Spree killer definition
Serial killer definition!
Serial killers a-z listJack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper is the name given to an unidentified serial killer. He was active during the summer and autumn of 1888 in the Whitechapel district of London, England, which was known for its overpopulation and prostitution.
The victims
[change | change source]The main victims thought to be killed by the Ripper were five prostitutes:
Newspapers and police in London around this time started to get taunting letters. The letters were signed "Jack the Ripper".
Recent serial killers
Other murders were reported around the same time, but were not thought to be done by Jack the Ripper. He was also known to have sex with his victims before he killed them.
Who was Jack the Ripper?
[change | change source]Nobody knows who Jack the Ripper really was.
Some think he might have been a doctor or a butcher because of how he killed and cut up the women, much like how a surgeon might perform surgery, or how a butcher might dissect an animal. All the murders happened on weekends, so it coul
