Jack the Ripper

too difficult, John Druitt cleverly selected a red liquid to resemble the blood in hopes to frighten the police. The letter read: “I am down on whores and I shant quit ripping them till I do get buckled (“Jack”).” Three infamous letters were believed to have been sent to the police by Jack the Ripper, who was a mysterious serial killer in the streets of Whitechapel, London. They gruesomely described the rapes and murders of some of the women, as well as talked about future killings he had…

Frequently during the case, the press and police reports overlap and influence each other, but each creates a separate image of Jack the Ripper. Many inquests were published in the newspapers, but they did not contain the details of the police reports. The police reports also contain many letters written by the press to the police or written by the police to the press, showing their constant interaction throughout the case. The most prevelant interaction between these two groups was the press’…

News suggests the Ripper is not only a lunatic, but one with a perverted sexual lust that is only satisfied through the murder and genital mutilation of East-End prostitutes. This theory derives from their report that the murderer committed the crime to remove Elizabeth Stride’s uterus. In the same issue, the Evening News also mentions a letter and a postcard that were sent to the Central News Agency on September 27 and October 1, both pieces claiming to be written by “Jack the Ripper” (the…

at Texas State University, as identifying Flower and Dean Street as the epicenter of Jack the Ripper plausible residency. (Spencer) Kosminski was a known local of the Whitechapel district during the late 1880s and therefore he would have intimate knowledge of the surrounding area and the nefarious activities that took place after nightfall. Robert House shared essay ‘Aaron Kosminski Reconsidered’ on Casebook: Jack…

Topic: Psychological Profiling General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about psychological profiling. Central Idea Statement/Thesis: I will discuss (1) what psychological profiling is, (2) the profiling of Jack the Ripper, and (3) the most important uses of psychological profiling. Introduction I. [Attention Getter] Which well-known murderer is not defined as a serial killer? (Pictures of known offenders) II. [Topic Justification] Knowing…

been murdered (Rubinstein 3). While Druitt will stay as a prime suspect for the identity of Jack the Ripper, due in part by MacNaghten, he is one with little evidence (Rubinstein 4). Meanwhile, according to John George Littlechild, chief inspector and head of the Special Branch at Scotland Yard from 1883 until 1893, had asserted that American Doctor Francis Tumblety was a major suspect of being Jack the Ripper. Tumblety was Irish born in approximately 1833 and was the youngest of three…

series of brutal murders in 1888, caused by the infamous Jack the Ripper, who was an unknown serial killer. In this story, there were also gruesome murders that took place in London, mimicking the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888. The point of view in this story is first person and is told by the main character. There are also short documents throughout the story told by different people to help…

none other than Jack the Ripper. The book mainly describes how the author herself believes she has discovered the identity of the murderer. Patricia Cornwell, the author, is a crime writer who is fascinated by medicine, forensic science, and crime. She researches crimes and makes discoveries, then writes about her findings. Portrait of A Killer is no exception to this matter, and one of the discoveries she believes she has made is the actual identity of the killer. Jack the Ripper was a viscous…

Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as H.H.Holmes, was known as one of the first serial killers in the states or some could even say he was one of the first killers that genuinely defined the word. Holmes was at large around the same time as Jack The Ripper. He committed his crimes on all people regardless of age, gender, relationship status or status in life. No one was safe from the acts he committed in the mid 1800’s. To give a little light on who Holmes is, He was born in New Hampshire in…

During the 19th century, France had their own version of the famous Britain serial killer Jack the Ripper, and his name was Joseph Vacher. Joseph Vacher killed twice as many innocent people then Jack the Ripper. The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and The Birth of Forensic Science, written by Douglas Starr gives the story of Joseph Vacher’s life and the brutal crimes he committed. Starr also introduces the criminologist Alexandre Lacassagne, for whom he gives credits to for the…