The story about Jack the Ripper is one of the biggest mysteries ever when we are talking about police investigations. One of the biggest questions about him is: .
Who is this mysterious killer? .
From the point of when the Jack the Ripper lived and today there has been a lot of evidence that has disappeared during the years, and some theories about Jack the Ripper are really writers" own ideas and thoughts.
Jack himself got his name from the signed letters that he sent to different newspapers in those days. He is guilty to have killed several of prostitutes at East End, London, 7-10th November 1888 and the victims were murdered in a radius of an English mile (1,6km). Some of the places where he killed his victims were Wit chapel, Spitalfields, Aldgate and London City. .
Besides the alias "Jack the Ripper" he was called names as "White chapel Murderer" and Leather Apron". The answer to why Jack the Ripper has been as popular as he has been can mostly be explained with that the case never was solved. No one has ever seen Jack the Ripper, but there were a lot of writing about him when he frightened his surrounding.
Victims.
When Jack the Ripper lived many officers claimed that he killed about nine people and somebody says "only" four. It is still not known today how many he killed during his life but the most accurate number is six, all of them were prostitutes and drunk. I don't think that this was a coincidence since prostitutes are easy target for murderers when they stood on the streets looking for costumers.
The victims were:.
Martha Tabram, killed Tuesday, August 7th.
Mary Ann (Polly) killed Friday, August 31st.
Annie Chapman, killed Saturday, September 8th.
Elizabeth Stride, killed Sunday, September 30th.
Catharine Eddowes, killed the same day as above.
Mary Jane (Marie Jeanette) Kelly, killed Friday, November 9th.
How he killed his victims.
In the late 19th century the police didn't have the same equipment as modern police has, therefore it was hard to know how the victim was killed.