Why do people believe Jack The Ripper was responsible?

Answer 1

What is known for a fact, mostly middle-aged prostitutes were being murdered in a most hidious and brutal way. Throats cut, then stabbed repeatedly, disembowelled and mutilated, many with organs missing, on an average of one a month. Most of the killings were limited to London's impoverished east end known as the Whitechapel district.

As violent as the east end was, these murders were far beyond what was normally seen in Whitechapel. Although Scotland Yard had no name for this fiend, he called himself Jack The Ripper. The term 'serial killer' would not become a recognized term until the likes of Ted Bundy of Washington state, over a century still in the future. This killer calling himself Jack The Ripper knew things about the murders that were not made public. He possessed body parts from his victims. He was unlike any other type of killer police had delt with before. And he was very intelligent. It is no surprise he was never caught.

Modern day law enforcement know how difficult serial killers are to apprehend. They usually have higher than average IQ's, and are worthy adversaries of modern police procedures and foresics. Jack The Ripper would be difficult to catch even in the 21st century. Although his identitiy is still controversial, his crimes are not. Jack The Ripper was responsible for 6 to 15 brutal murders from 1888 to 1891, and maybe beyond into the early 20th century.