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Answer Jack the Ripper is a nickname for a notorious serial killer who murdered at least five women in London, England in 1888.

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Where did Jack the Ripper murder?

jack the ripper made his crimes in whitechapel London


Where did Jack the Ripper carry out his murder?

In the back alleys.


Who is A Perfect Murder?

Jack the Ripper and O.J. Simpson.


What was Jack The Ripper's achievement?

He got away with murder. That't it.


What day was Jack The Ripper's first murder discovered?

31st of August, 1888. It was a Friday.


How was Jack the Ripper murder?

Jack the Ripper is the best known name given to an unidentified serial killer active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888.


What was the job of most of Jack the Ripper's murder victims?

There were token protests from a few family members and/or significant others as to the profession of their loved ones after meeting with Jack The Ripper, but the truth is without exception the Ripper's victims were full/part/occational prostitutes.


How did Jack the Ripper sign his name to police?

The killer refered to himself by several different names, Jack The Ripper and Saucy Jack are just a couple. He obviously had a flare for the dramatic. Jack The Ripper has become almost legend thanks in part to that 'oh so appropriated' name.


How has ripper been able to get away with murder changed since 1750?

Jack the Ripper was never caught because forensics and police detection was not advanced enough to apprehend a criminal such as the Ripper. He was also very lucky.


Important dates for Jack the Ripper?

The Jack the Ripper deaths occurred in 1888. There is some uncertainty about which murder victims at the time died at the hands of Jack the Ripper, but he is thought to have killed at least three women: Mary Ann Nichols (31st August), Annie Chapman (8 September) and Catherine Eddowes (30 September).


How old was Jack the Ripper in 1888?

The name 'Jack the Ripper' has become the most infamous in the annals of murder. Yet, the amazing fact is that his identity remains unproven today. In the years 1888-1891 the name was regarded with terror by the residents of London's East End, and was known the world over. Since he was not aprehended, nobody knows his age.


Why did Jack The Ripper carry out his murders in a very short space of time?

He didn't. Jack The Ripper's crimes continued long after the murder of Mary Jane Kelly on November 9, 1888. Many believe the Ripper was still killing as late as 1891, and possibly after the turn of the 20th century.