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The first important factor that needs to be consider when investigating Jack the Ripper case is the location and background of the community that the murders were found in. The area that the murders were found was in Whitechapel which is in the east end of London. Whitechapel was an area of poverty in London. William Rubinstein writes, “Whitechapel . . . was synonymous with urban poverty and squalor. . . According to Charles Booth's Life and Labour of the People in London, (1891-1903), the…

“The most infamous serial killer you’ve never heard of” (Cobb). The Hammersmith Nude Murderer, or also known as Jack the Stripper was a serial killer in the 1960s. This infamous murderer got their name for being very similar to Jack the Ripper for the simple fact that both murderers killed prostitutes. They were also similar for the fact that both caused terror in London, though their killing methods were different they were both feared by the public. The famous murderer known as “Jack the…

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).…

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…

Elizabeth Short also know a "The Black Dahlia" was brutally murdered in Los Angeles in 1947. She was severely mutilated. Her killer has never been found ,which makes her case the oldest unsolved cases in L.A and one of the most famous.Many homicide investigators would say that this was one of the most brutal murders. Shorts body was found cut in two by a local female resident on January 15, 1947, in a vacant lot near Leimert…

Jack the Ripper was a vicious murderer who only murdered female prostitutes. He slit their throats and then would cut their abdomen open and take body parts for a “keep sake”. The two men who were considered Jack the Ripper were Dr. Cream and Frances Craig. Jack the Ripper made many murders that no one could ever solve. Some people say that Jack was one person or state certain people but later proven that they did not do it. Both of the men had a strong hatred for prostitutes. Both men worked…

Jack the Ripper has never been caught and was known to kill girls in Whitechapel in London 1888 during October(jack the rip.). The thing about him was that his murders happened 1 mile away from each other.There was over a hundred suspects for the Ripper , but I gathered three. That I thought were the best. George Chapman, Aaron Kosminski ,and Dr. John Williams. A lot of people thought he study the human anatomy because of the clean cuts he left on his victims. It was said to believe he committed…

White chapel London 1888 was being terrorized by an unknown killer. From august to November, at least five prostitutes had been found viciously murdered. Their throats were cut, they had abdominal mutilations and some of their organs had been removed. This was the most vicious string of murders that London had ever seen. The killer, Jack the ripper, was originally called “the white chapel murderer” or “leather apron” and didn’t actually get the name Jack…

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…

The idea of criminal profiling dates to the 1880’s. George Phillips and Thomas Bond used evidence from a crime scene to describe the Jack the Rippers personality. In this case, Jack the Ripper, murdered five prostitutes and disfigured their bodies in different ways in the Whitechapel District in London. This lasted from August 7 to September 10, 1888. From the way he destroyed the bodies, criminal profilers, Bond and Phillips could tell that he had some background knowledge of human autonomy.…