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'''Jack the Ripper '''was an unidentified Victorian era serial killer, whose victims were women who earned their income as prostitutes. His victims throats were slit, and most of their bodies mutilated. He was never found or caught by anyone. His weapon of choice was a knife. Other names for him at the time were "The Whitechapel Murderer" and "Leather Apron". He is well known for being the most vicious serial killers in history.

'''Jack the Ripper '''was an unidentified Victorian era serial killer, whose victims were women who earned their income as prostitutes. His victims throats were slit, and most of their bodies mutilated. He was never found or caught by anyone. His weapon of choice was a knife. Other names for him at the time were "The Whitechapel Murderer" and "Leather Apron". He is well known for being one of the most vicious serial killers in history.

==Victims==

The victims killed by Jack the Ripper were female prostitutes. Their names were Mary Ann Nichols (43), Annie Chapman (47?), Elizabeth Stride (44), Catherine Eddowes (46), and Mary Jane Kelly (25?). They were cut apart into pieces and parts of them taken. All the victims were found dead on the streets, except the last who was found in her boarding room. There might have been more victims of the Ripper.

<p style="line-height:22.399999618530273px;font-family:Georgia,'TimesNewRoman',Times,serif;">Nobody knows for sure how many women were murdered by Jack the Ripper. It is generally accepted that he killed at least three women, most likely five, and possibly as many as seven or eight; but, as the killer was never caught, it’s likely we’ll never know the true number. However, due to contemporary autopsy reports and inquest transcripts, we can take a look at what little evidence has survived and make some educated guesses on which of the Whitechapel murders were most likely committed by the same hand, and which were unrelated to the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper (the Jack the Ripper murders only make up a part of the larger official police file known as the Whitechapel Murders. These eleven murders, committed between April 1888 and February 1891, are a series of unsolved murders, all committed within the Whitechapel district. How many of those eleven murders were committed by the same hand is unknown; even which victims can be attributed to the Ripper is open to debate, and indeed even the police officials at the time weren’t always in agreement).</p>

<p style="line-height:22.399999618530273px;font-family:Georgia,'TimesNewRoman',Times,serif;">Today, five of the Whitechapel murders are generally attributed to Jack the Ripper, and while this number still stands to this day, the debate over how many women were actually killed by the Ripper continues to rage on. These five women are now known as the canonical five, and while most researchers agree that three were murdered by the same hand, the opinion over whether two of the victims (Liz Stride and Mary Kelly) were victims of Jack the Ripper remain divided and is often hotly debated.</p>

The canonical five victims killed by Jack the Ripper were female prostitutes. Their names were Mary Ann Nichols (43), Annie Chapman (47?), Elizabeth Stride (44), Catherine Eddowes (46), and Mary Jane Kelly (25?). They were cut apart into pieces and parts of them taken. All the victims were found dead on the streets, except the last who was found in her boarding room. There might have been more victims of the Ripper.

==Suspects==

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-'''Jack the Ripper '''was an unidentified Victorian era serial killer, whose victims were women who earned their income as prostitutes. His victims throats were slit, and most of their bodies mutilated. He was never found or caught by anyone. His weapon of choice was a knife. Other names for him at the time were "The Whitechapel Murderer" and "Leather Apron". He is well known for being the most vicious serial killers in history.
+'''Jack the Ripper '''was an unidentified Victorian era serial killer, whose victims were women who earned their income as prostitutes. His victims throats were slit, and most of their bodies mutilated. He was never found or caught by anyone. His weapon of choice was a knife. Other names for him at the time were "The Whitechapel Murderer" and "Leather Apron". He is well known for being one of the most vicious serial killers in history.
 ==Victims==
-The victims killed by Jack the Ripper were female prostitutes. Their names were Mary Ann Nichols (43), Annie Chapman (47?), Elizabeth Stride (44), Catherine Eddowes (46), and Mary Jane Kelly (25?).  They were cut apart into pieces and parts of them taken. All the victims were found dead on the streets, except the last who was found in her boarding room. There might have been more victims of the Ripper.
+<p style="line-height:22.399999618530273px;font-family:Georgia,'TimesNewRoman',Times,serif;">Nobody knows for sure how many women were murdered by Jack the Ripper.  It is generally accepted that he killed at least three women, most likely five, and possibly as many as seven or eight; but, as the killer was never caught, it’s likely we’ll never know the true number.  However, due to contemporary autopsy reports and inquest transcripts, we can take a look at what little evidence has survived and make some educated guesses on which of the Whitechapel murders were most likely committed by the same hand, and which were unrelated to the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper (the Jack the Ripper murders only make up a part of the larger official police file known as the Whitechapel Murders.  These eleven murders, committed between April 1888 and February 1891, are a series of unsolved murders, all committed within the Whitechapel district.  How many of those eleven murders were committed by the same hand is unknown; even which victims can be attributed to the Ripper is open to debate, and indeed even the police officials at the time weren’t always in agreement).</p>
+<p style="line-height:22.399999618530273px;font-family:Georgia,'TimesNewRoman',Times,serif;">Today, five of the Whitechapel murders are generally attributed to Jack the Ripper, and while this number still stands to this day, the debate over how many women were actually killed by the Ripper continues to rage on.  These five women are now known as the canonical five, and while most researchers agree that three were murdered by the same hand, the opinion over whether two of the victims (Liz Stride and Mary Kelly) were victims of Jack the Ripper remain divided and is often hotly debated.</p>
+The canonical five victims killed by Jack the Ripper were female prostitutes. Their names were Mary Ann Nichols (43), Annie Chapman (47?), Elizabeth Stride (44), Catherine Eddowes (46), and Mary Jane Kelly (25?).  They were cut apart into pieces and parts of them taken. All the victims were found dead on the streets, except the last who was found in her boarding room. There might have been more victims of the Ripper.
 ==Suspects==