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The canonical victims are the 'original five' women that are most commonly associated with the Jack The Ripper killings. Mary Ann (Polly) Nichols, Annie Chapmen, Elizabeth Stride, Katherine Eddows and Mary Kelly.

For reasons that are not clear the 'hoopla' over the Ripper crimes diminished greatly after the death of Mary Kelly. The killer kept on killing most likely for years but was mostly ignored by the press. But the detectives that worked the case know that the Ripper went nowhere. It does seem that after the Kelly murder his made some adjustments to his MO, possibly to avoid detection.

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What are some victims of Jack the Ripper?

The five canonical victims are Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddows and Mary Kelly.


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