Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Jack the Ripper

The story of Jack the Ripper is a very creepy tale. To this day his identity still remains unknown. There are many suspects on the list but not enough evidence to have convicted any one of them. It was exlpained by the guide that in those times there were no forensic capabilities for collecting blood, DNA, fingerprints and things like that. Another way in which the ripper was able to escape being caught was that he zig-zagged his way across the border between the London City and the outskirts of the city which was policed by Scotland Yard. Because there were two different police forces working on his case and he committed murder on both sides he was able to keep them at bay on both sides. Neither police force could conduct a proper investigation because they did not share evidence with each other and cooperate. There was also a man who was in charge of the investigation who did not allow any of the evidence to be collected unless he was present. He would not let them take a picture of the writing on the wall of the apartment building because he was afraid that the fact that the ripper mentioned Jews in his writing would offend Jewish people in the area. So, he had it wiped off the wall and destroyed the evidence. The reason that he was called Jack the Ripper by the press was that he would always rip the prostitute's body from her vagina up to her breast and pull out the insides. So gross! He would strangle the victim first, then cut her throught and then rip her open. What a sicko! His name was most likely not Jack. No one really knows the name of the killer. When the chief of police recieved a letter from the killer he simply signed it "from hell", which is where they got the name for the Jonny Depp movie based on the killings. Walking through the streets where all of these sick crimes were committed and hearing how brutally these women were killed really sends a chill down your spine.

-Lauren Cartwright

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