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Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer who murdered at least five women in the Whitechapel, London in 1888.

The victims—Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly—were mostly impoverished women who worked as prostitutes. The killer was known for the extreme mutilation of victims, particularly the removal of internal organs, which led some investigators to speculate that he had medical or anatomical knowledge.

The murders created widespread fear in London and became one of the first crimes heavily sensationalized by the modern press. The nickname “Jack the Ripper” came from a letter sent to police and newspapers claiming responsibility for the killings.

Despite an extensive investigation by the Metropolitan Police Service, the killer was never identified. The case remains one of the most famous unsolved serial murder mysteries in history.

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