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The Murder of Mary Jane Kelly Quite possibly one of the most well-known serial killers, Jack the Ripper murdered 5 prostitutes in Whitechapel, England. The final and most gruesome murder was a young prostitute named Mary Jane Kelly. For well over a century, people have done everything they can to uncover the identity of the infamous murderer. There have been dozens of theories of who the legendary serial killer was over the past 129 years. Ranging from him being a slaughterman or a surgeon to…

During the year of 1888, Whitechapel London had a series of grisly murders that were committed by a serial killer that would later be labeled as Jack the Ripper. The murders took place from August 31st, 1888 - November 9th, 1888. In total 5 prostitutes were murdered in the area of Whitechapel, to this day, no one knows who committed these horrific murders. Which brings a lot of speculation on who Jack the Ripper was, many theorized that the killers were suspects Francis Tumblety, George Chapman,…

Jack the Ripper was a serial killer from Whitechapel, London, known for the brutal murder of five prostitutes in 1888. He has become known as the first serial killer. His murders are probably the most reputable crimes in history. The killer has yet to bet identified and the case is a still a mystery to this day. Multiple witnesses have stated that they have seen him, although he was never been captured. His crime spree was unprecedented in Britain and nothing like it had ever happened. Police…

with affection and trust for their social order. Bellamy’s crafting of his ideal society took gusto for being a man of the 19th century. Despite great effort, he is not totally inclusive of women in his society. Bellamy’s novel was published in 1888 and he was clearly a visionary for his time. Women were not even granted the right to vote in the United States until 1920. It seems that the mere inclusion of women in Bellamy’s new and “fair” social order can be viewed as…

responsibility to take care of Aaron, and he may have been difficult to live with. It is possible that they shared in the responsibility of taking care of him. It may, incidentally, be fair to guess that Aaron lived at the 3 Sion Square address in autumn of 1888, as this was his residence when he was admitted to Mile End Old Town Workhouse less than a year after the series of murders ended.…

The portrait of postman Joseph Roulin was one of artist Vincent van Gogh’s favorite artwork. In 1888, van Gogh moved to Arles, France where he met Joseph Roulin. Roulin lived on the same street as van Gogh and they quickly became close friends. He became one of the most supportive person van Gogh has encounter during his difficult and lonely times as an artist in Southern France. The appearance of Joseph Roulin left a great impression on van Gogh, with his dark blue uniform, sturdy golden beard…

killers are some of the worst criminals out there and perhaps the scariest to think about. Jack the Ripper is a famous serial killer who was never caught because he was so good at being under the radar. His reign or terror lasted nearly 12 weeks in 1888 from August to November in the end of London.(JackTheRipper.org #1) The east end of London was notorious for being a bad part of the neighborhood and that was where lots of crime occurred. Jack the Ripper was never caught or…

prostitutes. This practice caused him much ridicule and the risk of possible scandal throughout his political career. Some writers have suggested that he took this reforming zeal a little further than he perhaps should, and was in fact Jack the Ripper. In 1888 at the time of the Whitechapel murders, Gladstone was almost 80 years old and half-blind from an unsuccessful cataract operation. Gladstone died from cancer at the age of 88 on 19 May 1898 at Hawarden Castle Flint, and is buried in…

four years all linked to an unidentified serial killer later named by the public as “Jack the Ripper”. The true identity of Jack the Ripper is a Whitechapel resident Aaron Kosminski and he is to blame for all eleven murders. Back in early fall of 1888 in Whitechapel located in London's East end, prostitute Mary Anne Nichols was murdered. Mary Anne Nichols’ body is found naked and mutilated with organs missing and her abdomen in ruins. Eight days later a few blocks down from the last murder,…

a.m. on September 8, 1888. Another witness said that she was seen with a man against a fence approximately twenty minutes before she was found dead. Annie was found dead with her throat cut like Mary's. Her abdomen ripped entirely and her reproductive organs torn out,but still attached placed on her right shoulder. An autopsy later revealed that the killer took some parts of her reproductive organs. Next, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes were killed on September 30, 1888. Catherine was…