What Doesnt Kill Me, Might Make Me Kill You...

The story Jack the Ripper is really full of curiosity that make me choose this article for my next entry.  During three autumn months of 1888, five London prostitutes were murdered and all but one horribly disemboweled by perhaps the most famous uncaught murderer of all time, Jack the Ripper. The Jack the Ripper murders occurred in the East End of London in 1888 and, although the Whitechapel Murderer was only a threat to a very small section of the community in a relatively small part of London, the murders had a huge impact on society as a whole. 

Traditionally, Jack the Ripper is considered to have killed five women, all London prostitutes, during 1888:

It is generally believed that there were five victims of Jack the Ripper. They were:-

?    Mary Nichols, murdered on 31st August 1888.

?    Annie Chapman, murdered on 8th September 1888.

?    Elizabeth Stride, murdered on 30th September 1888.

?    Catherine Eddowes, also murdered on 30th September 1888.

?    Mary Kelly, murdered on 9th November 1888.

The Ripper generally killed by strangling his victims, then laying them down and cutting the arteries in their throats; this was followed by a varied process of mutilation, during which parts of the body were removed and kept. Because Jack did this quickly, often in the dark, and because he seemed to have great anatomical knowledge, people have assumed the Ripper had a doctor's or surgeon's training. As with much of the case, there is no consensus: a contemporary thought him simply a blunderer.

It's extremely unlikely anyone will be able to use the existing evidence to prove, beyond all reasonable doubt, who Jack the Ripper was and, while people are still uncovering material, the discovery of something unarguable has to be regarded as a long-shot. Fortunately, the mystery is so fascinating because you can do your own reading, draw your own conclusions and, with some critical thinking, generally have as much chance of being right as everyone else!