#Jack the Ripper # "The World's Top Ten Wonders" refers to the general term for ten suspicious cases that occurred in Britain, the United States, Australia and other places from 1888 to 1965. These 10 cases all had a certain influence at the time and were known as the "Top Ten Doubts". Some of the famous cases have been adapted into movies, musicals, etc. The ten greatest cases were: Jack the Ripper (1888), Axe Killer in New Orleans (1918-1919), Murderer in the Moonlight (1946), Headless Murderer in Cleveland (1933-1937), Lizzie Boughton (1892), Brighton's Truck Corpse Murder (1934), Missing Page Mystery (Black Dahlia Massacre) (1947), Wallace Case (1931), Melbourne Mystery Case (1953), Thames Naked Female Corpse Case (1953) 1959-1965)。
So today, Wei Liang may wish to come and talk to you about the story of Jack the Ripper (in order to avoid harmony, this article does not appear bloody scenes, you can rest assured to watch).
The worst Englishman in history, Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper is the name of the murderer who brutally murdered at least five prostitutes in a row between 7 August and 9 November 1888 in the Whitechapel area of London's East End. Most of the victims were nearly middle-aged, married and had children, had no place to live, and were drunk before death. The methods of committing crimes include, but are not limited to, slitting the throat, cutting the abdomen, digging the uterus, etc., and the means are extremely cruel.
The point is why are you so arrogant when you commit a crime? He wrote many provocative letters to the police station, but he never fell into the net. The brutal method of killing caused panic in British society under the media hype of the time, and it is still unknown who the murderer is. In 2006, Jack the Ripper was voted the worst Briton in history by BBC History magazine.
Information of the deceased
First dead: Mary Ann Nichols. Died on August 31, 1888. At the age of 46, he was cut throat, abdomen, intestines were pulled out, and his genitals were stabbed.
The second deceased, Annie Chapman, died on September 8, 1888. At the age of 47, he was cut throat, lobed, and intestines were thrown on his right shoulder, and part of the uterus and flesh inside the abdomen were removed.
The third deceased, Elizabeth Stride, died on September 30, 1888. At the age of 45, he had his throat cut but not his abdomen, so some people believe that the case did not come from Jack the Ripper, after all, a series of crimes were committed against the womb, except for this person.
The fourth deceased, Catherine Eddowes, died on September 30, 1888. At the age of 46, he was cut throat and abdomen, his intestines were thrown to his right chest, and part of his uterus and kidneys were cut off.
The fifth deceased, Mary Kelly, died on November 9, 1888. At the age of 25, he was cut by caesarean section, his heart was lost, and his ears and nose breasts were cut off (others say that because of the different cutting methods, this person was not killed by Jack the Ripper).
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In fact, there are other similar victims, about 6 people, but in the eyes of the police at the time and later jack the ripper history researchers, it is only similar, not the case committed by jack the ripper. The five murdered ladies were officially identified as having died at the hands of Jack the Ripper.
Characteristics of the crime
After the third similar murder, a news agency received a letter written in red ink and stamped with fingerprints, in which the letter writer identified himself as the murderer of a series of murders in a playful tone with a non-working-class tone, and signed it as "Jack the Ripper". In the fourth similar murder, the same news agency received a postcard believed to have come from the same person.
But in the eyes of the police at the time, this should be which full of people are engaged in pranks, and this clue is not important, but after media reports, the name of "Jack the Ripper" has spread throughout the United Kingdom and even the world. We can still hear this name to this day thanks to the media that is not too big to watch. At that time, at night, ordinary women did not dare to go out alone.
Through this series of cases, it was found that the victims had many similar characteristics: (The following features are excerpted from Baidu Encyclopedia)
1. All victims are low-cost prostitutes at the bottom of society and have no permanent accommodation except for Mary Kelly.
2. Most of the victims were married and had children, and were later separated from their families and moved into the East End of London, all of whom had cohabitants.
3. All victims have moderate to severe alcohol abuse; Alcoholism is also often the reason why these victims leave their families.
4. With the exception of the Mary Kelly case, the remaining homicides were witnessed moving in the streets an hour or two before the body was found, and were all drunk.
5. Except for Mary Kelly's case, a neighbor heard a woman crying for help at about three o'clock in the morning, and although the other murders were not far from the main road and there were many homes nearby, the murders seemed to be silent when they occurred.
6. The Police determined that none of the homicide victims showed any signs of intense struggle during their lifetime.
7. Thirty to two hours before each homicide, witnesses witnessed the deceased talking to a man who was thirty years old, strong, dignified, and wearing a beard and a hat.
What about the true identity of this Jack the Ripper?
In London at that time, the Whitechapel area was a slum-like place, with a mixture of fish and dragons, a low level of comprehensive management of social security, and the criminal investigation technology at that time was far less developed than today, and it was very difficult to find the real culprit in such a place. If it were not for the tragic death of the first deceased, it would not have caused a sensation in British society as a whole, and to this day it is impossible to determine who is the real murderer, after all, it has been more than 100 years.
Although it has been so long, the research on this serial murder case has not diminished. More and more suspects have been identified, and 28 have been listed on Wikipedia. It also includes Queen Victoria's grandson, Prince Albert and Churchill's father, Randolph, among others. But there is no key evidence, so it all belongs to the wind and shadows.
Judging from the victim's wounds, the suspect should be proficient in anatomy and use a very sharp murder weapon. At that time, there were no street lights in the Whitechapel area, and it was possible to kill victims outdoors and in poor light, most likely a doctor or butcher. Most of the victims' necks were wounded by a knife from left to right, indicating that Jack is most likely left-handed or skilled with both hands. Jack must be a person with a certain amount of physical strength, to easily kill a woman, and to be able to escape the scene as soon as possible, no physical strength, here to exclude women.
In addition, Jack should have a fixed legitimate occupation, because at that time, the time of the crime was mostly weekends, usually after 0:00. The speculation should be that it should be a single residence, with a low sense of social presence and not being noticeable.
Combined with the above inference, is there a person with a higher suspicion? There is. There were three prime suspects at the time, John Pizza (first from left), of Polish descent, a shoemaker. George Chapman (center), hairdresser. Aaron Kosminski (first from right), Polish, hairdresser.
But in the end, key evidence was lacking.
Is Aaron Kosminsky the real Jack the Ripper?
In 2007, a British businessman, Russell Edwards, in 2007, bought a blood-stained shawl at an auction, allegedly a prostitute Catherine Edoz murder scene item. Catherine Edoz is the fourth victim of a serial murder.
The seller told Edwards that the shawl had been next to catherine Edos's body, and that his ancestors, who had been one of the police officers investigating the case, had been allowed by their superiors to take the shawl home and give it to his wife. However, the shawl is collected without washing and has been passed down.
After Edwards' careful study of the shawl, it was found that the shawl bears the daisy pattern of the ancient festival Michael's Festival. The festival has two dates: September 29 and November 8.
Seeing the little friends here have no feeling that the date is a bit of a problem, it just so happens that the third deceased Elizabeth Steder, and the fourth deceased, Catherine Edos, died on September 30. The fifth deceased, Mary Kelly, happened to die on November 9.
Was the shawl katherine Edos's? Edwards thinks that it is not her own, because the people who do this are basically unable to live, and Catherine herself, who pawned her shoes before the crime, may have sold this shawl a long time ago. It is most likely that Jack the Ripper deliberately left it behind, hinting at the time of the next crime.
At the time, Aaron Kosminski was considered one of the top three suspects, having been sexually assaulted as a child, living in London's East End at the time of the crime, and an eyewitness identified him as a suspect. Aaron Kosminsky often hallucinated and always felt that someone was trying to frame him, so he repeatedly attacked unarmed women. It seems that he did have a great suspicion, but in the end it was because of insufficient evidence that he was not arrested. In 1889, after Arun Kosminsky was sent to a mental hospital because of serious mental problems, the police lifted his surveillance.
He eventually died in a mental hospital in 1919 at the age of 53.
Why did Edwards think the hairdresser was a suspect? In 2011, Edwards was helped by Ari Lohaleinen, a genetic evidence expert and senior lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University in the UNITED Kingdom. High-tech tests at the time revealed that there was blood, semen, and kidney cells on that shawl, and that Catherine Edos had indeed had a kidney gouged out.
Dna samples are obtained by means of "vacuum aspiration" without destroying the fabric. Later, a woman who claimed to be a descendant of Catherine Edos was met, and after comparison, the DNA characteristics of the two were completely matched, so that the blood on the shawl belonged to the deceased himself.
Is that the truth coming to the surface? Just by comparing the DNA of the other non-Catherine Edos present on that shawl with Aaron Kosminsky, is it certain that he is the so-called Jack the Ripper?
In December 2014, Independent Class reported that experts had analyzed DNA samples from a murder scene and identified a key genetic mutation called "314.1C." Based on an analysis of DNA samples from the victim's offspring, the gene mutation was considered very rare to identify Jack. However, DNA forensic experts say that the gene mutation is actually "315.1C", which is very common and common in 90% of People of European descent, and it is difficult to prove that it is the murderer.
So to this day, Arun Kosminsky is still just one of the biggest suspects.
epilogue
To this day, it is still uncertain the true identity of Jack the Ripper, the real murderer of that year has long been dead, what is the truth, and what kind of motive he has to kill 5 women (maybe more) is unknown, with modern high-tech criminal investigation technology, the suspect has nothing to hide. The existence of Jack the Ripper, thanks to the backward criminal investigation technology at that time, the luck component also accounted for the majority, and even today there are still many people still studying, indeed a legendary figure in the history of crime, the poor victim's unjust soul has nowhere to seek justice.
May there be fewer demons in the world!
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