Horrible Murder in Whitechapel!
His name is known the world over, but who was Jack the Ripper? No one was ever caught and tried for the series of terrible crimes that terrorized London’s East End in 1888. The police had their theories. Witnesses had their theories. Experts had their theories. No one had enough proof.
Can you solve the riddle of Jack the Ripper? Explore the evidence here and perhaps you can name the serial killer.
The Whitechapel Murders
A series of eleven gruesome murders spread fear across London’s impoverished East End from 1888 to 1891, including the five “canonical murders” attributed to the mysterious “Jack the Ripper.”
Scenes of the Crimes: Jack the Ripper's East end Locations
The Letters of Jack the Ripper
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Notebook for a Novel
Ripper.London is the online notebook for a new series of novels about Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel Murders. Join the mailing list to get the inside information.