The Identity of Jack the Ripper On August 31st, 1888 a woman’s body was found disemboweled with her throat cut in Whitechapel, London. Her name was Mary Ann Nicholas and she was a prostitute. She was the first known and accepted victim of a serial killer known by many names, such as “Leather Apron”, the “Whitechapel Murderer”, and most famously “Jack the Ripper (Jones). This notorious killer murdered a number of prostitutes in the East End of London. Districts of East End are described by one author
London between April 1888 and February 1891 to the now notorious "Jack the Ripper". This name first appeared in the press on 3 October 1888, after the murders of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes. At this point, most news reports of the ‘Whitechapel murder’ assumed that the murder of at least six women were down to one lone killer. Subsequently, the murder of Mary Jane Kelly in October 1888 was also attributed to Jack the Ripper. As the killer responsible was never caught, the Victorian presses
Jack the Ripper is one of the most infamous notorious serial killers in the world. In August to September of 1888, he harassed the Whitechapel district in London’s East End. What was Whitechapel district in London’s east end one may say? It is believed to be where all the criminals were populated. Many people living in London’s East End at the time were very poor. They would seek shelter every night, but that didn’t mean they were going to get a bed to sleep on; that meant people would have to sleep
In 1988 during an eleven week period, occurred the most well-known and clever serial killer case of all time, Jack the Ripper. This case took place in Whitechapel and Spitalfields in the East end areas of London, England. The first victim of the Jack the Ripper case was a prostitute, Mary Ann Nichols who was found with her throat slit open and several incisions in her abdomen. Annie Chapman was the next victim who was also a prostitute. Annie was found with her throat slit, stomach cut open, her
officially attributed to the killer, later known by the infamous moniker of ?Jack the Ripper?. All five victims were prostitutes and heavy drinkers, making these women easy targets for robbery, assault and murder. The first victim was a local named Mary Ann, subsequent victims were also locals and are listed in order including date of murder: Annie Chapman
doing so allowed the mass population to idolize them (Schmid 13). Specifically in the realm of serial killers, American culture was heavily influenced by mainstream media as early as the 19th century due to the exploitation of the serial killer, Jack the Ripper (Seltzer 4). Although he was primarily covered in London as his killings took place there, the involvement of "yellow journalism" allowed his escapades to reach as far as the United States. This exploitation led to his infamy, but people still