“Jack the Ripper”
For the later part of the year in 1888 the East end of London was plagued with
Numerous horrific murders by a person that would only be known as “Jack the Ripper”.
The rippers first known victim, Mary Ann Nicholls, was murdered on August 30, 1888.
His next victim, Annie Chapman would be murdered on September 8, 1888. Elizabeth
Stride, the ripper’s third victim died on September 30, 1888 and his fourth victim,
Catharine Eddowes died on September 30, 1888 as well. Finally Mary Jeanette Kelly,
became the fifth and final murder attributed to the ripper on November 9, 1888 (The world wide serial killer homepage). Despite having five woman gruesomely murdered in such a short period of time there we
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