Jack The Ripper Research Essay

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Research Paper Murders have been going on since the dawn of time. From Kane killing Able to King Henry VIII beheading several wives. Though these murders were cruel and unusual, they will never compare to the psychology of a serial killer. By far no serial was, or is as well known as the killings of Jack the Ripper. Based on the infamy and notoriety of these crimes, Jack the Ripper was the most notorious serial killer of the 19th century, due to the fact that he had killed five women, very brutally, kept and sent letters that were sick and twisted, and he killed all the women at the same location in England. Jack the Ripper was the most notorious serial killer because of the victims he killed. According to Bessel, Paul. jack the…show more content…
Before her husband past, she had two daughters and a son. Unfortunately, the one daughter passed away in 1882, and the son was crippled. If Jack hadn’t murdered her, the lung or brain disease would have. She was buried (in secret by family) at Manor Park on September 14, 1888. According to 1 Feb 2008 <httpz://www.accomodata.co.uk/events.htm>. Elizabeth “Long Liz” Stride was the third victim of Jack the Ripper. She was born in Gothenburg, Sweden on November 1843. She then became a registered prostitute and had a child, then moved to London in 1886, married a Mr. Thomas Stride, who was a carpenter. They were rumored to have a coffee shop prior to their divorce in 1882. Jack the Ripper had scheduled an appointment with her on the night he murdered her. She was buried at Ilford (unmarked) on October 8, 1888. She was forty-two years old when she was murdered. According to 1 Feb 2008 <httpz://www.accomodata.co.uk/events.htm>. The forth victim was Catherine Eddowes. She was born in 1842 to a tin plate maker. At the age of two, she came to London’s Bremond’s district. She then moved back to Wolver Hampton with Thomas Conway (to father her five kids). In 1880, they separated, due to habitual drinking. She once again left for London. On October 8, 1888, she was buried at Ilford (unmarked) at the age of forty-four. Then there was the last murder of the twenty-five year old Mary Jane Kelly. According to 1 Feb 2008 <httpz://www.accomodata.co.uk/events.htm>.…show more content…
There are several letters that he sent. One was entitled “Saucy Jack”. It was received on October 1st, 1888 at the Central News Agency. It stated the following: “I was not codding dear old Boss when I gave you the tip, you’ll hear about Saucy Jack’s work tomorrow double event this time number one squealed a bit couldn’t finish straight off. ha not the time to get ear to the police. thanks for keeping last letter back till I got to work”. Signed- “Jack the Ripper”. The second letter I chose to write about was entitled the “From Hell” letter. It was received on October 16 by George Lusk (president of White Chapel Vigilance committee), it came in a cardboard box. In it was a human kidney (preserved in wine) with the letter. It stated: “Mr. Lusk, Sor I send one halve the kidne I took from the one woman and prasarved it for you tother piece I fried and ate it was very nice. I may send you the bloody knif that took it out if you only wate a while longer”, signed- “Catch me when you can Mishter Lusk”. The last of many letters is one of the most famous he sent, entitled “The Dear Boss” letter. Received on September 27, 1888 at Central News. It stated: “Dear Boss, I keep on hearing the police have caught me but they wont fix me just yet. I have laughed when they look so clever and talk about being on the ight track. That joke about Leather Apron gave me real
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