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There were some major stumbling blocks for the police investigating the murders of Jack The Ripper. Catching a criminal in any large city can be very difficult. He could have been hiding in plain sight. Next was the basic science of crime detection was not only in it's infancy but was barely born yet. The science was just not available to detectives in 19th century London. The factor that law enforcement had not dealt with serial murder made this difficult case almost impossible to solve. There is so much information on serial murder now that its hard to imagine not knowing how to deal with this type of crime. But to the London police at that time, they were really working in the dark. It was made worse by the fact that these murders were replayed over and over in the press. That was also a first. The publicity from this case was world-wide. Every mistake made by police was read about by the entire world in a matter of hours sometimes. There was immense pressure from all sides to bring this case to a close.
Although the world would like an answer to the mystery that is Jack The Ripper, it may never happen.
Among other things, he obviously had a big problem with women. He didn't just kill his victims. He mutilated and disemboweled them. By the time he got to Mary Kelly, he was in a frenzy. His later victims had their faces nearly destroyed, a way to de-humanize them, or taking away their identities.
Since the killer was never identified, it's impossible to know about his childhood, ect., but it safe to say he had no feelings for his fellow humans.
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How many women were killed in Whitechapel by Jack the Ripper?
The files kept by the Metropolitan Police show that the investigation opened in 1888 encompassed eleven murders from 3rd April 1888 to 13th February 1891 and were known as the Whitechapel Murders. Amongst this eleven murders investigated by the police, five are almost universally agreed upon as having been the work of the Ripper. However there were other murders and there is no absolute proof that the Ripper killed only the 5 or even this 5. Numerous authors proffer numerous possibilities of identity for the Ripper and the actual number of murders. So the whole Ripper scenario is just shrouded in mystery - everyone can have their pet theory that cannot be proven or disproven. In fact apart from the fact that there were murders, nothing is known for sure - perhaps 'Jack the Ripper' was a woman?
Jack the Ripper was famous for?
A series of murders in Whitechapel London during the 1880's
Why did they call Jack The Ripper's murders Whitechapel murder?
With few exceptions Jack The Ripper killed prostitutes in the Whitechapel district of London located in the east end of the city. Katherine Eddows was murdered in what is known as The Mile. The Mile was policed by the City of London police while the other murders were in the Metropolitan Police jurisdiction.
Did the Ripper ever get caught?
Not as far as is known and most certainly not for the Ripper murders.
What area did Jack the Ripper operate?
Most of the Ripper's murders were found in one small geographical area, about 1 square mile, in London's poverty-stricken east end. But there were other murders outside that area around the time of Jack The Ripper's killings that have not been ruled in or out as Ripper murders.
What time was Jack the Ripper about?
The Jack the ripper murders as we know, were in 1888. At 5 were attributed to him that year.
Police agency that hunted Jack The Ripper?
Most of the murders were in the juridiction of the Metropolitan Police, which included all areas of London except for the one square mile in the middle of London which is refered to as the City. With the murder of Katherine Eddows the Ripper crossed that line and her murder was investigated by the City Police. As with all things Ripper, there was internal strife and bickering, which I'm sure worked for the killer instead of against him.
What is the name for people who study the Ripper murders?
Ripperologists.
Why were the Jews blamed for the Ripper murders?
At the time of the Ripper murders minorities were made the scapegoat for many situations. There were thousands of immigrant Jews that lived in the east end of London and were suspect to the rest of the population. Jews were neither liked or trusted, which is why there was a lot of 'finger pointing' when Scotland Yard failed to capture the Ripper.
What happened in east London in 1888?
The unsolved 'Jack the Ripper' murders.
Was there really a pub called The Ten Bells in Whitechapel London during the Jack the Ripper murders?
Absolutely! It was established 1755. See the links for a photo.
When did the Jack the Ripper murders stop?
The last of the canonical five murders was Mary Kelly on November 9th, 1888. But some people believe that later murders in Whitechaple were also the work of Jack the Ripper. And others believe that Jack the Ripper left the country and committed murders in the US. We don't know for sure. Soon after Kelly's death, the body of Montagu Druitt was found in the Thames, and a note went round Scotland Yard saying that there would be no more murders now. Assuming Kelly was the last Ripper victim, this would point to Druitt as the serial murderer. As for some other murders in the area in the following year or two, many authors have tried to link these to the Ripper, but most experts are not convinced.
