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There are two basic classifications for weapons used. Impersonal weapons could include guns, poisoning, ect. The killer wanted distance between him/her and the victim. Personal weapons could include strangulation, stabbing or a violent beating. Jack The Ripper had a need to be up close and personal with his victims. Stabbing his victims, the Ripper had a need to make close contact with these women.
The cut throats were not only personal but practicle also. From the autopsy reports that remain, the killer was most likely positioned behind his victims, however briefly. This rendered the victim voiceless due to the severing of the trachea. It was also a good method of avoiding arterial spray.
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What did Jack The Ripper do to Elizabeth Stride?
Of all Jack's victims Stride got off easy. Because he was interrupted by a man with a pony cart the Ripper had to flee before he could mutilate her body. But he did have time to cut her throat, nearly decapitating her.
Where there more horrific murders than jack the rippers?
Jack the ripper cut up his victims to show the authorities his deeds. Jefrey Dahmer cut his victims in a more horrific manner that the Jack the ripper. He ate parts of their bodies and made things to go with his furniture with victim's parts.
What did Jack The Ripper do his victims?
The crimes of Jack The Ripper remain some of the most brutal in criminal history. Overkill is a gross understatement when speaking of London's most notorious killer. With few exceptions, his victims throat's were cut, several victims were almost decapitated, then they were stabbed, cut open and disembowelled, and mutilated. Some victims were missing internal organs, which is not uncommon for serial killers to take some kind of trophy from their victims as a way to relive the murder over and over again. JTR's crimes were sexual in nature, yet there was no sign of sexual assault on the bodies. Even in the 21st century where serial murder has become almost common, Jack The Ripper is probably the most recognized serial killer of all time.
Why did Jack The Ripper jagged Annie's neck?
As far as anyone can tell, Jack The Ripper cut the throats of all of his victims first, before disembowling and mutililating them. This is what is called his MO or modis operandi, how he killed his victims. There is a very logical reason why the Ripper cut his victim's throats first. It left them unable to scream and call attention to the killer. It worked very well. For the most part, JTR worked in relative quiet.
What did Jack The Ripper do to prositutes?
He cut their throats, making it impossible for the victims to scream. Once that was acomplished he mutilated and disembowelled them. The later victims's faces were mutilated also, make identification almost impossible.
How did Elizabeth stride die?
There is no historical record or evidence to suggest that Elizabeth Stride, who was a victim of Jack the Ripper, died by any means other than being murdered. She was found dead with her throat cut in the early hours of September 30, 1888, in Whitechapel, London. The identity and motive of Jack the Ripper remain unknown.
How did Mary Ann Kelly get murdered?
Mary Ann Kelly, also known as Mary Jane Kelly, was a victim of the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888. She was found brutally murdered in her room on 9 November 1888 in Whitechapel, London. Her injuries were severe, and her body was extensively mutilated, indicating a violent and gruesome murder. The case remains unsolved, and the identity of Jack the Ripper remains unknown.
Facts about the murder of Jack The Ripper?
Jack The Ripper is the name for an unidentified killer active in 1880's London. There are many myths related to this most famous serial killer so just the facts are needed. He was never caught. His victims were homeless, alcoholic prostitutes that worked and lived in London's east end district called Whitechapel. All of his victims were killed with a knife, throats cut, and then mutilations and some organ removal.* The number of victims is still unknown but it is estimated that the number is at least 12 to 13 and possibly more. There is no proof whatsoever that the Ripper was a man of medicine. He did not disappear after the murder of Mary Kelly. The Ripper's crimes were sexually motivated but there was no evidence of actual rapes of any of the victims. The most important aspect of the Ripper is there are so many untruths that over the years are taken as fact. After such a long time the theories magically become truths. It's essential that we deal in only facts. These were horrible crimes committed against women that had no chance at all. There is nothing romantic about the Ripper case. He was no different than John Wayne Gacy or Gary Leon Ridgeway. These are the worst kind of men that believe themselves to be above the law. *Victim Elizabeth Stride was the exception as she was not mutilated like the others. The Ripper was nearly caught when during Stride's murder he was interrupted, thus had time to only cut her throat before making a hasty retreat.
Are there childhood rhymes about Jack the Ripper?
I've heard this poem:Jack the Ripper's deadAnd lying in his bedHe cut his throatWith Sunlight soapJack the Ripper's dead.http://www.travelscribbles.com/travel_articles_europe_england_london.html
Was Jack the Ripper Jose Rizal?
for me rizal is the number one suspect for being JTR Jose Rizal is possibly Jack the Ripper. Rizal's acts are unknown when he left the library or at night. He has a love of women and so as Jack the Ripper. He is a doctor and highly educated and Jack the Ripper uses medicine to kill his victims and cut off their body parts. For me it's 70 percent the Jose is Jack the Ripper. As per discussion it is highly unlikely that Rizal would be JTR. JTR had a hatred for women which is evident in his murders. He had to blend in to the east end and I doubt a person of hispanic decent would blend in at all. It is also evident from the butchered bodies of his victims that JTR had no special medical training and there has never been any evidence that would indicate the killer used medicine to kill his victims. Their throats were slit, almost to the point of decapitation, and then the were gutted like a fish. This is not the work of someone who loves women.
How was Annie Chapman Killed by Jack The Ripper?
As the Ripper was never identified or caught any motive is pure conjecture A lot of killers don't understand why they pick the victims they do. Opportunity has something to do with it no doubt. But most go for a certain look. Ted Bundy liked brunettes with long hair. All of his victims were pretty and clean cut looking. They looked like what the they were, college students. If you look at the pictures available of the Ripper victims, not just the '5' but others that the police knew belonged to the Ripper. Most of them resemble each other. It was a look that appealed to him for whatever reasons. If you look at the pictures of Annie Chapman she resembled many of his other victims. So why he picked her was probably a combination of opportunity and she looked like what he wanted. There were many women in the same sorry state that the Rippers victims were in. Homeless, poor, alcoholic, and for the most part, living on the fringes of society. They made easy prey. And when one turned up dead it seemed no family members were outraged on their behalf. But he didn't take them. He took the ones that fit what he wanted.
What does the Ripper part stand for in Jack The Ripper?
Unfortunately, when Jack The Ripper gave himself the famous moniker he knew exactly what he was talking about. The ripper in JTR means precisely that. After cutting his victim's throats, he proceeded to rip open their abdomines and disembowl them. With only one exception, Elizabeth Stride, he was interrupted so her body was left intact, with just a cut throat. But within the hour, less than a mile away he caught Katherine Eddows unaware, she got the full Ripper treatment. Her face was almost unrecognizable when he was finished. Since the imfamous east end killer there have been other rippers. Peter Sutcliffe was the Yorkshire Ripper, Danny Rollin was the Gainsville Ripper, but Jack The Ripper did it first and was able to evade capture, which is part of the reason that people are still facinated by this killer.
