The Jack the Ripper serial killer was active in London in 1888, killing and mutilating at least five impoverished women in the Whitechapel area. Several suspects were proposed over the years, including Montague John Druitt, Seweryn Kłosowski (alias George Chapman), and Dr. Thomas Neill Cream. However, the killer was never identified and the crimes remain unsolved. The victims' throats were cut and some of their organs were removed, suggesting the killer had anatomical knowledge. The crimes were brutal and shocked Victorian London.

2.  Unidentified serial killer who was
largely active in the impoverished
areas of London, England
 Was never caught and tried, but a
number of suspects have been tried
and convicted
 Especially active in the Whitechapel
district in 1888
 His name originated in a letter by
someone claiming to be the
murderer
 Other nicknames that were given
include:
 The Whitechapel murderer

3.  Montague John Druitt
 Born August, 15 1857 – Early
December 1888
 Dorset-born barrister who worked
as an assistant schoolmaster in
Blackheath, London
 Some modern authors suggest that
Druitt was homosexual
 Both his mother and grandmother
suffered mental health problems,
because of this he was in fact teased
as a child. Especially by young
women
 It is possible that he had an

4. Seweryn Kłosowski alias George
Chapman
 Born December, 1865 – April 7, 1903
 Polish Immigrant that moved to
London shortly before the start of the
murders
 Before moving to England, he was a
serial killer in Poland
 Known as the Borough Prisoner
 Worked in the Whitechapel district as a
barber
 Was Enrolled to a course of practical
surgery at the Warsaw Praga Hospital
 Took several mistresses, who often
posed as his wife, three of whom he
successfully poisoned to death
 Mary Spink
 Bessie Taylor

5.  Dr. Thomas Neill Cream
 Scottish-born serial killer
 Claimed his first proven victims in U.S,
England, and possibly Canada and
Scotland
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Cream was
raised outside of Quebec City, Canada
 Attended McGill University and
studied medicine and surgical practices
Married Flora Brooks whom he
impregnated and almost killed over an
abortion
 Famous last words before execution
on November 15t, 1892: “ I am Jack the
…”

6.  No known motives/most suspects were
in fact deemed insane
 Attacks typically involve London
prostitutes from the slums
 Most attacks were performed after dark
 Attacks were done in “secluded” areas
 Number of victims remains unknown
 Throats were slashed open
suggesting the weapon of choice was
a knife.
 Throats slashed prior to mutilations
 Removal of Internal Organs led to
proposals that the killer had
anatomical or surgical knowledge.

7.  Mary Ann Nichols
 Body found Friday August 31, 1888.
 Throat was severed deeply by two cuts
 Lower part of the abdomen partly ripped
open, along with several other inscisions
 Annie Chapman
 Body found Saturday September 8,
1888
 Throat was severed deeply by two cuts
 Abdomen slashed entirely open; several
organs were missing
 Elizabeth Stride
 Body found Sunday September 30,
1888
 Throat was severed with one clean
cut
 Authorities suggest the mutilation
was interrupted
 Catherine Eddowes
 Body found Sunday, September 30,

8.  Mary Jane Kelly
 Body discovered Friday, November 9, 1888
 Throat severed down to the spine
 Abdomen emptied of all its organs
 The heart was missing
 Face had been hacked away

9.  Able to blend in
 Stalk and gain the trust of their victims
 Hide behind a constructed façade of
normalcy
 Able to stimulate normal behavior by
observing others
 Manipulative act/entice people to their
act
 Most psychopaths have a role of
authority

10.  Organized
 Show of planning, premeditation in an effort to prevent detection
 The body is usually hidden from plain sight
 Restraints have been used
 Evidence is missing as well as the murder weapon
 Scene reflects control
 Disorganized
 Frenzied assaults
 Victim is selected at random
 Murder is where the encounter took place
 Murderer uses the materials at hand
 Mixed Crime Scene
 Shows characteristics of both disorganized and organized
 Indicate the presence of two offenders
 Planned attack, but was interrupted
 Atypical
 Classified by the evidence available
 Decomposed remains of the victim
 Compared to other scenes

11.  Its amazing how well a serial killer can
blend in
 How serial killers are able to gain the trust
of anyone they meet
 It makes me question the people around
me
 How well serial killers cover up their tracks
 How well they can keep their
psychopathic traits hidden