Jack the Ripper

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Jack the Ripper was the nickname that the British press gave to a notorious serial killer who murdered and mutilated "at least four, probably six, just possibly eight"[1] prostitutes in and around the Whitechapel district of the east end of London in 1888.

The killer has traditionally been considered to have been left handed, but some today think that this may have been based more upon negative connotations of left handed people in that time than fact. [2]

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Victims

There are 5 victims that are considered the "canonical" victims. These were all considered victims at the time, and are still considered victims by the majority of Ripperologists. They are:

  • Polly Nichols, murdered August 31, 1888.
  • Annie Chapman, murdered September 8, 1888.
  • Elizabeth Stride, murdered September 30, 1888.
  • Catharine Eddowes, also murdered that same date.
  • Mary Kelly, murdered November 9, 1888. [3]

Another woman, Martha Tabram, was murdered on August 7, 1888. She was considered to be a victim by some of the investigators at the time, and is considered to be a Ripper victim by many. [4]

Suspects

Through the years, from the time of the active investigation, until the present day, many people have been put forward as suspects, some famous, some little known, some known only by a description (the Lodger).

The Royal Ripper - in 1976 a book[5] was published with the theory that Prince Albert Victor (grandson of Queen Victoria, and in direct line to the throne, had secretly married Mary Kelly and that the Queen had ordered Dr. William Gull to remove Mary and all who knew of the marriage. Subsequent variants of this theory had Dr. Gull doing the killings, without the knowledge of the Queen; a Masonic conspiracy to protect the throne; and even the Prince as the murderer, in fits of madness brought on by syphilis.[6] These theories were quickly, and easily debunked, but remain popular due to their gossipy quality and the use of the theory in some popular movies.[7] [8]

External Links

Casebook A huge repository of Jack the Ripper information.

Ripperologist A magazine, in publication since 1994, focused on Jack the Ripper

References

  1. ↑ "The Complete History of Jack the Ripper"; Sugden, Philip; p. 359
  2. ↑ http://www.casebook.org/dissertations/rip-left.html
  3. ↑ http://www.casebook.org/intro.html
  4. ↑ "The Complete History of Jack the Ripper"; Sugden, Philip; p. 359
  5. ↑ "Jack the Ripper: the Final Solution"; Knight, Stephen
  6. ↑ "The Complete History of Jack the Ripper"; Sugden, Philip; pp. 7-8
  7. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079592/
  8. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120681/

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