More than 100 years ago in London, there is a series of events that have shocked the whole wide world, and confused many people. Jack the Ripper case. Many evidences have been lost, and most of the facts about it are mere opinions. It is impossible to track the real Jack the Ripper with such evidences, thus, we can only speculate who is the real murderer.
As a warm up, let us brief about the case. Jack the Ripper is a well-known name given to a serial killer who killed 5 prostitutes in the East End of London from 1888. Jack the Ripper is also called by the name of Whitechapel Murderer, and “Leather Apron”. His ‘works’ took place only within a mile, and happens in the districts of Whitechapel, Spitalfields, Aldgate, and the City of London.
His victims are all woman, and on top of it, are prostitutes. There is a same pattern in which all the women are killed in the weekend only. The officially recorded victims are:_
- Mary Ann (Polly) Nichols, Friday, August 31, 1888.
- Annie Chapman, Saturday, September 8, 1888.
- Elizabeth Stride, Sunday, September 30, 1888.
- Catharine Eddowes, Sunday, September 30, 1888.
- Mary Jane Kelly, Friday, November 9, 1888.
Jack the Ripper is not the first serial killer, but he became popular because of many apparent reasons. He is the first serial killer to be reported so wide and there were so many rumors about him being created by the press and various authors that try to find his identity. Despite of being investigated extensively, Jack the Ripper real identity is still unknown.
The ripper’s modus operandi was not being figured out since several years ago which some research has been conducted. The autopsies proved that the victims are strangled first before being killed. They were strangled till they were unconscious and unable to fight back, the body then will be mutilated.
