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Unsolved Mystery The Elusive Identity of Jack the Ripper #history
Unsolved Mysteries Volume 4 episode 1 revisits the crimes of Jack the Ripper, whom authorities have never successfully identified. The first episode, "Who Was Jack the Ripper?", looks back to 19th century London, where the killer's murders began.
He terrorized the streets of the East End in 1888, killing five victims. People and experts believe that Mary Jane Kelly was the fifth and final victim. The media initially called the brutal killer the Whitechapel Monster, among other names. Later, they began calling him Jack the Ripper, based on a signature he used on a letter he allegedly wrote.
According to Netflix Tudum, Jack the Ripper is said to have written a letter in September 1888. The killer signed it with his self-proclaimed nickname. The letter was sent to the Central News Agency and is still one of the most important pieces of evidence. Before that, media agencies had referred to the killer with names such as Whitechapel Monster and Whitechapel Murderer.
