violence and crime brought over by immigrants looking to make a new start for themselves. However, these murders were different than any other violent crime of the time, because of the sadistic and sociopathic manner of the murders. However, the killer did not just murder these women, he mutilated their bodies by removing their organs. This action really stood out at that time because it showed the killer had a mind for violence that no normal citizen could even comprehend.
Jack the Ripper killed five women between the 31st of August 1888 and the 9th of November 1888. They were murdered in Whitechapel and Spitalfields in the East End areas of London, England. The killer was never caught and because of this there are hundreds on his personality and motives. No other killer in the British history rivaled that of the gruesome, mocking, utterly superior Jack the Ripper, a multiple murderer whose arrogance and boldness deified the entire police department of London and held in terror a great city for as long as he cared to roam its streets and slay at will.
In my opinion, the most suspicious suspect would be Druitt. The reason why I believe it was Druitt is because there is no way that many things could be “coincidental”. He “unexpectedly” dismissed after being a school teacher for years, at the exact same time it began with the Ripper. For reasons that have never been solved, a month later his body was found
“Jack the Ripper,” was the name given to an unidentified serial killer in the White Chapel district of London in 1888. The name came from a letter left at the crime scene, written by someone claiming to be the killer. The letter was believed to be a joke and thought to be written by a reporter in a deliberate attempt to heighten interest in the investigation.
Many people ask, why is Jack so famous? and the reason behind that is the Press would often lie about the murders. During the time of these murders Press had little to no information so in order to make a story they often created false leads and exaggerated details which often threw off police for they would sometimes follow these false leads.. It is also said that some journalists wrote fake letters to the Police giving them false leads to follow. So with the false information they were giving out and the Diabolical name created, “Jack the Ripper” it was hard not to look into. The media created him in the people’s eyes as a monster and to look out and that’s how he became so famous.
In London of 1888 there was an unknown serial killer that was named Jack the Ripper. The name “Jack the Ripper” originally came from a letter from someone that claimed to be the killer. The killer was also called, “the Whitechapel Murderer” and the “Leather Apron.” In this essay I will talk about the mystery of Jack the Ripper and the killings and talk about some questions, such as, who was Jack the Ripper, why did he kill those women, and all in such a similar manner, and how did he know so much about the human body.
Jack the Ripper was a notorious Nineteenth Century serial killer whose true identity has been surrounded in mystery since the inception of the heinous murders (Newton 112). There exists a plethora of theories on who the real killer was (Newton 112). There was two suspects involved in the mystery, their names were James Kelly and Montague John Druitt (Newton 112). James Kelly was considered a suspect because he killed his wife by having the impression she was a prostitute (Newton 112). Montague John Druitt was considered a suspect because he was found drowned in the Thames River.
Helen Jewett, a prominent New York prostitute, was murdered and not only was this rare but a heinous crime. Helen’s murder brought to the forefront the industry of prostitution. This would include the owners, managers, and the clients.
Jack the Ripper was the name of a man who lived in the east end of London who was suspected of killing over five prostitutes(Introduction to the Case). The name, Jack the Ripper, originated from a letter that the Central News Agency received on September 27th, 1888 that was believed
"I am Jack the Ripper, catch me if you can" (Cornwell, 55) has been one of the most haunted lines of history, especially in London's Whitechapel area from August 1888 to November of that same year. Jack the Ripper was the mystery everyone wanted to solve, but not everyone was as determined as Patricia Cornwell. Throughout her series of all her Ripper investigations, she was destined to prove once and for all that Jack the Ripper wasn't just any man, but Walter Richard Sickert himself. In her book Portrait of a Killer Jack the Ripper Case Closed, she discusses and confirms that everyone had known the Ripper all along, just fell for his act. The author wasn't going down without a chance to prove to the world that Walter was the evil serial killer
Jack the Ripper was a smart but wicked man. The number of his victims was never definite. . “The generally accepted number is five, though it could be as few as three and as many as seven. The “canonical” five victims are Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly. Certain theorists have discarded Stride and Kelly from this list, while others have added to it, contending that Martha Tabram and Alice Mackenzie were likely Ripper victims as well. Other theorists have suggested as many as ten, fourteen or even up to thirty or more victims, but with very flimsy evidence” (casebook). Jack the Ripper was also known as Whitechapel Murderer. With Jacks victims there were many patterns. Most of the woman were between the ages of 39 and 47. They lived in the East End, and were involved in prostitution. These woman were typical drunks and were all not speaking with their husbands and families. There were also patterns found in the dates and times of the murders. Every murder was committed on either a weekend or a holiday. This indication that the Ripper held regular employment. The murders were also committed between midnight and 6am.
In 1888 through 1991 there were several murders on the eastside of London where the Whitechapel section was located. All of the women murdered at the Whitechapel were prostitutes. Being the first serial murder that nobody has captured and nobody knew his name but everybody knew him by his nickname as “Jack The Ripper.”
It all started in the East End of London in 1888, from August 7 till November 10.