The Jack the Ripper murders occurred in the East End of London in 1888 . Jack the Ripper is the best known name given to an unidentified serial killer or killers generally believed to have been active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitecapel district of London. The name "Jack the Ripper" originated in a letter written by someone claiming to be the murderer that was widely disseminated in the media. The letter is widely believed to have been a hoax, and may have been written
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
some serial killers more notorious than others?” We started with the most notorious of the bunch, The Zodiac Killer. Operating mainly out of Northern California, the Zodiac managed to rack up a total of 37 victims.
trained nurse, baby farmer, and a bright intellectual staying ahead of the police and entering herself into the workhouse or the insane asylum every time the police came close to her. On the other hand we have the ever so famous story of Jack the Ripper, a well-known and feared serial killer haunting the East side of London leaving all wondering who he or she was. Gender roles in the Victorian Era were known to favor men over females, but little did they know that they were underestimating the role of the
minds of those who murder, rape, and torture over and over again, it is more than just murder. It is a passion. Serial killers unlike a “typical” individual, turn to violence and death in order to feed their gruesome thrill and addiction. Society views serial killers as they are portrayed in films or TV shows. There’s Dexter, the average looking Miami male. However, Dexter is a serial killer, who lives a casual life while feeding his need to kill by getting rid of all the “bad guys” in Miami. Then there’s
CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION…………………………………….page 3 II. HISTORY……………………………………………..page 4-7 III. DISCUSSION…………………………………………page 7-12 IV. CONCLUSION………………………………………..page 12-13 V. REFERENCES………………………………………...page 14-15 INTRODUCTION One of the most confusing, befuddling, frightening and, sometimes, impossible things for human beings to understand is other human beings. Understanding why they think and behave as they do, in many ways, remains a bonafide mystery. There are many scientific disciplines