What nationality was Jack The Ripper?

Answer 1

Jack The Ripper was never caught which makes it very difficult to know much about him. An educated guess would make him a white male of which there were many in London's east end. But the Whitechapel district was overrun with foreigners, many who could not even speak the Queen's english. There were many Polish and Russian Jews, Irish immigrants, Asians, ect., and of course many British and Scottish people. The area had many sailors since the docks were close by, and their population waxed and waned as their ships came and went. One thing is very clear though. Whatever his nationality, he had extensive knowledge of the area, and his appearance would have to have been benign, blending in perfectly to his surroundings. Whether he actually lived there is unknown, nor was it necessary. He may have lived in another part of London or somewhere close by and still have a mental map of Whitechapel and Spitalfields.