Jack The Ripper: A Twisted Murderer In London

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Jack the Ripper; A twisted murderer in London in the year 1888. Twisted, is the word most used to describe him because of his ‘creative’ ways of killing people.In Jack the Ripper's case, people, were specifically identified as five different prostitute (Jack the Ripper 1).
According to an article by the name or “Serial Murder”, the definition of a serial murderer is originally defined by the FBI as “involving at least four events that take place at different locations and are separated by the cooling off period,” (Serial Murder 1) This article also states that these kinds of murderers usually have motives like sexual compulsion or recreation. Jack the Ripper fit into the serial murder category, as he had killed more than four women between …show more content…

Her throat was cut after she was thought to be chocked or knocked out. When Mary was exclaimed closer at the morgue, the examiner found deep slashes on Mery’s abdomen, on top of that, she had stab wounds to the genitals. Annie Chapman was the second victim, killed september 8, 1888, found half a mile from Buck’s row.She had been choked unconscious, her throat had been slashed, and she was disemboweled (Newton 113). Elizabeth Stride was the third victim, found in a narrow court off Berner street at ten a.m.. Her throat had been slashed, but unlike everyone else, there had been no other mutilations indicating that her killer had been disturbed mid task and was not able to complete his task. Catherine Eddowes was killed three- quarters after Elizabeth Stride (Jack the Ripper Murders 1 ). Found by a constable in Mitre square, he stated she had been gutted,’ like a pig in the market,” with her entrails “ flung in a heap about her neck.” Jack the Ripper (or someone at the crime) had chalked a cryptic message on a nearby wass. The message read, “The Juwes are not the men that will be blamed for nothing.” The girl had been slashed across the face, throat cut, and she was disemboweled (Newton 113). The killer removed the kidney, which was not found at the scene. “One final bit of evidence, a superficial wound beneath one ear, suggested that the killer had attempted to fulfill his of a …show more content…

Rosinsky there is a map that shows points of interest for the Ripper’s case. It shows “Three Ripper-like murders occur in New York and in New Jersey in the United States. In Glasgow, Scotland, police are put on alert in response to ripper slayings (Rosinsky 13). The murders attributed to the ripper occur on the whitechapel district in London’s East end. Lastly, potential suspects are arrested in France. The all happened in 1888 (Rosinsky 13). Jack the Ripper elegidally, also, wrote many notes to his boss and a few to the police. One letter states that the Ripper has been running from the police and how the police has “caught him” or so they thought, this letter was addressed “Dear Boss”. He also said he was enjoying “playing the game” with them. Another letter he sent says that he had saved some kidney, which he had eaten some of, for Mr. Lusk, an unknown man. On a known letter, he wrote,” The next job I do I shall clip the lady’s ears off and send to the police officers just for jolly wouldn't you (Serial Murder