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Jack the Ripper
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unidentified 19th century serial killer
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Jack the Ripper was a male human who worked as a serial killer in Whitechapel during 1888. He spoke English and was born in the United Kingdom. He died and was buried in London. The subject is said to be the same person as Aaron Kosminski, Montague Druitt, George Chapman, or Francis Tumblety.
The name is also associated with a musical artist from Switzerland. This artist, described as male, has been tagged with french, indie, rock, indie rock, and Power metal styles. The artist has 22,912 listeners and a playcount of 344,095 on Last.fm.
The name appears in various creative works. One listed work is Las niÑas de Tela. The subject is referenced by 949 other encyclopedia articles and is included in the New International Encyclopedia.
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- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- United Kingdom
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- serial killer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- JacktheRipper1888.jpg
- Work location
- Whitechapel
- Said to be same as
- Lewis Carroll
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Encyclopedic overview
Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in and around the impoverished Whitechapel district of London, England, in 1888. In both criminal case files and the contemporaneous journalistic accounts, the killer was also called the Whitechapel Murderer and Leather Apron.
Attacks ascribed to Jack the Ripper typically involved women working as prostitutes who lived in the slums of the East End of London. Their throats were cut prior to abdominal mutilations. The removal of internal organs from at least three of the victims led to speculation that the killer had some anatomical or surgical knowledge. Rumours that the murders were connected intensified in September and October 1888, and numerous letters were received by media outlets and Scotland Yard from people purporting to be the murderer.
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