The Industrial Revolution that took place during the victorian era of England was characterised as being a time of mass expansion and modernization. The world was changing and thus effected the people of these times. The invention of steam engines and the development of cities changed everything for the people living in the nineteenth century, including social interactions and events. Although this time can be portrayed as a fanciful time of invention and development, many people suffered great injustice due to the need for labour and the greed of the upper class citizens. Child labour spiked and many families were left below the poverty line, which cause a significant spike in criminal related activity. This was the era that developed the …show more content…
The reason that this case has become so popular over the years is because no one knows the true identity of Jack the Ripper. There are only five confirmed Jack the Ripper victims including, Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Kelly all of which had been prostitutes. One theory regarding the identity of the Ripper regarded the fact that he had a immense knowledge in regards to the female anatomy. Many of the women that were murdered had had their jugulars slit and had been mutilated. The state that the serial killer had left his victims in struck fear into the hearts of the people of London, which was heightened by the coverage the press paid to the event. It is commonly thought that one of the reasons Jack the Ripper has become so notorious is because of the media coverage on the cases. In some cases a letter was left behind at the scene of the murder signed Jack the Ripper, giving this butcher an alias. A field of study regarding the Whitechapel murders and its criminal had emerged which is known as