Argumentative Essay: The Murder Of Mary Jane Kelly

Improved Essays
On the 9th of November, 1888, a deformed body was found in 13 Miller’s court by a guy who came to collect rent fees. That body turned out to be a woman by the name of Mary Jane Kelly. She was found naked on her bed with her back hitting the mattress, her head turned left with her eyes wide open. The legs were spread apart with her insides carved open. Her abdomen and thighs were removed. Kelly’s abdomen was found in the next bed after hers. The bed was bathed with Kelly’s blood, as well as, the floor (Schachner). She was only 25 years old. The question that’s being asked is who did this? Joseph Barnett killed Mary Jane Kelly because he had the motive, the skills and he fit the profile.

Firstly, the victim’s name is Mary Jane Kelly, but she
…show more content…
They were looking for someone who was white, ages between 26 to 36, absent parent, skilled worker and speech impediment (Schachner). Joseph Barnett seems to fit this profile perfectly. Not to mention, he did have a speech impediment. After every last sentence he said he seemed to struggle to finish it. His occupation was a fishermen. Criminal Investigators were looking for someone was skilled in butchering. When Kelly was being examined by Thomas Bond, he suggested that the police to look for a quiet, inoffensive looking man who’s middle aged (Zeigler). In addition, Since Kelly was a prostitute, it made it easier for Barnett to kill her because prostitutes tend to avoid the law. Once they get picked up from the streets, no one seems to notice their disappears. However, in this case, Kelly was lucky to be …show more content…
Kelly seemed to be the final victim of Jack. The murder took place in Whitechapel, London. However, for the other victims there death took place in different parts of London. His victims were all prostitutes making it easy for him to pick them up. Jack got the name “the ripper” for that being said that he rips his victims apart, making him the prime suspect in Kelly’s death. Her death became more important than the other victims because the way she was killed was the most gruesome out of the victims. So far, only five death were confirmed to be done by Jack. When the victim's death are compared to Kelly's, all the victim’s abdomen were cut open. This was a sign the criminal investigators has picked up. Forensics would find either intestines or their uterus missing. Plus he seemed to fit the police’s requirement list as well (Rubinstein). He was believed to have lived in the same area as Kelly and went out to scout some prostitutes as well. Kelly, being the attractive woman she was, must’ve caught his eyes. Which could have resulted in, Kelly becoming his last and final

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    The Delaware State Police and the New Castle County Police organized a sting operation along route 40. Officer Renee Lano of the New Castle County Police Department was used as bait as an undercover prostitute; while working undercover Lano noticed the blue van drive pass her quite a number of times and called in the license plate which came back registered to Mr. Pennell. After Officer Lano walked towards the darkest part of the street, the blue van stopped and the driver signaled her to enter, which she didn’t, but rather had a conversation with the driver. During the conversation the officer noticed the interior blue carpeting which raised her suspicion. While the conversation was going Lano removed some fibers from the door without Pennell’s…

    • 864 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Kelly Renee Gissendaner was charged with malice murder, and she was convicted in 1997 by a jury of murdering her husband Douglas Gissendaner. Douglas Gissendaner was the husband of Kelly Dissendaner, together they had two Daughters. Douglas and Kelly were married in 1989, the following year Douglas joined the army. Soon after their first daughter was born, and Douglas was stationed in Germany. Douglas was a Desert Storm veteran, shortly after returning from Iraq Douglas left the military.…

    • 1586 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Scott Peterson is a convicted murderer for the December 2002 death of his eight –month pregnant wife, Laci Peterson. Laci went missing in 2002 and in April 2003, her body along with the unborn fetus washed ashore on the San Francisco Bay. The sole motive behind this horrific act was that Scott Peterson was in the depths of an affair with a masseuse, Amber Frey. Peterson was convicted of first-degree murder of his wife, and second-degree murder in regards to the death of the unborn fetus. He was then sentenced to death by lethal injection.…

    • 332 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Lizzie Borden killed her parents. Lizzie was the only other person in her house when her mom was murdered, her dad was running errands, her sister out of town and the maid was outside cleaning the windows. The maid said she heard Lizzie laugh around 10:30 as she was upstairs, which isn’t long after the murder took place. Lizzie was found burning one of her dresses and when asked what was on it she said paint which was really blood, she burned a dress with paint on it besides just throwing it away. You could argue that Lizzie didn’t kill her parents but Lizzie wouldn’t of been the only one in the house at the time of the murder, heard laughing upstairs not long after the murder took place and found burning the dress she wore on the day of the…

    • 176 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I believe that in the novel, jack is changing to a murderer. You could see that because, in the beginning he was scared to kill a pig, then in the middle he slaughtered a pig not even caring about the meat, and with no hesitation and at the end, they killed Simon and tried to hunt down and murder Ralph. In the beginning of the book jack was not a murderer because he was hesitating to kill a pig for food, even though he was, hungry he didn't kill because he is scared of the kill. Simon, Ralph and, jack were…

    • 921 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    The system of slavery, which brutally exploited the labour of a large and primarily Black population, shaped the history of the United States of America for over four hundred years (Davis: African Slavery, Sept 28). A primary tactic that was implemented in the system was to eliminate any motive of forming black communities by discouraging family ties. Many slaves resorted to documenting and preserving these experiences of slave cruelty through slave narratives, a genre of literature similar to autobiographies. Slave narratives can be regarded as a source that appeals to collective humanity through the complicated and multilayered acts of resistance carried out by the protagonists against their masters. By using Harriet Jacobs’ narrative entitled…

    • 2057 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    A massacre is a brutal slaughter of a large number of people. The shooting was at the Columbine high school in Littleton, Colorado. Two teens went on a shooting spree, killing 13 students. This shooting affected many lives in Colorado. Because of this shooting, school safety has become the main concern for the students.…

    • 685 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    In Cold Blood Argument Essay In Cold Blood focuses on the effects of the murder of a family in a city in Kansas as well as the interactions between their murderers. The book focuses a great deal on Richard Hickock and Perry Smith, the Clutter family killers. Perry is painted throughout the book as a very complex character, the farther into the book one reads, the more details about his childhood and family are revealed. His childhood was traumatic for him and later in the book, that is explored as the reason for his behaviour.…

    • 1468 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Each person’s memory thinking back to November 22, 1963 may be slightly different. Maybe they were on their way to a big event or on their way to run a simple errand but, everyone will forever remember the 22 of November as the day one of America’s most beloved presidents was assassinated. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy will forever remain one of America’s greatest mysteries. Through collective memory, individual memory and the power of the media though, this day will be forever kept in many Americans minds. The year was 1963 my grandparents, Sandy and Charlie O’Donnell, were both in young and in their 20s at the time.…

    • 1162 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    The Case Of Andrea Yates

    • 1780 Words
    • 8 Pages

    The case of Andrea Yates is one of the most infamous cases in the last decade and the reason for that is because Andrea’s mental state leading up to the murders. Andrea Yates in 2001 drowned all five of her children in a bathtub in her Huston, Texas home. However, was she responsible for her actions? Andrea suffered from several mental illnesses including postpartum depression. She was constantly in and out of mental health institutions and was given medication to deal with her depression.…

    • 1780 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    JFK Argumentative Essay

    • 1259 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Although many important people deserve to have a holiday dedicated to them. Such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, but John F. Kennedy is one of the best example of who deserves to have a holiday based on them and their achievement and what they have done for the world or their country. JFK deserves a day that is all about him because of the many things he did and achieved before he was president, what he did during his presidency, and how his presidency had an impact on the people of america. In addition Kennedy is one of the few great presidents we have had, that should have a holiday.…

    • 1259 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    “Serial killers,” those two words alone are one of the most horrifying title you could ever give someone. Serial killers are some of the most messed up people who have ever been on this earth. Serial killers are known as psycho human being. Serial killers are known for what they did to they’re victims. I believe serial killers are the scariest people in the whole universe.…

    • 1941 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    November 22, 1963 is a day that will forever be a mystery. This was the day that President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. The Warren Commission says that the killer was Lee Harvey Oswald, a Soviet defector who sympathized with the Communists in Russia and Cuba. However, many Americans believe that Oswald couldn 't have done this alone. Theories range from multiple gunmen, to the shots being fired from a different location, as well as those who agree with the Warren Commission.…

    • 1874 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Research paper Many people are aware of Serial Killers, specifically male serial killers. But, what we don’t see or hear much of is female serial killers. Although they have similarities, they also have differences. Male serial killers frequently commit kidnapping, rape, and mutilation to express their rage and desire for control; female serial killers usually throw themselves straight into the killing. Furthermore, while for many male serial killers, death is only a conclusion to their fantasy or a function of it, females kill to kill.…

    • 1913 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Sam Kerley Henderson 3/19/18 Per.8 The Freedom Summer Murders On June 21, 1964, three civil rights workers went missing in Mississippi. James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were working with the Congress of Racial Equality during the summer of 1964, also known as Freedom Summer. During this time, white people came to Mississippi to register black people to vote.…

    • 1541 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays