Jack the Ripper was responsible for five murders in Victorian London in the 1880’s. Jack the Ripper sexually mutilated 5 English prostitutes in East London. The murderer used a knife to shred his victims apart and then remove organs or leave them in an odd position. Jack the Ripper was never caught and now he is one of the most mysterious and feared persons who have ever lived. Since Jack was never caught he almost takes on a the appearance of a fictional character, but to his victims Mary Anne Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddows, and Mary Jane Kelly this person was as real as they come.

Robert Bloch is regarded as the first writer to strike the fear into his readers. He used Jack the Ripper to make his readers feel uncomfortable in the dark. His writings about Jack the Ripper were important because of the writer he was. Many people relate Robert Bloch to today’s Stephen King, he used his writings to tell his possible theory about the murders that occurred in the 1880’s by the serial killer Jack the Ripper.

The next victim was Annie Chapman. This murder was just as brutal as the first and if possible more brutal. This victims throat was also slit and her abdomen mutilated but some of her organs were missing. Annie led a tough life as a prostitute and her and her husband turned to alcohol after the loss of some of her children. Next came Elizabeth stride, “Liz, dressed to go out, left her boarding house after seven o’clock on the night of September 29, 1888. Approximately six hours later her huddled body was discovered in a narrow yard on Berner Street (The five Victims of Jack the Ripper).” For this victim it seems that the murderer was interrupted and was scared away right before he could finish the process of cutting off her ear. The next victim was Catherine Eddowes who unfortunately met the knife of the Ripper right after his failed attempt on Elizabeth Stride.

Jack the Ripper’s story was so brutal and graphic that it is still being used today to keep the fear in everyone who wants to walk down a dark ally at night alone. Over a hundred years ago the actual mur

Some topics in this essay:
Jack Ripper, Annie Chapman, Jack Ripper’s, Nichols Polly, Jane Kelly, Heather Graham, Ripper Bloch’s, jack ripper, Writers Ellery, Jack Ripper”, Conan Doyle, conan doyle, casebook jack, elizabeth stride, casebook jack ripper, ripper caught, jack ripper caught, left unsolved, murders occurred, doyle wrote, mary anne, anne nichols, mary jane kelly, conan doyle wrote, mary anne nichols,