The Whitechapel Murderer
[CONTAINS GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF VIOLENCE UPON WOMEN]
The scene of the murders was the Whitechapel District, an area with a backdrop of poverty and a proclivity of violence in 1888. While others believe he took 11 lives, most believe he only killed five. With these murders a morbid fascination was evoked from the public; sending them into a fearful frenzy.