2006-09-04 07:12:50 · 32 answers · asked by dover_luv 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
He was a serial killer who killed prositutes with the precision of a surgeon. He was thought to have been convicted of another type murder and hung.
When the trap door sprang open, on his way down he "yelled; I'am Jack the Rip........He never got Ripper out. The consensus was that he may have been the "Ripper", but it was never proven, and he was never found. However; the killings stopped....
2006-09-04 07:22:13 · answer #1 · answered by virginiamayoaunt 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Jack the Ripper is a pseudonym given to an unidentified serial killer (or killers) active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London in the latter half of 1888. The name is taken from a letter to the Central News Agency by someone claiming to be the murderer, published at the time of the killings. Although many theories have been advanced, Jack the Ripper's identity has never been proven.
Victims were women earning income as casual prostitutes. Typical Ripper murders were perpetrated in a public or semi-public place; the victim's throat was cut, after which the cadaver was subjected to abdominal and sometimes other mutilations such as those found in lust murder. Many now believe that the victims were first strangled in order to silence them. Due to the nature of the wounds on some presumed Ripper victims, several of whom had internal organs removed, it has been proposed that the killer had a degree of surgical or medical skill, or was perhaps a butcher, although this point, like most of the beliefs about the killer and facts in the case, is in dispute.
Every one of these murders remained unsolved, no person was ever convicted of any of them. Thus It must be said that we simply do not know which of them for certain were the work of a single killer.
2006-09-05 02:38:04 · answer #2 · answered by Grown Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack the Ripper is the popular name of the unknown killer who terrorized London between August and November of 1888. (He was also called the Whitechapel Murderer, after the city district where he operated.) The exact details of the case are uncertain: five women are generally considered to be definite victims of the Ripper, though there may have been more or less. All were strangled and then had their throats cut, and many were further mutilated. The nickname Jack the Ripper came from the signature on a letter, possibly authentic, sent to a news agency during the rampage. The killings stopped as abruptly as they began, and London police were unable to solve the case or find a firm suspect. The case was closed officially in 1892, but the mysterious anonymity of the killer has kept the case in the public eye ever since.
2006-09-04 19:18:53 · answer #3 · answered by masih 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There was a movie about 20 years old now that connects "Jack the Ripper" with "Jeckyl and Hyde". Doctor Jack Jeckyl was a true doctor however he either had split personalities or it was the drugs or something that made him change into Hyde. You should really try and find the movie as it does make you think they are one and the same. It's called the "Edge Of Sanity" with Anthony Perkins and was released in 1988. It is very interesting to see how they say Doctor Jack Jeckyl is Jack the ripper since they figure Jack the ripper was a doctor.
2006-09-04 14:18:11 · answer #4 · answered by megan4u5 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jack the Ripper is a pseudonym given to an unidentified serial killer (or killers) active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London in the latter half of 1888. The name is taken from a letter to the Central News Agency by someone claiming to be the murderer, published at the time of the killings. Although many theories have been advanced, Jack the Ripper's identity has never been determined.
The legends surrounding the Ripper murders have become a combination of genuine historical research, conspiracy theory and folklore. The lack of a confirmed identity for the killer has allowed Ripperologists — the term used within the field for the authors, historians and amateur detectives who study the case — to accuse a wide variety of individuals of being the Ripper. Newspapers, whose circulation had been growing during this era, bestowed widespread and enduring notoriety on the killer due to the savagery of the attacks and the failure of the police in their attempts to capture the Ripper, sometimes missing the murderer at his crime scenes by mere minutes.
Victims were women earning income as casual prostitutes. Typical Ripper murders were perpetrated in a public or semi-public place; the victim's throat was cut, after which the cadaver was subjected to abdominal and sometimes other mutilations such as those found in lust murder. Many now believe that the victims were first strangled in order to silence them. Due to the nature of the wounds on some presumed Ripper victims, several of whom had internal organs removed, it has been proposed that the killer had a degree of surgical or medical skill, or was perhaps a butcher, although this point, like most of the beliefs about the killer and facts in the case, is in dispute.
2006-09-04 09:08:13 · answer #5 · answered by dragonball_z_anime1 1 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Jack the ripper was a serial killer in 1800's London in an area of town known as white chappel! For many centuries he was thought to have been a doctor, or maybe even a Queens Gaurd. During the few times people said to have seen him he was always wearing a cloak and a top hat which led many to belive that he was a part of the high society in london, One possible theory was that the killer ( jack ) was a doctor by the name of "Mabrick" and that he was jealous of his wife who was american and known to have slept around and while he could not kill her he would take out his aggression on women who acted like his wife, but whom the world would not miss, ie ..ladies of the night. In the early 1990's a diary surfaced in a london attic, and while some say it was the diary of jack himself there were alot of sceptics! Jack whoever he was was said to have left many clues near his victims but very often Scotland yard would get rid of the evidence as to not panic the street of london. Then Jack began to send parts of his victims to Scotland yard and thus began a cat and mouse game. Some would Say that Jack The ripper was the worlds First Serial Killer. Many a play, Movie and song have been Written about him, Maybe you are familiar with a catchy tune "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin......Listen to the words next time...and dont walk the streets alone!
2006-09-04 19:33:39 · answer #6 · answered by Amanda S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jack the ripper was given rise in london. He or she attacked females useually (ladies of evening).
The ripper was an individual that may have "gotten off" on other peoples suffering ,or some twisted idea of revenge.
2006-09-04 15:05:03 · answer #7 · answered by test_my_resolve 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a great book by Patricia Cornwell that takes a modern scientific approach in explaining what Jack the Ripper did and who he might have been.
2006-09-05 02:50:53 · answer #8 · answered by mjkinoh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the most comprehensive answer to that question, watch the episode on Jack the Ripper on
"History's Unsolved Mysteries" which occasionally airs on the History Channel. I'm sure you can track down more information about when it airs on their website.
It's a fascinating episode.
2006-09-04 11:06:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well according to the most recent studies not only was he the most famous serial kill in old London and many good and very bad movies have been mad about him.
The original theory was that he was a royal surgon but more recetn studies have found outh that has was actually a Jewish Butcher or the like on the run, from what we still have no clue.
I hope this helps
2006-09-04 14:22:05 · answer #10 · answered by jc041174 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋