A Murderer "From Hell."
Jack the Ripper has become a name synonymous with the perfect murderer. For decades mankind has wondered, searched, and investigated who he was without avail. "I am down on whores and I shan't stop ripping them till I do get buckled," exclaims Jack in a letter to the police (Chitolie). Despite the fact that there was abundant evidence, the case has yet to be solved. It was not uncommon in the late 1800'f for prostitutes to be murdered, but the brutality of his attacks was such that it brought about attention from the media (BBC). Notwithstanding the victims, weapons, and evidence, jack the Ripper remains an unsolved mystery.
Jack the Ripper has become a name so widely known not simply because it was never solved, but because of his choice of victim. His victims were prostitutes, or at least the conical five. The five are as follows: Mary Ann Nicholls, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly (Wikipedia.com). The victim's......
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