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Jack the Ripper

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Jack the Ripper name given to an unidentified late-19th-century murderer in London, England. From Aug. to Nov., 1888, he was responsible for the death and mutilation of at least seven female prostitutes in the East End section of London. The victims had their throats slashed and their bodies mutilated in ways that revealed substantial physiological knowledge, perhaps medical training. Panic ensued, and the inability of the police to stop the crimes, coupled with the authorities' receipt of taunting letters signed "Jack the Ripper," brought on scandal and eventual reforms. The murders ended... Read more
Jack the Ripper
...received a series of taunting notes from a person calling himself Jack the Ripper and purporting to be the murderer. Although strenuous efforts...books, as well as a macabre tourist industry in London. Jack the Ripper Jack the Ripper Jack the Ripper Read more
ripper
ripper a murderer who mutilates victims' bodies; the term was first used in the late 19th century in connection with Jack the Ripper, and in the late 1970s began to be used of the Yorkshire Ripper, the name given to Peter Sutcliffe (1946– ), who murdered 13 women in... Read more

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