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Essay / Jack the Ripper - 1228
Jack the Ripper terrorized the streets of London for unknown reasons. With his ability to disappear, he was impossible to find, making him one of the most interesting and intelligent criminals known to man. In 1888, five prostitutes were brutally murdered in a small area of the East End of London. The murders happened quickly over an 11-week period, but they have haunted and fascinated people for over a hundred years. (Jakubowski 16) There is no reason to believe that the victims were known to associate with each other and they varied in age. The area of east London, known as White Chapel, thrived on prostitution and other crimes associated with immigrants and the lower classes. Murdered prostitutes were common in this neighborhood, but outright violence was not. Forensics and fingerprints were not available at the time of the White Chapel Murders, making it impossible to prove that a person was guilty of such acts of violence. During this period, authorities had to arrest the suspect in the act or obtain a confession from the accused murderer. On August 31, 188, Mary Ann Nichols, commonly known as Polly, was found dead in Buck's Row. Mary Ann Nichols would be Jack of Ripper's first victim. She was 43 years old and 5 feet 2 inches tall. Mary Ann's deceased body was found with her neck severed to the vertebrate and numerous knife wounds in her abdomen. Her teeth were missing and she suffered a broken jaw, likely from a blow to the face. The small amount of blood sparked speculation at the time, leading some to believe that Nichols had been killed at a different location and that her body had been transported and dumped in Buck's Row. (Jakubowski...... middle of paper ...... help solve the murders. The evidence authorities collected was not properly obtained, packaged and processed. One of the bodies was cleaned by a young nurse before the autopsy These cases are and will probably remain unsolved due to the lack of effective investigations. Specialists have provided us with a list of no less than possible suspects. Much of the profiling work depends on analyzing evidence found at the crime scene to help narrow down the search for the person responsible (Owen 223). (Owen 17), he could have helped the authorities capture her from Jack the Ripper If the authorities could have used today's modern technology, there is a very high probability that the mysteries of Jack the Ripper. could have been resolved..