In England, 1888, it was no longer safe to be walking the streets of London's Whitechapel. A killer, given the nickname of 'Jack the Ripper', was stalking and murdering prostitutes in the area - five to begin with, between late August and early November, 1888, but would eventually kill a total number of seven women. 'Jack the Ripper' would murder the women, before partially dissecting them and leaving their bodies to be found by passing people. This case was the first case that psychological profiling was used in an attempt to catch a serial killer. A police surgeon by the name of George B. Phillips first noticed that each of the murdered victims had their organs removed with precision that could only be achieved by someone with training in the medical or butchery industry. Despite following these observations and the fact that the police received several taunting notes signed 'Jack the Ripper', the killer was never caught. Some notable suspects that later investigations led to included Walter Sickert, an Impressionist painter who released paintings of murdered prostitutes 20 years later, Robert Stephenson, the army surgeon/occultist/magician and another man by the name of Thomas Cutbush. But to this day, the identity of Jack remains a mystery.
They have made a boardgame from this monstrous murder spree of an unknown and uncaptured individual, letters from whitechapel.
the fact that he/she was specifically trained in surgery/butchery and that they had letters signed by jack the ripper were two huge pieces of the unsolved puzzle. to this day there are people out there still trying to find this murder, but most likely never will. but good luck!
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