Jack The Ripper: The Whitechapel Murders Of 1888

During the year of 1888, Whitechapel London had a series of grisly murders that were committed by a serial killer that would later be labeled as Jack the Ripper. The murders took place from August 31st, 1888 - November 9th, 1888. In total 5 prostitutes were murdered in the area of Whitechapel, to this day no one knows who committed these horrific murders. The suspects in the murders consisted of Francis Tumblety, George Chapman, and James Kelly. Many have theorized who the was, but the suspect who had the biggest motive, ability, and circumstances was Francis Tumblety.

The psychological profile on the murders is the most important part of the case since the killer was never caught this profile can create a connection to suspects through their

The only reason why the murders could have stopped that abruptly is because the killer died, was arrested or ran away. Many would say that it’s more than just a coincidence that the killing started after he arrived in London and ended after he left. Many believe that he couldn’t have been Jack the Ripper because of his homosexuality, this reason isn’t big enough to cross him off as a suspect. The other suspects in the killings of the 5 prostitutes include James Kelly and George Chapman. These two can be crossed out as suspects because James Kelly whereabouts were unknown around the time of the murders, and even though George Chapman poisoned his wife and other women and a serial killer wouldn’t change their modus operandi from violent throat slashing to poisoning so suddenly. The only reasons why Francis Tumblety was crossed out of the suspect pool is because of his homosexuality and his age. Francis Tumblety was 56 years old around the time of the murders, this would contrast with many eyewitness reports that state that the suspect looks to be between the ages of 30 - 40 years old. At the time when the victims were last seen with the said suspect, it was dark outside and they were most likely seen from a distance, this would make the eyewitness descriptions of the suspect not