2.  Unidentified serial killer who was
largely active in the impoverished
areas of London, England
 Was never caught and tried, but a
number of suspects have been tried
and convicted
 Especially active in the Whitechapel
district in 1888
 His name originated in a letter by
someone claiming to be the
murderer
 Other nicknames that were given
include:
 The Whitechapel murderer

3.  Montague John Druitt
 Born August, 15 1857 – Early
December 1888
 Dorset-born barrister who worked
as an assistant schoolmaster in
Blackheath, London
 Some modern authors suggest that
Druitt was homosexual
 Both his mother and grandmother
suffered mental health problems,
because of this he was in fact teased
as a child. Especially by young
women
 It is possible that he had an

4. Seweryn Kłosowski alias George
Chapman
 Born December, 1865 – April 7, 1903
 Polish Immigrant that moved to
London shortly before the start of the
murders
 Before moving to England, he was a
serial killer in Poland
 Known as the Borough Prisoner
 Worked in the Whitechapel district as a
barber
 Was Enrolled to a course of practical
surgery at the Warsaw Praga Hospital
 Took several mistresses, who often
posed as his wife, three of whom he
successfully poisoned to death
 Mary Spink
 Bessie Taylor

5.  Dr. Thomas Neill Cream
 Scottish-born serial killer
 Claimed his first proven victims in U.S,
England, and possibly Canada and
Scotland
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Cream was
raised outside of Quebec City, Canada
 Attended McGill University and
studied medicine and surgical practices
Married Flora Brooks whom he
impregnated and almost killed over an
abortion
 Famous last words before execution
on November 15t, 1892: “ I am Jack the
…”

6.  No known motives/most suspects were
in fact deemed insane
 Attacks typically involve London
prostitutes from the slums
 Most attacks were performed after dark
 Attacks were done in “secluded” areas
 Number of victims remains unknown
 Throats were slashed open
suggesting the weapon of choice was
a knife.
 Throats slashed prior to mutilations
 Removal of Internal Organs led to
proposals that the killer had
anatomical or surgical knowledge.

7.  Mary Ann Nichols
 Body found Friday August 31, 1888.
 Throat was severed deeply by two cuts
 Lower part of the abdomen partly ripped
open, along with several other inscisions
 Annie Chapman
 Body found Saturday September 8,
1888
 Throat was severed deeply by two cuts
 Abdomen slashed entirely open; several
organs were missing
 Elizabeth Stride
 Body found Sunday September 30,
1888
 Throat was severed with one clean
cut
 Authorities suggest the mutilation
was interrupted
 Catherine Eddowes
 Body found Sunday, September 30,

8.  Mary Jane Kelly
 Body discovered Friday, November 9, 1888
 Throat severed down to the spine
 Abdomen emptied of all its organs
 The heart was missing
 Face had been hacked away

9.  Able to blend in
 Stalk and gain the trust of their victims
 Hide behind a constructed façade of
normalcy
 Able to stimulate normal behavior by
observing others
 Manipulative act/entice people to their
act
 Most psychopaths have a role of
authority

10.  Organized
 Show of planning, premeditation in an effort to prevent detection
 The body is usually hidden from plain sight
 Restraints have been used
 Evidence is missing as well as the murder weapon
 Scene reflects control
 Disorganized
 Frenzied assaults
 Victim is selected at random
 Murder is where the encounter took place
 Murderer uses the materials at hand
 Mixed Crime Scene
 Shows characteristics of both disorganized and organized
 Indicate the presence of two offenders
 Planned attack, but was interrupted
 Atypical
 Classified by the evidence available
 Decomposed remains of the victim
 Compared to other scenes

11.  Its amazing how well a serial killer can
blend in
 How serial killers are able to gain the trust
of anyone they meet
 It makes me question the people around
me
 How well serial killers cover up their tracks
 How well they can keep their
psychopathic traits hidden