What did the suspects of Jack the Ripper have in common?

Answer 1

There are several consistent patterns to be found among the Ripper's victims. Most of them were between the ages of 39 and 47. They were locally resident in the East End, and most, if not all of them engaged in prostitution. Many of them were habitual drunks. They were all estranged from their husbands and families.

There are patterns as well in the dates and times of the murders. Every murder from Tabram to Kelly was commited on either a weekend or a holiday - a strong indication that the killer held regular employment. The murders were committed between midnight and 6am, all in the general area surrounding Whitechapel. And the modus operandi was similar in all cases except Tabram and Stride.

Answer 2

As is true in many cases of serial murder, there seems to be commonalities in the killer's choice of victims. The Ripper's victims were not all prostitutes, several only occasionally. With very few exceptions the killer chose middle-aged, fit women that were not similar in looks, these women were not homeless and without husbands to take care of them. Only a few were alcoholics, which was very common for many people living in London's east end. Life was a grim reality and alcohol made it marginally better. Or at least dull the pain of poverty if only for a short time. The Ripper Killed a woman in her bed and killed another by skinning her to the bone and flesh. He also took trophies from some most likely for reliving his crime, to taunt the law he sent part of a kidney he took to the police along with a letter saying that this was the true killer. The only things they had in common were that they had no children, they were the right age to bear children, and it seems more like a grudge other than a random murder. The evidence so far shows that only men were being targeted as suspects when in reality it seems like a woman is the prime suspect.

Answer 3

Good question. With the exception of Jill the Ripper, all Ripper suspects were males. Many (not all) had mental problems, which was why they were suspected in the first place. We now know that most serial killers are not mentally ill, but instead suffer from personality disorders. It seems that any man that died shortly after the death of Mary Jane Kelly was included on the suspect list, whether it made sense or not. Most of the suspects had a knowledge of the Whitechapel district, which would have been neccessary to navigate in the dark streets, evading capture.

Answer 4

All The victims were killed by Jack's hand by strangulation with his hands and second to that they were mutilitated by knife.