UK: Jack the Ripper

[jinyo]

Jack the Ripper was the nickname given to the first serial killer to gain notoriety. Surprisingly little is known about Jack the Ripper. His killing spree took place in 1888, and he was never caught. In fact, there is uncertainty as to how many people he killed, since the victims attributed to Jack were not killed in a uniform manner. Because of

Comments

[aimeekitty]

http://www.jinyo.net/ljstuff/uk/PICT8623-post.jpg

what a great face!

[jinyo]

That is a Ripper expression if ever I saw one.

[praedestinatio]

Man it was so much easier to get away with murder back then.

[jinyo]

Probably. But there are still places in the world where it is just as easy as it was in Whitechapel back then. Also, if Hollywood is to be believed, there are way more serial killers today than ever before. So it's probably not that hard.