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Jack the Ripper The Massacre of London

"Jack the Ripper" was the

world's first famous serial killer, who killed five prostitutes in England's capital London more than a hundred years ago. In those days, London was still the iggest city of the world, and the "East End", where the murders took place, was the hugest slum of England's capital. London's "East End" was known for the place where prostitutes and poor people lived in tiny little streets. It was a rather unpleasant place to live! rought ery and assault were commonplace, and gangs unemployment and low wages

poverty and homelessness, and a general feeling of desperation provoked the air. Ro ruled the streets. It was the murderer Jack the Ripper, who managed to scare London's inha itants to death for a out three months. "t that time, the fatal disease "pest" was the reason why so many people lost their lives. #he murders happened etween the si$th of "ugust and the ninth of %ovem er, every time at night etween eleven o'clock and four o'clock in the morning! his victims were only women who sold their odies to men in the streets, called prostitutes. #he whole Jack&the&Ripper&'tory egan on (riday, )* st "ugust *+++, when the dead ody of the first acknowledged Ripper victim was found in London's East End. It was a woman called ,ary "nn %ichols, also known as -olly, who worked as a prostitute and lived from *+./&*+++. "fter having had a drink in the pup "(rying -an" in 0rick Lane 1 2hitechapel in the early morning of )*st "ugust *+++, -olly left this place at a out 34)3a.m. ,ary "nn %ichols had the intention to pass the night in "#hrawl 'treet %r. *+", ut she was re5ected. 64)3a.m. was pro a ly the last time when the prostitute was seen! -olly met another prostitute at a out 64)3a.m. and told her that she had to look for clients again. #he church's ell rang 6../a.m.! this was the time when ,ary "nn %ichols pro a ly met her murderer on her way towards "0uck's Row". Jack the Ripper and -olly went from "2hitechapel 7igh 'treet"

through "0uck's Row", which is called "8unard 'treet" today. #his was the place where the murderer strangled the prostitute and cut her throat to the spine! he also lacerated her a domen. "t appro$imately )4.3a.m. a 9armen called 9harles 9ross and a man called "Ro ert -aul" found the prostitute's ody with the skirt pulled up. It did not take a long time until the police found the first suspect4 a Jewish shoemaker called John -i:er, who was also mentioned after the ne$t Jack the Ripper murder. #he chase egan. "nnie 9hapman is the name of the second acknowledged Jack the Ripper victim. 7er nickname was "8ark "nnie", a prostitute, who lived from *+.*&*+++. "t the time of her death, she was undernourished, with chronic diseases of the lungs and rain mem ranes, which would long efore have killed her. "nnie 9hapman's dead ody was found on the +th 'eptem er *+++ in 7an ury 'treet. )4)3a.m. was pro a ly the last time the prostitute called "8ark "nnie" was seen. "fter heaving left her place for earning some more money, she was seen y a woman while talking to a foreign man on the pavement outside "6; 7an ury 'treet". (rom that place, oth disappeared in a narrow street ehind. #hat's e$actly the place where Jack the Ripper left his second victim after having cut the throat and mutilated the prostitute's ody in a terri le manner. "nother terri le and frightening fact is that the killer also removed the uterus from the a domen, in an e$tremely rutal way. It was again a carmen, who discovered the second Jack the Ripper victim, a man called John 8avis. "t a out <433a.m., ,r. 8avis found the prostitute =s ody lying on the ack, with the dress pulled a ove the knees. It is important to mention that "8ark "nnie's" intestines were placed across her left shoulder. "nother interesting thing is that the detectives found a folded and saturated leather apron! the connection to the suspect of the first murder, John -i:er, was esta lished. #he night of the 6;th 'eptem er *+++ was the special night where the murderer Jack the Ripper committed an e$tremely terri le and frightening dou le murder. #he first victim of that night and Jack the Ripper's third victim in general was the prostitute Eli:a eth 'tride, who lived from *+.)&*+++. 'he was also called "Long Li:". It was at a out **433p.m. when the two workmen saw Eli:a eth 'tride leaving "#he 0ricklayers= "rms", a nice little pup in 'ettles 'treet. Long Li: was not alone! a young man, who looked a it like a clerk, accompanied the prostitute. #he woman and the man oth went in the direction of "9ommercial Road" and "0erner 'treet" where a it later an old man sold half a pound of lack grapes to the man accompanying Eli:a eth 'tride. "nother man saw how the man who accompanied Long Li: assaulted her several times and threw her to the

pavement in a very shocking way. "t a out *433a.m., Louis 8iemschut: found the dead ody of the prostitute at a place called "8uffield's >ard10erner 'treet". -eople think that ,r. 8iemschut: pro a ly distur ed the murderer, ecause the young 2oman's throat had een cut so recently. Less than an hour after having found Eli:a eth 'tride's dead ody, the corpse of another prostitute called 9atherine Eddows was discovered in ",itre '?uare", not far away from 8uffield's >ard 10erner 'treet. Jack the Ripper's fourth acknowledged victim lived from *+.6&*+++ and pro a ly left the police station of "0ishopsgate" at the same time the murderer escaped from the place where Long Li: was found. 9atherine Eddows had een arrested y the police efore due to pu lic offence. Joseph Lawende was pro a ly the last person who saw this prostitute alive. #his was at a out *4)/a.m. when talking to a man. "t appro$imately *4./a.m., -olice 9onsta le "Edward 2atkins" found ,iss Eddow's dead ody. #he victim had een ferociously attacked, especially around the face and a domen, with some of her internal organs, like the uterus, removed. #he fifth and last acknowledged Ripper victim is called ,ary Jane @elly, the prettiest and also youngest of all the killed women. #his prostitute lived from *+<)&*+++ and was murdered in her lodgings at "*) ,iller's 9ourt" on the ninth of %ovem er*+++. It was the most gruesome and frightening attack of all the murders. ,iss @elly's ody was horri ly mutilated, her face hacked eyond recognition and her heart was lacking. "fter having spent the early evening of #hursday +th %ovem er with her friend Li::ie "l rouk in a pu called "0ritannia", ,ary Jane returned home. 6433a.m. was pro a ly the last time this young prostitute was seen! a man called Aeorge 7utchinson et her on her way towards "#hrawl 'treet" to pick up a client! ,ary returned with a man, and they were oth seen going into the prostitute's room. " man called #homas 0owyer found ,iss @elly's dead ody at a out *34./a.m. on ;th %ovem er *+++. 2ho could have een Jack the RiperB &that is the ?uestion& over the years, there has een much speculation a out the horri le murderer's identity! the 2hitechapel murderer was never found. #he police claims that the murderer must have definitely had medical knowledge on a high standard due to the way he killed the five prostitutes! you can say, that he dissected them.*

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