Essay on Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper is one of the most infamous serial killers of all time. ... Even though its been over one hundred years since Jack the Ripper is thought to have murdered his first victim in 1888, we know little more about him now than the inspectors in England did during their manhunt. But historians and "Ripper-ologists" (there are people that exclusively specialize in the research of the murders) have come to agree on the fact that the preceding description of Jack the Ripper is very unlike what he is thought to have looked like. ... He went into hiding, and it was later determined that he was not responsible for the death of Nichols, or any other woman killed by the Ripper. ... But Jack the Ripper would strike one last time, and the last one would be his most brutal. ... The letter is signed "Jack the Ripper". ... As it was stated earlier, Jack the Ripper has been romanticized as a force of evil that stalks the night in a cloak and top hat. ... The mystery of Jack the Ripper is an enthralling one. ... When asked what he thought Jack the Ripper looked like, he said that the killer most likely disguised himself as a midwife, so that women would not take notice of him, and people would not think it was unusual when he had blood all over himself.