In the dirty streets of Victorian London, a figure cloaked in the shadows of his unknown identity slices through the thin fabric of English society with a calculated but gruesome brutality that shocked England. Jack the Ripper is a grotesque quandary whose legacy sends chills down the spines of the public, causing them to try to unravel his closely sewn puzzle of secrets; furthermore, he becomes a sensualized killer who causes the uprising of serial killers worldwide. Jack the Ripper is an unidentified serial killer who tormented Whitechapel, London, in 1888. The Ripper's identity is still unknown, and the grotesque murders of at least five women, known as the “canonical five,” were known for being some of the most mutilated and gruesome crime …show more content…
The shochet examines the organs and vessels after they have severed the throat region using the Shechita incision. To ensure this cut is done correctly, an examination of the trachea is needed to ensure that the Schechita is properly performed. The Halacha requires this process, and the examination of these internal organs of an animal is to check for abnormalities in the animal before it is processed for kosher food (Mering). The crime scenes exhibited by the Ripper showed this doctor-like expertise of alarmingly quick kills through the exact placement of an incision in the neck, which was similar to the process of Schechita. The police’s lack of empathy for the crime scene beyond the needed investigation into the crimes of Jack the Ripper showed a lack of care for Whitechapel Jewish citizens. Jack the Ripper wrote with the blood of Catherine Eddows an anti-Semitic slur in the area of the crime scene. The police didn’t exactly view this act as a crime scene, and the word was left up on the wall for days after the investigation, fueling the Whitechapel’s gossip and alienation of its Jewish population (Ogan and