The+ripper+strikes+again

article from the victorian period

= ”The ripper” strikes again. = === The fear amongst the people of London has been growing under the ravaging of the serial killer called “jack the ripper”. The police still have no clues in the case. Yesterday another woman was found, brutally murdered at east end London. === Great Britain has never seen anything quite like this; an unscrupulous killer, who seems to bee impossible to put behind bars. No one knows who he is, where he lives, or where he comes from. Though he has most likely killed a much greater number of women, it is generally accepted that the unknown killer has killed at least the five following women: 1.  //Mary Ann (Polly) Nichols, murdered Friday, August 31, 1888. // – Her throat was cut.  2.  //Annie Chapman, murdered Saturday, September 8, 1888 //. – The woman’s viscera was cut out.  3.  //Elizabeth Stride, murdered Sunday, September 30, 1888. // – The killer was interrupted while maltreating the Swedish prostitute, and trying to cut her ear off.  4.  //Catharine Eddowes, also murdered that same date //. – After the murder, George Lusk, foreman in the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee received a letter containing half of Catherine’s kidney.  5.  //Mary Jane (Marie Jeanette) Kelly, murdered Friday, November 9, 1888 // – The pregnant woman was literally cut to pieces. There are numerous rumours and theories about the killers’ motives. It is clear that anyone in his or her right mind could never have done something like this. Some think the murderer killed these women for medical research. Several of the victims where missing vital organs, like heart, kidneys. Their abdomen was often very damaged. One of the women was missing her uterus, another was missing just about all of her innards. The killer has also tried to draw attention to himself. The Scotland Yard, and a number of newspapers recently received letters from an anonymous person who claimed to be the murderer. Whether this is the murderer or not is not certain, but the letter with Catherine Eddows kidney has convinced most of the people that it was a single killer. Central News Agency received this letter September 29th 1888: //"Dear Boss, I keep on hearing the police have caught me but they won't fix me just yet...I am down on whores and I shan't quit ripping them till I do get buckled. Grand work the last job was. I gave the lady [ref. to Annie Chapman] no time to squeal. How can they catch me know? I love my work and want to start again. You will soon hear of me and my funny little games... The next job I do I shall clip the lady's ears off and send to the police officers just for jolly...Keep this letter back till I do a bit more work, then give it out straight. My knife is nice and sharp. I want to get to work right away if I get a chance. Good luck. Yours truly, Jack the Ripper” // This article is a warning to the people of London, no one knows who the next victim is. We suggest, that anyone that has any knowledge in this case goes to the police with the information as soon as possible.
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 * Medicine, attention, or just insanity? **