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In the late 1880s, the London district, Whitechapel, was terrorized by a serial killer, Jack the Ripper. There were over a dozen suspects, yet the identity of Jack the Ripper is still unknown over 130 years later. In the fall of 1888, six prostitutes were brutally murdered in Whitechapel and Spitalfields.

The first woman murdered was Martha Tabram; she was killed in the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 7, 1888. She was found in George Yard, Whitechapel. Tabram had been stabbed 39 times. Tabram had 5 wounds to her left lung, 2 wounds to the left lung, 1 wound to the heart, 5 wounds to the liver, 2 wounds to the spleen, and 6 wounds to the stomach.

The next victim, Mary Ann Nichols, was murdered almost a month later on August 31. Nichols was found near the stables area at Buck’s Row with her throat cut almost all the way around. Nichols had been stabbed in multiple places on her body as well as mutilation to her abdomen and pubic area.

The third victim, Annie Chapman, was found on September 8, in the backyard of 29 Hanbury Street in Spitalfields. Her throat had been deeply cut and her body was badly mutilated. When the autopsy was done, it was noted that her intestines had been removed from her body and placed on her shoulder. Her pelvis was mutilated, and the parts missing were not found at the crime scene.

The fourth and fifth murders occurred on September 30, within hours of each other. Elizabeth Stride was murdered on Berner Street in St George in the East. It is believed that Jack the Ripper was interrupted during this murder. as Stride only had her throat cut. Compared to the other murders contributed to Jack the Ripper, this one was mild. Approximately an hour later, Catherine Eddoews was killed. She was found in Miter Square, City of London. Eddowes throat was cut, and her face and abdomens were mutilated. Her intestines were also removed and placed over her shoulder.

The last murder attributed to Jack the Ripper was that of Mary Jane Kelly on November 9. She was found in her rented room at Dorset Street, Spitalfields. Kelly’s body was found completely naked positioned to face the left side of the room. Her throat had been cut all the way to the bone. Her body was extremely mutilated, the surface of her abdomen and thighs were removed and her abdomen cavity was emptied. Her breasts had been removed and placed under her head and by her feet. Her face was also mutilated; her nose, cheeks, eyebrows, and ears had been partially removed. Her lips were cut in several directions.