Senior detectives on the case never agreed on the true total of the Ripper's victims. Most modern experts agree that he claims at least four victims - Mary Nichols, Annie Chapman, Catharine Eddowes and Mary Kelley. There are strong grounds, however, for adding two more, Martha Tabram and Elizabeth Stride, making a probable tally of five or six, all prostitutes, all slain in the late summer and autumn of 1888.
Although these crimes are sometimes referred to as the "Whitechapel murders" only two of the six were actually committed in Whitechapel. Two were perpetrated in Spitalfields, one in St. George's-in-the-East and one in the city. Nevertheless, all of the murder sites are within a single square mile in the East End of London. The Ripper's victims were mostly poor, middle-aged women, deprived of male support by broken marriages or bereavement. For such women life was especially hard. Some jobs were seasonal. Not surprisingly, prostitution became an instrument of survival. A police report of 1888 estimated the number of prostitutes working on the streets of the Metropolitan Police's H or Whitechapel Division at 1200 people. For a man with murder and mutilation in mind, a man like Jack the Ripper they were the most vulnerable of targets. James Monroe, the Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 1889, understood their plight perfectly: "Scores of these unfortunate women may be seen any night muddled with drink in the streets and alleys, perfectly reckless as to their safety, and only anxious to meet with anyone who will keep them in plying their miserable trade.".
By moving from one locale to another some modern serial killers have remained at large for years and have claimed far more victims then than the Ripper. But few killers have inspired the degree if fear generated by the Ripper murders and this was partly because they were so concentrated in time and place. At the height of the scare in the autumn of 1888 the inhabitants of the East End, and indeed other parts of London, then the capital of the greatest empire in the world, lived in terror of the lone assassin.
The story of Rip Van Winkle is classified as a German folktale. ... This story also portrays Rip as a hero at the end. ... Rip encounters some man named Rip Van Winkle. ... Truth is what will eventually set Rip free. ... Rip is a hero in everyone's heart. ...
Wolf is Rip's closest companion, and together they suffer through many lectures from Rip's wife, Dame Van Winkle. ... Rip and his fellow lazy cronies always sat under the tree next to the inn to escape from the daily monotonous work on the farm, but now there is a group of unfamiliar men debating an issue unknown to Rip. ... The mentioning of war and Congress is completely foreign to Rip. ... Rip first sees his son, given his father's name, when he asks if anyone knows who Rip Van Winkle is. Walter Evans says, "The ultimate shock occurs when Rip tries to reclaim his name and ...
Jack the Ripper The story about Jack the Ripper is one of the biggest mysteries ever when we are talking about police investigations. ... From the point of when the Jack the Ripper lived and today there has been a lot of evidence that has disappeared during the years, and some theories about Jack the Ripper are really writers" own ideas and thoughts. ... Besides the alias "Jack the Ripper" he was called names as "White chapel Murderer" and Leather Apron". ... No one has ever seen Jack the Ripper, but there were a lot of writing about him when he frightened his surrounding. Victims When...
Much of the appeal that the ripper has may come from the fact that he was never caught (Casebook: Jack the Ripper). ... Jack the Ripper sexually mutilated 5 English prostitutes in East London. ... The last of the Victims broke the mold from the usual Ripper persona. ... He used Jack the Ripper to make his readers feel uncomfortable in the dark. ... "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper" was probably the most famous of the stories about the Ripper. ...
When he stumbles back to his home, Rip's heart starts to break. ... it is Rip Van Winkle "it is himself!'... Irving has created the plot of "Rip Van Winkle- by using irony. ... Like America, Rip awoke from his slumber very confused. ... As Rip has changed during his slumber, so has America. ...
Washington Irving "Rip Van Winkle" The short-story "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving can be looked at from many aspects. "Rip Van Winkle" is the protagonist of this short story. In the short story "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving, it seems as though "Rip Van Winkle" has slept through the American Revolution. ... In this short story the antagonist is none only then "Rip Van Winkle's" wife "Dame Van Winkle". ... Rip Van Winkle is a rounded short story. ...
Rip Van Winkle as a Folktale The story of Rip Van Winkle is classified as a German folktale. ... This story also portrays Rip as a hero at the end. ... Rip encounters some man named Rip Van Winkle. ... Truth is what will eventually set Rip free. ... Rip is a hero in everyone's heart. ...
This is the same of Rip Van Winkle and Dame Van Winkle. ... Rip was no longer known as poor "henpecked Rip Van Winkle," he was no longer known at all. ... Rip finds his daughter and is reunited with his family. ... Rip took up residence at his daughter's home and a spot at Mr. ... It was here that Rip would tell his tale to passing strangers. ...
Literary analyses of "Rip Van Winkle" Rip Van Winkle is a man from a small village located at the foot Kaatskill Mountains. ... His son, Rip Van Winkle, was just like his father. ... Rip Van Winkle is a man of many traits. ... Rip is a simple man that just enjoys life. ... It was just plain useless according to Rip. ...
