my unfinished presentation on jack the ripper - worked in a group in school

1. JACK THE RIPPER
PRESENTED BY HALIMAH, SUAD, JAYA AND AISHA

2. who do people think he was? talk about peoples theories and
interpretations.
It has been well over one hundred years since the Whitechapel murders took place, people have
been debating for a verylong time on who the killer could be, due therehave been hundreds of
suspectsbeing mentioned throughthe process. Although therehave been many theories that exist,
some that aren't proven or even more advanced than others.
A theory mentions that the killer was a doctor ,perhaps even an educatedupper-classindividual
who came from a richer area. They had developedthis theory from the killer's name being 'the
ripper', due to from a cultural referenceit means; fear from the medical profession, distrustfrom
modern science, or exploitation of the poor by the rich.
Other theories claim that the Ripper was a common worker, possibly a butcher or a tradesman,
who would've lived locally and was employed during the week. This would have than explained the
murderstaking place in the weekends,as well as many experts agree that Ripper was local to the
Whitechapel.
Written By, Jaya Regal

3. Who was he? What did he do?
Jack was the mystery murderer from the 19th century. He had committed 5 heinous
murders between 1888 and 1891 after which he had disappeared and was never seen again
as there was no trace left behind. The only proof we have of jack the ripper of existing was
the murders that had been committed.
He was a maniac serial killer he brutally killed prostitutes and butchered them
inhumanly disfiguring their bodies and removing their organs. The murders took place at
night and he would leave no evidence behind. Most of the murders took place in
Whitechapel. It was possible that he was in a medical profession as the bodies had been
cut neatly and the organs were removed carefully and cleanly. Investigators in 2006 had
put together a sketch of jack which showed he would have been aged between 25 to 35
years Old.
By Aisha Yasin

4. Newspaper articles regarding jack the ripper
murders

5. Theoretically, the deaths of the ’ canonical five’

6. The canonical five
It is generally believed that jack the ripper murdered five people, inhumanely; these five were all women
working as prostitutes, except one: Elizabeth Stride. The first murder of Mary Ann Nichols arose on the 31st
august, her throat was cut twice and her abdomen was mutilated. Annie Chapman, mother of three was
murdered on the 8th September- her throat cut and uterus missing. Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes
were slain on the same day- 30th September- Strides throat was slit but she was not marred like the others(in
my opinion this may be due to the fact that she was not a prostitute). Eddows suffered with abysmal damages:
her throat was cut, her face was mutilated and her uterus and kidney were missing. Despite the grotesque,
gruesome massacres of the other four women, Mary Jane Kelly's body was beyond recognition due to her
barbaric injuries she obtained in her flat on the 9th November. Her face and body was extensively mutilated
and her heart was removed and missing.
The deaths of these women are referred to as ‘the canonical five’ ripper murders, although some
‘ripperologists’ (people who study the notorious jack the ripper) believe that Martha Tabram was the rippers
first victim.

7. JACK THE RIPPER

8. Table of suspected murders
Victim name Date of murder
Fairy Fay 26th December 1887
Annie Millwood 25th February 1888
Ada Wilson 28th march 1888
Martha Tabram 7th august 1888
‘Whitehall Mystery’ 3rd October 1888
Alice Mackenzie 17th July 1889
Frances Coles 13th February 1891
Carrie Brown 24th April 1891