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Jack the Ripper

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What year did the murders take place?
1888
Name Jacks victims in order.
Mary Ann Nicholls
Annie Chapman
Elizabeth Stride
Catherine Eddowes
Mary Jane Kelly
Which two victims were killed on the same night?
Elizabeth Stride
Catherine Eddowes
Name the police suspects
Prince Edward Albert Victor
George Chapman
Montage John Druitt
Aaron Kosminski
James Maybrick
Michael Ostrogg
Where did the murders take place?
White Chapel
Name three features of White Chapel.
Smoggy
Poorly lit
Dirty
Lots of crime
Lots of prostitutes
What did the local police do to catch Jack?
Got bloodhounds to catch him
Collected eyewitness reports
Got women to work as decoy prostitutes
Worked on fixed routes
Why was jack not caught?
No forensics
The police never had to catch a serial killer before so they were inexperienced.
Poorly lit side streets
Many drinkers so eyewitnesses were drunk
He could track the police because of fixed routes
No cctv
How many people did jack kill?
5
What did jack take from his victims?
Organs
How did the newspapers cause problems?
They pressured the police
Ridiculed them
They sensationalised stories to sell papers
How did Jack kill his victims?
By slitting their throats or strangling them
White Chapel had an influx of people from abroad. What religion were many of them?
Jewish
What is the term used to describe prejudice towards the Jewish religion?
Anti-Semitic
What date was Mary Ann Nicholls killed?
Friday 31st of August, 1888
What date was Annie Chapman killed?
Saturday 8th of September, 1888
What date was Elizabeth Stride killed?
Sunday 30th of September, 1888
What date was Catherine Eddowes killed?
Sunday 30th September, 1888
What date was Mary Jane Kelly killed?
Friday 9th of November, 1888
Where was Mary Ann Nicholls killed?
Bucks row
Where was Annie Chapman killed?
The backyard of 29 hanbury street, spitalfields.
Where was Elizabeth Stride killed?
Dutfields yard, Berner street.
Where was Catherine Eddowes killed?
Mitre Square
Where was Mary Jane Kelly killed?
Swallow gardens, White Chapel.
What happened to Mary Ann Nicholls?
Throat cut and abdomen slashed
What happened to Annie Chapman?
Throat cut and disembowelled
What happened to Elizabeth Stride?
Throat cut
What happened to Catherine Eddowes?
Throat cut, abdomen slashed open. One of her ears, her nose and some of her kidney had been removed.
What happened to Mary Jane Kelly?
Throat cut and chest cavity opened.
What occupation did the victims have?
They were prostitutes
Why was jack called the ripper?
Because of his brutal killing methods
How many people did the police interview?
2000
What didn't the police offer to help catch jack?
A reward
What was the nickname given to the letters sent to the police?
Dear boss
Where was the third letter sent from?
Hell
Who is the third letter sent to?
White chapel's neighbourhood watch chief.
When was the first letter written?
25th of September 1888
Who was the first letter written to?
Central news agency
When was the second letter written?
1st of October 1888
Who was it written to?
Central news agency
When was the third letter sent?
16th of October 1888
What suggested that the letters were wrote by different people?
The handwriting was different and the style was to.
Some used correct punctuation others didn't.
Why did the police not realise?
They had a serial killer
What did the police use?
Bloodhounds but stopped when newspapers ridiculed them. So they sacked a good idea.
What gave the police no motivation?
They were poorly paid.
What caused the police to be tired?
They worked long hours so didn't perform well.
What does lots of crime mean?
Criminals see the police as the enemy so won't give eye witness reports. Also they have lots of crime to solve already.
What was wrong with the eyewitness reports?
Evidence that should match doesn't.
Why were the eyewitness reports not accurate?
Bad lighting
No cctv
Not accurate
How long of a walk was it between Elizabeth and Catherine's murders?
5-10 minutes
What was the problem with the eyewitness reports?
65% of identification after a week.
Lots of people would be drunk
What did the eyewitnesses describe Jack as?
A foreigner or a Jew
In which murder was Jack interrupted?
Elizabeth's
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