Jack the Ripper: Difference between revisions

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==Main Suspects==

*~~'''~~Aaron Kosminski~~'''~~ - The main suspect of the killings, a Polish Jew. Suspected of the killings because he lived in the Whitechapel area and was known to hate prostitutes. Died in an asylum in 1919. DNA evidence conclusively linking him to the murders has been disputed.

*[[Aaron Kosminski]] - The main suspect of the killings, a Polish Jew. Suspected of the killings because he lived in the Whitechapel area and was known to hate prostitutes. Died in an asylum in 1919. DNA evidence conclusively linking him to the murders has been disputed.

*'''[[George Chapman]]''' - The other main suspect, executed for murder in 1903. His description matched the man seen with Mary Jane Kelly (the fifth victim of the "canonical five") and the murders stopped when he left for the United States. Many investigators at the time believed him to be the Ripper.

*~~'''~~Montague Druitt~~'''~~ - A teacher suspected at the time because he somewhat resembled the description of Jack the Ripper. Committed suicide in 1888 just after the final murder.

*[[Montague Druitt]] - A teacher suspected at the time because he somewhat resembled the description of Jack the Ripper. Committed suicide in 1888 just after the final murder.

*~~'''~~Nathan Kaminsky/David Cohen~~'''~~ - Suspected at the time because he lived in the Whitechapel area, was known to hate prostitutes and was skilled with knives. He was incarcerated in a lunatic asylum around the time the murders stopped.

*[[Nathan Kaminsky/David Cohen|Nathan Kaminsky]] - Suspected at the time because he lived in the Whitechapel area, was known to hate prostitutes and was skilled with knives. He was incarcerated in a lunatic asylum around the time the murders stopped.

*~~'''~~Michael Ostrog~~'''~~ - Russian criminal suspected because he claimed to be a trained surgeon and was released from prison just before the murders. However he may have been imprisoned in France at the time.

*[[Michael Ostrog]] - Russian criminal suspected because he claimed to be a trained surgeon and was released from prison just before the murders. However he may have been imprisoned in France at the time.

*'''[[H. H. Holmes]]''' - Serial killer executed in 1896. Suspected by many because he had surgical training, resembled the description of the killer, had a similar writing style and may have been in London at the time.

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 ==Main Suspects==
-*'''Aaron Kosminski''' - The main suspect of the killings, a Polish Jew. Suspected of the killings because he lived in the Whitechapel area and was known to hate prostitutes. Died in an asylum in 1919. DNA evidence conclusively linking him to the murders has been disputed.
+*[[Aaron Kosminski]] - The main suspect of the killings, a Polish Jew. Suspected of the killings because he lived in the Whitechapel area and was known to hate prostitutes. Died in an asylum in 1919. DNA evidence conclusively linking him to the murders has been disputed.
 *'''[[George Chapman]]''' - The other main suspect, executed for murder in 1903. His description matched the man seen with Mary Jane Kelly (the fifth victim of the "canonical five") and the murders stopped when he left for the United States. Many investigators at the time believed him to be the Ripper.
-*'''Montague Druitt''' - A teacher suspected at the time because he somewhat resembled the description of Jack the Ripper. Committed suicide in 1888 just after the final murder.
+*[[Montague Druitt]] - A teacher suspected at the time because he somewhat resembled the description of Jack the Ripper. Committed suicide in 1888 just after the final murder.
-*'''Nathan Kaminsky/David Cohen''' - Suspected at the time because he lived in the Whitechapel area, was known to hate prostitutes and was skilled with knives. He was incarcerated in a lunatic asylum around the time the murders stopped.
+*[[Nathan Kaminsky/David Cohen|Nathan Kaminsky]] - Suspected at the time because he lived in the Whitechapel area, was known to hate prostitutes and was skilled with knives. He was incarcerated in a lunatic asylum around the time the murders stopped.
-*'''Michael Ostrog''' - Russian criminal suspected because he claimed to be a trained surgeon and was released from prison just before the murders. However he may have been imprisoned in France at the time.
+*[[Michael Ostrog]] - Russian criminal suspected because he claimed to be a trained surgeon and was released from prison just before the murders. However he may have been imprisoned in France at the time.
 *'''[[H. H. Holmes]]''' - Serial killer executed in 1896. Suspected by many because he had surgical training, resembled the description of the killer, had a similar writing style and may have been in London at the time.
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 [[Category:Mentally Ill]]
 [[Category:Internet Memes]]
+[[Category:Misogynists]]
+[[Category:Rapists]]