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I could find no Ripper-like murderers from that time. There was however a French serial killer in the late 1890s. Joseph Vacher (1869-1898), also known as the 'French Ripper', murdered 7 women and 4 men and was executed by guillotine on December 31, 1898. As his execution drew nearer, he tried to convince the judge that he was insane due to being bitten by a rabid dog. The judge didn't buy it and the execution went on as planned.

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