Jack the Ripper
The World's Greatest Unsolved Murder Mystery
Jack the
Ripper, undoubtedly the most famous serial killer in the world, spread terror
throughout London in the last years of the 19th century.
Why is Jack the Ripper so Famous?
One of the
things that puzzles many people about this particular long ago murder spree is
quite why the crimes are still so famous, even though over a hundred and twenty
years have elapsed since they occurred.
If, as is
generally believed, Jack the ripper had only five victims then he wasn't a
particularly prolific murderer compared to many who have come since, and the
fact that his so-called reign of terror lasted a mere twelve or so weeks means
that he wasn't at large for a particularly long period of time. Yet
there is little doubt that he is the world's most famous serial killer. Why
should this be?
Several factors combined to help make this series of crimes
famous all over the world. Not least amongst them was the fact that the
newspapers of the day gave a huge amount of coverage to the crimes and provided
their readers with daily updates on them with the result that Jack the Ripper
effectively became a menacing media figure.Secondly, the area in which the killings occurred was perceived as being a hotbed of vice and villainy, and a breeding ground for social unrest, squalor and disease. The Whitechapel Murderer, in the eyes of the wider Victorian society, came to be seen as the personification of all the evils with which the East End of London was associated.
Finally,
there was, of course, the name by which the killer came to be known Jack the
Ripper. It was this name, which was probably the invention of a journalist, that had the effect of turning five sordid East End murders into an
international phenomenon and of catapulting the unknown miscreant responsible
into the realm of legend.
How many victims were there?
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.
I have heard of a famous murderer Ed Gein who killed and skinned Texan more than thirty people in the 1950s, with the aim of becoming a woman with skin of his victims.
ResponderEliminarAbout jack I researched and found that his nickname is due to a letter that came to a newspaper in which the murderer is to call himself as the destripador. His fame was involved fantasy and stories that led to frustrate investigations , and carried this thug to be a criminal global symbol that never fails to see his face, a couple of times is safe from being captured by a matter of minutes. And his official crimes were of women of dubious reputation:
He is one of the most famous killers of all the times the most interesting of this history is that the police couldn't find him.
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