In August 1888 the first of a series of murders was committed by a killer who became known as Jack the Ripper. To this day the identity of the killer remains a mystery. Five women were brutally killed in the East End of London, by a maniac who appeared to kill without warning and with no remorse.Why was the Ripper able to get away with his murders? Why were the police powerless to stop him?
Who was the most likely suspect and why?
Links
The events
Casebook - a full and very detailed Jack the Ripper site.
Victims
The victims
Evidence
Witnesses
Letters
Personality of the killer
Suspects
Suspects
Map
Metropolitan Police website
Channel 5 documentary Part 1
Channel 5 documentary Part 2
James Mason visits the site of Annie Chapman's murder
