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    Historically, the identity of the infamous killer of more than five prostitutes in the East End of London during 1888 remains a mystery (Jack the Ripper Bio). Evidence suggest, that the person behind these “Jack the Ripper murders was either a doctor or butcher. Based on the findings the weapon used on the bodies showed knowledge of understandings of the human anatomy. For instance, George Hutchinson, who witness the interaction of Mary Kelly and Jack the Ripper’s shortly before her killing.…

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    Jack The Ripper Assignment Suspect - Montague John Druitt. By Luke Ryan "Jack the Ripper" is the popular name given to a serial killer who killed 5 prostitutes in the East End of London, in the district of Whitechapel, in 1888. The 5 prostitutes were Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly. The name “Jack the Ripper” originates from a letter written by someone who claimed to be the killer published at the time of the murders. He was also…

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    For over a century, the identity of Jack the Ripper has remained a mystery that continues to haunt criminal experts around the world. Jack the Ripper, formally known as the Whitechapel Fiend, committed gruesome murders in the year 1888 around Whitechapel, London. The killer was never caught and many men are still suspects today. Among these men are a traveling doctor, a boot-maker and a Polish immigrant. Francis Tumblety was a traveling doctor who sold Indian herbs throughout North America…

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    Exceptionally well organised and outspoken, Mary was also a defender of the weak Mary Wollstonecraft, born on April 27th, 1759 in Spitalfield, London, England, was a woman of pure, noble character. Wollstonecraft, the second of six children born to her parents, Edward John Wollstonecraft and Elizabeth Dixon, was known as the, “mother of women’s rights.” Not only was she a feminist, but she was also a novelist, historian, and philosopher. Among her peers, Mary Wollstonecraft was known for…

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    Historians often regard the eighteenth century as one of the most criminal in the history of Early Modern England. Property crimes were the most common sort of vagrant behaviour, but some violent incidences did take place, usually in the form of riots. Many times, these riots were to express the general discontentment of the population against certain factors. Property crime was a certain eventuality, especially when the growing economic prosperity of England is considered. It is likely that the…

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    good in politics. He entered parliament as the Tory MP for Newark in December 1832 and in his maiden speech defended his father against allegations that he had mistreated his slaves on their West Indian plantation. He married Catherine Glynne, the daughter of Sir Stephen Glynne, and they had eight children, four boys and four girls. Appointed Vice President of the Board of Trade in 1841, and later President of the Board of Trade in 1843. When the Tory Party broke apart in 1846, Gladstone, now…

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    knife. The doctor who had arrived at the scene to examine her body had estimated her time of death to be less than 30 minutes from the time she'd been found. A witness had reported seeing Annie Chapman talking with a man outside 29 Hanbury Street, Spitalfields at 5:30am, and the morning of her murder. Albert Cadosch reported hearing a woman in the next door backyard say “No”, trailed by what sounded like a body falling against the fence. Roughly twenty minutes later, her severely mutilated body…

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    “Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights”. She was born in Spitalfields, London on April 27th, 1759. Daughter of Edward John Wollstonecraft and Elizabeth Dixon. She was a second child of seven and was raised by a father who wasn't a very successful business man and who was very abusive especially to her mother. She left home at the age of 19 to earn her own livelihood. Between 1778 and 1780, Wollstonecraft worked as a lady’s companion in Bath. She…

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    Sydney Dingley 8 Page Paper: The Zodiac Killer Hubinger: World History Unidentified Serial Killers Inside the minds and lives of serial killers can be one of the most fascinating places to be. A serial killer is defined as being someone who has committed at least three or more murders over the span of more than a month. Every killer’s story is different, but there are definitely similarities. Jack The Ripper. The world’s first labeled serial killer. The Ripper got his name for how he…

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    Mary Wollstonecraft was born in Spitalfields, London, on 27 April 1759, and was the second of seven kids. Her adoptive grandfather was a weaver who became successful through mastering it and left a sizable legacy, but her father, Edward John, misused his share of the inherited money. He wished to establish himself as a gentleman farmer in Epping. This was the first of the family's many moves, each of which took a tole on both their financial and social lives. Only Mary's brother, Edward, was…

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