Portrait Of A Killer : Jack The Ripper-Case Closed

Apparently following the trend of illustrations with this week’s primary source, I found an absolute ton of pictures and drawings regarding the Whitechapel murders; the killings that would soon be known as the handiwork of the infamous killer Jack the Ripper. A murderer that has inspired a rather large number of both fictional and nonfictional, literary and film-based works, Jack the Ripper is considered to be one of the more mysterious and interesting killers in the whole of history. I cannot tell you of a time where I haven’t heard of the killer and you’d be hard pressed to find near anyone who hasn’t heard the name used in some form.

Jack the Ripper was one of the most famous and renowned killers in history. Even though he was not the first serial killer, he was the first killer to strike on a metropolis setting. Jack the Ripper was in his prime at a time when the media had a strong control over society and society as a whole was becoming much more literate. Jack started his killing campaign at a time of political controversy between the liberals and social reformers along with the Irish Home rule partisans. The reports of Jack the Ripper were collected and reported by the police, but then the different newspapers with their political influences slightly distorted the stories to give them their own effect. It has been more the one hundred years since the last murder

Thesis Statement: A research paper of the mysterious and famous 19th century serial killer Jack the Ripper and how it is that the legend came to be.

David Berkowitz and Jack the Ripper were two completely different types of killers, but they

The Jack the Ripper Murders happened in the East End of London in 1888 and, although the Whitechapel Murderer was only a threat to a small section of the community in a small part of London, the murders had a huge impact on society as a whole.

I have not attempted to identify a named suspect as a consequence of my conclusions. In the course of an objective appraisal it is quite wrong to start with a suspect and then attempt to make the facts fit as so many later day investigators have done. Such an approach unavoidably leads to a skewed interpretation. I have, however, given a broad idea as to the type of man that Jack the Ripper may have been, and although such a summary may be of use to others, it lies firmly in the realm of

My summary of the book is that the book told me information about the victims of Jack the

In the late 1880s, London, England had the world’s eyes on the most notorious and mysterious case of Jack the Ripper. A friend of one of the victims said, “Whatever you do don't you do no wrong and turn out as I have” (Albrooks 1). His actions had brought terror and xenophobia inside the United Kingdom while outside gave renown and entertainment. Mysterious letters and curiosity brought many to stay tuned, even today many still seek the secrets of this crime. Most of today’s well-known serial killers were inspired by the mysterious and philosophical manners of Jack the Ripper.

“Randie, I’m going to put you in time out if you don’t do your homework!” As children, most of us are accustomed to hearing this kind of negative reinforcement from our parents; it is how we are disciplined. Although Bruno Bettelheim asserts in “Art, Social Action & the Preparation of Democratic Citizens” that punishment is an ineffective method of discipline, it is nonetheless the most common (53). The chapter states: “Punishment teaches a child that those who have power can force others to do their will” 51. Because the parent has used verbal or physical punishment to force the child into doing their will, it is understandable that a child would internalize this idea and use it himself to control the actions of others.

Isn’t it funny how a something so simple as a name can cause widespread terror within a household? A neighborhood? A state? Or even a country? Jack the ripper is one such name to have achieved such gruesome a status. He was menacing, he was evil, he was shadow that rained down upon East end, England in 1888 with malign killings and haunting letters that would last for years to come. He was a curse to society, causing a stir deep within the heart of London that caused problems for the police, the women of the night, and psychologists alike. This is jack the ripper in his truest, uncut form.

Like most countries, there are multiple phases of growth. It just so happened that London was experiencing a phase of growth during the time of the Ripper Murders. The East End especially was effected, more so then in past years. Other cities like Whitechapel and Spitalfields Bethnal Green, St George and the East and Poplar, become extremely poor during the era of the ripper. This was partly because of the increase of immigration in London. The increase of immigration, caused a huge set of unemployment, therefore making the city of London and the cities surrounding it extremely poor, with very bad living options. The East End, was considered overpopulated and dirty with immigrates, which lead to crime.

To this day, Jack the Ripper is still infamously recognised as the brutal murderer of at least 5 victims. With such great attention by the media, he was able to cause a dramatic fright to the civilians and have his name voiced throughout Victorian England. Even today, many scholars are seduced by the prospect of uncovering identity of the man behind one of the most infamous whodunits in history.

Profilers also try to identify the unsubs signature, which is easy to find from examining multiply or just one crime scene. A signature is what the unsub does to satisfy his psychological needs in committing the crime. Such as taking something from the victim that the agents can identify easily, like cutting their hair, stealing jewelry, clothing or pictures. Also giving the victim something they didn't have before like dressing them all in the same apparel, giving them piercings, simply making them look like a loved one or someone the unsub is obsessed with to help the unsub recreate a memory of something they miss. For an example, Jack the Ripper, a well-known murderer that killed at least five London female prostitutes. Each victim was

Murders were not unusual in the “east end” of London. Some historians thinks, there were dozen murders and a few say only five.

Jack the Ripper was said to be the first serial killer in the modern sense. In the article “The Hunt for Jack the Ripper,” William D. Rubinstein’s main idea is to explain and examined some of the murder victims, and possible suspects for Jack the Ripper. Rubinstein goes into great detail to try and define who the ripper actually was, but this is still an unsolved mystery in history. Rubinstein’s main ideas are the different possibilities for Jack the Ripper; however there was one person in particular that people believed was the Ripper for over twenty years. Another main part of this article was discussing victims of Jack the