Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper is the pseudonym given to an unidentified serial killer (or killers) active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area of London in the second half of 1888. The name is taken from a letter to the Central News Agency by someone claiming to be the murderer, published at the time of the killings. Although many theories have been advanced, Jack the Ripper's identity may never be determined.

References

• The Complete History of Jack the Ripper by Philip Sugden, ISBN 0786702761
• The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Sourcebook by Stewart Evans and Keith Skinner, ISBN 0786707682
• Jack the Ripper: The Facts by Paul Begg, ISBN 1861056877
• The Cases That Haunt Us by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker, ISBN 0-671-01706-3