Jack the Ripper - London's Serial Killer of 1888

Featuring the latest news and theories in the 130-year-old worldwide quest to identify the person dubbed Jack the Ripper, responsible for the murder of 5 common prostitutes around the seedy district of Whitechapel in London's notorious East End between 31 August 1888 and 9 November 1888. Will this serial killer's identity ever be revealed through DNA or other evidence?

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Jack the Ripper nightmares: Five theories about the Ripper’s identity

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The killer was an immigrant … a doctor … a mad midwife … Queen Victoria's grandson.  Anne-Marie Kilday and David Nash consider...

Mary Ann Nichols was the first of five women believed to be victims of serial killer Jack the Ripper

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WHEN Mary Ann Nichols was kicked out of Willmott’s lodging house in the early hours of Friday morning, August 31, 1888, she was undaunte...

Will we ever find out who Jack the Ripper really was?

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He remains the ultimate criminal enigma – and Jack the Ripper committed his dastardly deeds exactly 130 years ago. From autumn into ...

When Jack the Ripper gave himself up!

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When ‘Jack the Ripper’ gave himself up in Wexford. It was early in the morning when Jack the Ripper gave himself up in Wexford. At...

Jack the Ripper cast finalised for production in Seoul from January to March

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“Jack the Ripper” has finalized its cast! On December 27, the upcoming musical revealed its starring cast and their individual p...

Jack the Ripper investigator from 1888: Plan for cemetery headstone

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Inspector Edmund Reid - hunted Jack  the Ripper in 1888 There is a campaign to give policeman Edmund Reid who hunted Jack the Ripper ...

Learn about Jack the Ripper

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The five canonical Jack the Ripper  victims August - November 1888 The Friends of the Marlborough Public Library will host a prese...

Jack the Ripper: New theory links sexual violence and a meatworker

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The series of murders in East London's poor Whitechapel district in the 1880s created a frenzy of interest. Jack the Ripper was ...

BBC History: Jack the Ripper - London's East End serial killer 1888

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Will Jack the Ripper ever be revealed? The identity of the killer of five - or possibly six - women in the East End of London in 1888 ...

Jack the Ripper was a serial killer who disembowelled women

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From ghost tours, to books, Halloween costumes to theatre productions – and even a museum – the Jack the Ripper industry is well and tr...

Was infamous Australian murderer Frederick Bailey Deeming, Jack the Ripper?

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The death mask of Frederick Bailey Deeming who was widely believed to be Jack the Ripper. Deeming murdered his wife soon after arrivi...

Jack the Ripper and Black Magic

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I recently attended a murder mystery dinner theater. It was a delightful experience and I am hoping there will be more of these events in...

DNA expert says contamination is issue in Jack the Ripper case

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CONTAMINATION of evidence is one of the issues facing DNA experts involved with the exhuming of Jack the Ripper's last known victi...

Is Jack the Ripper buried at Toowong Cemetery in Brisbane?

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Brisbane urban legends, from ghosts to gold. Toowong Cemetery in Brisbane Could Brisbane be the final resting place for the world’s ...

Jack the Ripper's final victim: Set to be exhumed following new theory on the killer's identity

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If the exhumation licence is granted, she will become the first Ripper victim to ever be exhumed. The body of infamous Victorian m...

Jack the Ripper identity: mystery ‘solved’ in new book

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New book introduces a brand new suspect, Francis Craig, after identifying the real name of the Ripper’s final victim - his own wife. ...

Leading a Jack the Ripper tour for a night in London's East End

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You can re-trace Jack the Ripper's footsteps. A Jack the Ripper walking tour is an essential item on many visitors to London to-do...

Jack the Ripper 1888 - Mad killer of London's East End

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THE EAST END OF LONDON IN 1888 SLUM LAND LONDON? The East End of London in 1888 is often depicted as being one vast slum that w...

Did London's serial killer Jack the Ripper play for the Marylebone Cricket Club?

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Jack the Ripper lurked across London's East End in 1888. Jack the Ripper is the name given to an unidentified serial killer who op...

Jack the Ripper: Maggots, mortuaries, bullets - Wellcome Collection opens Forensics exhibition

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Camera supposedly used to photograph  Jack the Ripper © Metropolitan Police, Heritage Centre The...

Jck the Ripper: Introducing Michael Ostrog - arrested in a Burton pub

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RIPPER SUSPECT . . . Michael Ostrog was dramatically arrested in a Burton pub. Murder at the Inn. Burton Bridge Inn...
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