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This is a very interesting question. The answer is much debated between Ripper experts, but the generally accepted answers is:
Mary Jane Kelly (c. 1863 - 9 November 1888), also known as Marie Jeanette Kelly, Fair Emma Ginger and Black Mary, is widely believed to be the fifth and final victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper, who killed and mutilated prostitutues in the Whitechaple area of London from late August to early November 1888. She was about 25 and living in poverty at the time of her death.
Reports of the time estimated her height at 5 feet and 7 inches (1.70 metres). Her hair colour is somewhat uncertain although she was nicknamed 'Ginger'. She has been variously reported as being a blond or redhead. Her reported eye colour was blue. Detective Walter Dew, in his autobiography, claimed to have known Kelly well by sight and described her as "quite attractive" and "a pretty, buxom girl". Sir Melville Macnaghten (1853 - 1921) of the Metropolitan Police Service , who never saw her in the flesh, reported that she was known to have "considerable personal attractions" by the standards of the time. She was said to be fluent in the Welsh language.
The last likeliest victim of the Whitechapel murderer was Francis Coles in February of 1891. Her body was discovered by PC Ernest Thompson, whom heard the unhurried footsteps of a man walking away from the scene. Francis Coles' throat was cut from left to right, her legs were up, and her skirts had been lifted. It is entirely possible that her killer was the Whitechapel Murderer; whom was disturbed in his work by the arrival of the constable.
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When and who did Jack The Ripper kill last?
If you believe that Mary Kelly was the last victm then the answer is November 9, 1888. Most experts, incuding Scotland Yard, believe that the killing went on for years with many more victims than the original five.
Why was Montague druid a suspect as Jack the Ripper?
He was an avid sportsman who was discovered drowned in the Thames river on December 31, 1888 and was the son of a medical practitioner. With the theory that the ripper was a butcher or a doctor or someone in a doctor's family, he was considered a suspect since the ripper didn't kill no more after 1888. He died in the last day or the year 1888. Those were the fact in considering him as a suspect.
Did Jack the Ripper kill all his victims the same way?
There are 5 generally accepted victims, this has been debated because Marie Kelly, the last victim was killed indoors. Jack the Ripper's MO was to kill prostitutes by cutting their throat from left to right and then he would mutilate the body. The mutilation was thought by doctors to have some medical knowledge because the Ripper used his knife swiftly and carried out dissections although other doctors disagreed. Jack could have also been into death fetishism as it was said that he had removed a uterus from one victim and a kidney from another.
Was Jack the Ripper ever seen again after his last victim?
Quite possibly, but as no one knew what he / she looked like no one can be sure.
Why did Jack the Ripper stop killing was it to taunt the authorities?
Jack the Ripper's reasons for discontinuing his murders are unknown. Many theories have been put forth, such as that he committed suicide, that he fled the country, or that he was arrested and/ or institutionalized for other offenses. This last theory is quite probably the most likely.
Who was the last woman that Jack the Ripper killed?
It could have been anyone but most historians think that it was Mary Jane Kelly. This is just one of many misconceptions that get passed on through books and the media. Scotland Yard knew Mary Kelly was not the last victim just as the felt strongly that Mary Jane Nickols was not the first. According to Patricia Cornwell's best seller 'Jack the Ripper Case Closed' the Ripper went on killing right into the early 20th century. After Kelly the papers stopped printing much about the notorious killer. Things cooled down and it appeared that the Ripper was gone.
When did the Jack the Ripper murders stop?
The last of the canonical five murders was Mary Kelly on November 9th, 1888. But some people believe that later murders in Whitechaple were also the work of Jack the Ripper. And others believe that Jack the Ripper left the country and committed murders in the US. We don't know for sure. Soon after Kelly's death, the body of Montagu Druitt was found in the Thames, and a note went round Scotland Yard saying that there would be no more murders now. Assuming Kelly was the last Ripper victim, this would point to Druitt as the serial murderer. As for some other murders in the area in the following year or two, many authors have tried to link these to the Ripper, but most experts are not convinced.
What part of Bingley did Yorkshire Ripper live?
Last time I read about this person I remember read that he was from Playing Fields.
What number murder was Mary Jane Kelly of Jack the Ripper?
For many years it was believed the Mary Kelly's murder on November 9, 1888, was Jack The Ripper's last murder. This simply is not true. A prostitute named Francis Coles was murdered in Whitechapel in 1891 who is now also thought to be killed by JTR. It is also most likely that Mary Ann 'Polly' Nichols was not the Ripper's first victim. At the very least Martha Tabram, who was found murdered several weeks before Nichols, was the Ripper's also. If this is true than Kelly would have been the Ripper's sixth victim, not the fifth.
Who could Jack the Ripper be?
Trevor Marriott, a former Bedfordshire police detective has used modern police procedural techniques, to come up with a new theory about the Jack the Ripper murders (Jack the Ripper: the 21st Century Investigation). Marriott challenges the conventional wisdom that the murderer was a skilled surgeon. Moreover, Marriott says the location and timing of the killings - not far from London docks with gaps of several weeks in between - suggest the killer may have been a merchant seaman. Marriott thinks he may have identified the ship he arrived on - the Sylph, a 600-tonne cargo vessel which arrived in Britain from Barbados in July 1888, before the killing of the Ripper's first victim, Mary Ann Nichols, and which returned to the Caribbean on November 22, two weeks after the Kelly slaying, from where the same killer could have committed several similar murders in Managua in January 1889 described in a report in the Times as "six of the most atrocious murders ever committed within the limits of this city". //Although Marriott has put forth an entertaining scenario for the identity of Jack The Ripper, the dates do not match the facts. It is known now that the Ripper's first kill was most likely not Mary Ann Nichols and was probably not even Martha Tabram but may have started before Tabram's death. It is also believed that Mary Kelly was not JTR's last kill. His later victims are not well known by the average person but it is accepted as fact that the Ripper killed for years after Kelly's murder. There is no validity to theories that are based on a century of falsehoods and half-truths.//
How did Jack the Ripper stop killing people?
A serial killer will continue to kill unless: he is caught or imprisoned for other crimes, he moves out of area, although most likely he will begin to kill in his new location, he has developed health issues, death, and lastly, old age and infirmity may cause the killer to 'peter out', leaving him with little desire to continue his criminal activities. It is my personal opinion that JTR grew older and faded from his much publicized deeds.
Where did Jack the Ripper go after the murders stopped?
As 'Jack' was never identified this fact is not known. There would be very few choices as to what became of the Ripper after his last victim. He could be dead. He could have moved or he killed until he started to get old and maybe a little infirm. He was most likely arrested for some other offense and jailed, without the police realizing whom they had.
