biography
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| Unidentified English murderer, who between August and November 1888 murdered and mutilated at least seven prostitutes in the East End of London. The murderer was never discovered. The affair roused much public disquiet, provoked a violent press campaign against the CID and the home secretary, and resulted in some reform of police methods. Speculation about the murderer's identity was still continuing in the 1990s, fuelled by the publication of his alleged diary in 1993. More than 100 books have been written about Jack the Ripper, many of which offer theories about his true identity. |
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