Jack The Ripper
...Police and Scotland Yard did. There was little evidence of who the killer could have been, and the killer worked quickly and quietly as to never get noticed. There is only one name we know the killer by, and that is Jack the Ripper. “Jack” gained an immense amount of infamy, and to this day is extensively studied by so-called “Ripperologists”. His legend is based upon research, rumors, fictional accounts, and outright lies, and discriminating between them is very difficult due to the time barriers between today and 1888.
Whitechapel is a portion of the London East End, a notorious slum full of despondent people and the dregs of society. Immigrants, women of ill-fame, struggling artists, and hard-working men and women filled the massive housing buildings. Many of the buildings were dilapidated, and were often condemned. Even so, people still lived in them; it was better than living on the foul streets. The streets were full of garbage, and were filthy due to the increasing amount of industry that was spawning at the time and the pollution it created.
There were about three classes of people who resided in the East End; they were the homeless, the very poor, and the poor. Homeless people were considered to be at the absolute bottom of society’s hierarchy, with no source of income and a completely repulsive system of hygiene. They took no baths, never groomed
themselves, or any actions that would refine their appearance. The very poor had a very small income, which amounted to just enough to pay for a place to stay. They typically had no continuous job and did occasional work for people who needed physical labor done. The poor members of society had a steady job, and were slightly better off than the very poor, with enough money to have a place to stay and possibly support a small family.
The East End proved to be the perfect place for the Ripper to...
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