Jack the Ripper
In London 1888, Jack the Ripper was a murderer that killed prostitutes such as Mary Nichols, Annie Chapman and a few others (Jones). His real identity is still unknown today, because of their lack of forensics and technology then they could not find the actual murderer (Jack the Ripper Biography). The name Jack the Ripper was created by one of the letters that was sent to the Metropolitan newsletter and they had signed it as "Jack the Ripper" (History.com Staff 1). He was one of the first serial killers that was being notice, because most of the population was just now becoming literate ("Casebook: Jack the Ripper"). The streets then were very close and small each murder happened a mile from one another ("Jack …show more content…
The first is Mary Nichols (Jones). She was killed on August 31st (Jones). The next was Annie Chapman on September 8th (Jones). Then he killed Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes on September 30th (Jones). His last murder was Mary Kelly (Jones). All of the known victims were prostitutes. He cut ever one of the victims throats in two places (“The Legend of Jack the Ripper”). He cut Nichols lower abdomen. When he murdered Chapman he cut her lower abdomen, part of her intestines was pulled out, and her uterus was taken out (“The Legend of Jack the Ripper”). People say that he might not have killed Stride because she was not mutilated like the others, but other sources say they all had the same killer because the weapon (“The Legend of Jack the Ripper”). He must have been interrupted while killing her, so he didn’t get to finish mutilating her. Once he killed Eddowes he cut out her kidney and the majority of her uterus was also removed (“The Legend of Jack the Ripper”). On his last murder, Mary Jane Kelly, he emptied her entire abdomen cavity, cut her breasts off, and removed her heart (“The Legend of Jack the Ripper”). Jack the Ripper didn’t only just mutilate these women, he also wanted to humiliate them. He wanted them to be found and seen in the disturbing phase he left them …show more content…
This was the biggest media coverage that any serial killer got in those days (“Jack the Ripper Biography”). The people were just now becoming literate enough to be able to read newspapers and know what is going on. Most of the information that we have on Jack the Ripper today comes from what the media had displayed of him (Jones). The journalist piled into the streets to get coverage on the murders (Jones). The police, newspaper publishing and a few ordinary people that received letters. These letters were not from the actual killer, but Jack the ripper did gain his mysterious name from them (Jones). These letters also brought more attention to the murders, because even though the police knew they were fake the public still believed they were from the real killer. Somebody had actually sent a letter to a priest and and it had a kidney along with the letter (“Jack the Ripper Biography”). The fact that the killer was never found and that the murders had abruptly stopped also scared the public. They had no clue when he would take his next victim, and they didn’t want to be the next
In London 1888, Jack the Ripper was a murderer that killed prostitutes such as Mary Nichols, Annie Chapman and a few others (Jones). His real identity is still unknown today, because of their lack of forensics and technology then they could not find the actual murderer (Jack the Ripper Biography). The name Jack the Ripper was created by one of the letters that was sent to the Metropolitan newsletter and they had signed it as "Jack the Ripper" (History.com Staff 1). He was one of the first serial killers that was being notice, because most of the population was just now becoming literate ("Casebook: Jack the Ripper"). The streets then were very close and small each murder happened a mile from one another ("Jack …show more content…
The first is Mary Nichols (Jones). She was killed on August 31st (Jones). The next was Annie Chapman on September 8th (Jones). Then he killed Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes on September 30th (Jones). His last murder was Mary Kelly (Jones). All of the known victims were prostitutes. He cut ever one of the victims throats in two places (“The Legend of Jack the Ripper”). He cut Nichols lower abdomen. When he murdered Chapman he cut her lower abdomen, part of her intestines was pulled out, and her uterus was taken out (“The Legend of Jack the Ripper”). People say that he might not have killed Stride because she was not mutilated like the others, but other sources say they all had the same killer because the weapon (“The Legend of Jack the Ripper”). He must have been interrupted while killing her, so he didn’t get to finish mutilating her. Once he killed Eddowes he cut out her kidney and the majority of her uterus was also removed (“The Legend of Jack the Ripper”). On his last murder, Mary Jane Kelly, he emptied her entire abdomen cavity, cut her breasts off, and removed her heart (“The Legend of Jack the Ripper”). Jack the Ripper didn’t only just mutilate these women, he also wanted to humiliate them. He wanted them to be found and seen in the disturbing phase he left them …show more content…
This was the biggest media coverage that any serial killer got in those days (“Jack the Ripper Biography”). The people were just now becoming literate enough to be able to read newspapers and know what is going on. Most of the information that we have on Jack the Ripper today comes from what the media had displayed of him (Jones). The journalist piled into the streets to get coverage on the murders (Jones). The police, newspaper publishing and a few ordinary people that received letters. These letters were not from the actual killer, but Jack the ripper did gain his mysterious name from them (Jones). These letters also brought more attention to the murders, because even though the police knew they were fake the public still believed they were from the real killer. Somebody had actually sent a letter to a priest and and it had a kidney along with the letter (“Jack the Ripper Biography”). The fact that the killer was never found and that the murders had abruptly stopped also scared the public. They had no clue when he would take his next victim, and they didn’t want to be the next