Jack the Ripper is the name given to an unidentified serial killer who terrorized the Whitechapel district of London, England in 1888. He is believed to have been responsible for the murders of at least five women, all of whom were prostitutes.
The first victim was Mary Ann Nichols, whose body was found on August 31, 1888. Over the next several weeks, four more women were murdered in a similar fashion, with their throats slashed and their bodies mutilated.
The killings caused widespread panic and fear throughout London, and the police were under intense pressure to catch the killer. Despite numerous suspects being identified and questioned, Jack the Ripper was never caught, and his identity remains a mystery to this day.
The case of Jack the Ripper has since become one of the most famous unsolved mysteries in history, and numerous theories and books have been written about his identity and motive. The killings also highlighted the harsh living conditions of the poor in Victorian London and sparked debates about social reform and the treatment of women in society.
