Jack the Ripper?

Jack the Ripper is the best name suited to the infamous unidentified killer who roamed the dark streets of Whitechapel London in Victorian England. Between August and November 1888 five prostitutes were found very dead and brutally disembowelled. The killer remains to this day unknown although they have been dubbed 'Jack the Ripper'.

The first victim was Mary Ann Nicholls who was murdered on 31st August 1888. Her barbaric death was followed by Annie Chapman on 8th September, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowesson both on 30th September and Mary Jane Kelly on 9th November. 

The fact the killer was and is unknown, there is a theory that he or she may have been someone of the medical profession or a butcher because the mutilations were so expertly done showing clear knowledge of the human anatomy. Also the suspected weapons have links to a surgeon's tools... 

A quarter of a mile from the scene of Catherine Eddowesson's death, the words: 'The Juwes are not the men to blame for this'. This writing was suspected to have been written by the killer but a policemen order them to be removed fearing an anti- Semitic backlash in the Jewish population. This may have been a hoax as could the supposed letters sent to public figures. 

The mystery of the killer is still unknown... 

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