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Who was Jack the Ripper? We uncover the puzzling murders, suspects and clues.
Even 136 years later, the mystery of the Jack the Ripper slayings has amassed a fanbase in the age of true crime fascination.
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For some, unraveling Ripper’s identity has even become a career.
Richard Jones is one such Ripperologist, the author of two Ripper books and a Jack the Ripper tour guide since 1982.
The area where the Whitechapel murders occurred is mostly preserved, save a few new restaurants.
When the mist settles over the cobblestone streets and you can smell the smoke coming through the chimney tops, “You suddenly lose the 21st century,” he says.
Jack the Ripper victims: The Whitechapel murders
The Jack the Ripper murders took place in the late summer and autumn of 1888 in a part of East London called Whitechapel.
It was an area where tourists would go on “slum tours,” Jones says, to see how the other half lived. Alcoholism and violence were rampant. Many women turned to prostitution to