Jack The Ripper

In the first chapter, I will write about Jack the Ripper, a known serial killer.

He was active in the 19th century (1888), in the poor neighborhoods from Whitechapel, East End of London.

In today’s newspaper, he is called the Whitechapel Murderer or Leather Apron.

His usual victims were female prostitutes who worked or lived in slums of the East End of London. He used to first cut their throats then cause severe damage to their abdomen. The removal of the internal organs from minimum three victims, led to the rumor that he had surgical or anatomical knowledge.

His motives are still unknown, but it is believed that he caused the death of those people, because of sexual sadism or rage.

The name “Jack the Ripper” came from a letter (also known as the “Dear Boss” letter) written by a person who claimed to be the killer broadcasted by the media. The letter was believed to be a trick made by the journalists as an attempt to make people more interested in the story of the killer and increase the circulation of their newspapers. However, after discovering the body of Catherine Eddowes on 30 September, investigators noted a part of the auricle and earlobe of her right ear had been cut

*The “Dear Boss” letter was sent to the Central News Agency of London, dated 25 September 1888 and was received on 27 September. After that the letter was forwarded to Scotland Yard on 29 September. The content of the letter itself reads:

“Dear Boss,

I keep on hearing the police have caught me but they won’t fix me just yet. I have laughed when they look so clever and talk about being on the right track. That joke about Leather Apron gave me real fits. I am down on whores and I shan’t quit ripping them till I do get buckled. Grand work the last job was. I gave the lady no time to squeal. How can they catch me now. I love my work and want to start again. You will soon hear of me with my funny little games. I saved some of the proper red stuff in a ginger beer bottle over the last job to write with but it went thick like glue and I can’t use it. Red ink is fit enough I hope ha. ha. 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. Keep this letter back till I do a bit more work, then give it out straight. My knife's so nice and sharp I want to get to work right away if I get a chance. Good Luck. Yours truly

Jack the Ripper

Don’t mind me giving the trade name

PS Wasn’t good enough to post this before I got all the red ink off my hands curse it. No luck yet. They say I'm a doctor now. ha ha”

The second letter was sent with a conserved human kidney, supposedly taken from one of the victims. The public increasingly started to believe there was a single killer known as Jack the Ripper.

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