Jack the Ripper

By: Alexandra Dang, Clara Moon, Brendan Paing, Bhumika Sharma

Thesis: What do we know about Jack the Ripper?

Jack the Ripper, also known as the Whitechapel Murderer or Leather Apron,
was an unidentified serial killer whose identity remains unknown and was made
famous by his brutal mutilation and murders of five women who were prostitutes and
the public broadcasting of his crimes.

Primary Source Quote

I keep on hearing the police have caught me but they wont fix it just yet The next
job I do I shall clip the ladys ears off and send to the police officers just for jolly
wouldnt you.

portion of earlobe cut after this letter was sent

the name Jack the Ripper was first used

Secondary Source Quote

The whole of the surface of the abdomen & thighs was removed & the abdominal
cavity emptied of its viscera. The breasts were cut off, the arms mutilated by several
jagged wounds, & the face hacked beyond recognition of the features (Charles van
Onselen).

Description of Mary Kellys body after she was murdered

brutal and vicious killing

Pictures

Blind Mans Bluff

With the Vigilance Committee in the

East End : A Suspicious Character

Mary Jane Kelly Crime Scene

November 9, 1888

John Tenniel
Illustrated London News October 13,
1888

Works Cited
Anonymous. Letter to the Boss of the Central News Agency. 27 September 1888. <http://www.casebook.org/ripper_letters/>
"Introduction to the Case." Casebook. Stephen P. Ryder & Johno, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2015. <http://www.casebook.org/intro.html>.
"Jack The Ripper." The FBI. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2015. <https://vault.fbi.gov/Jack%20the%20Ripper/ Jack%20the%20Ripper%
20Part%201%20of%201/view>.
Mary Jane Kelly Crime Scene. November 9, 1888. London.
Nicholl, Charles. Who was he? London Review of Books. LRB Limited. 7 February 2008. Web. 8 December 2015. <http://www.lrb.
co.uk/v30/n03/charles-nicholl/who-was-he>
Tenniel, John. Blind Mans Bluff. Punch. N.p.: n.p, n.d. Print. With the Vigilance Committee in the East End: A Suspicious Character.
October 13, 1888. The Illustrated London News, London.
van Onselen, Charles. The Fox and the Flies. Johannesburg: Walker Books, 2007. Print.

Jack the Ripper

By: Alexandra Dang, Clara Moon, Brendan Paing, Bhumika Sharma

Thesis: What do we know about Jack the Ripper?

Jack the Ripper, also known as the Whitechapel Murderer or Leather Apron,
was an unidentified serial killer whose identity remains unknown and was made
famous by his brutal mutilation and murders of five women who were prostitutes and
the public broadcasting of his crimes.

Primary Source Quote

I keep on hearing the police have caught me but they wont fix it just yet The next
job I do I shall clip the ladys ears off and send to the police officers just for jolly
wouldnt you.

portion of earlobe cut after this letter was sent

the name Jack the Ripper was first used

Secondary Source Quote

The whole of the surface of the abdomen & thighs was removed & the abdominal
cavity emptied of its viscera. The breasts were cut off, the arms mutilated by several
jagged wounds, & the face hacked beyond recognition of the features (Charles van
Onselen).

Description of Mary Kellys body after she was murdered

brutal and vicious killing

Pictures

Blind Mans Bluff

With the Vigilance Committee in the

East End : A Suspicious Character

Mary Jane Kelly Crime Scene

November 9, 1888

John Tenniel
Illustrated London News October 13,
1888

Works Cited
Anonymous. Letter to the Boss of the Central News Agency. 27 September 1888. <http://www.casebook.org/ripper_letters/>
"Introduction to the Case." Casebook. Stephen P. Ryder & Johno, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2015. <http://www.casebook.org/intro.html>.
"Jack The Ripper." The FBI. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2015. <https://vault.fbi.gov/Jack%20the%20Ripper/ Jack%20the%20Ripper%
20Part%201%20of%201/view>.
Mary Jane Kelly Crime Scene. November 9, 1888. London.
Nicholl, Charles. Who was he? London Review of Books. LRB Limited. 7 February 2008. Web. 8 December 2015. <http://www.lrb.
co.uk/v30/n03/charles-nicholl/who-was-he>
Tenniel, John. Blind Mans Bluff. Punch. N.p.: n.p, n.d. Print. With the Vigilance Committee in the East End: A Suspicious Character.
October 13, 1888. The Illustrated London News, London.
van Onselen, Charles. The Fox and the Flies. Johannesburg: Walker Books, 2007. Print.