The modus operandi of “the Ripper” has gone down in history: he cuts his victims’ throats, then rages on the now lifeless bodies, mutilating them. The five victims ascertained and attributed to Jack the Ripper, in fact, are five prostitutes. A neighborhood that has a life of its own, where silence, crime and daily degradation coexist.
And so Jack the Ripper, in the implementation of his diabolical murderous plan, finds in the degraded neighborhood of Whitechapel the ideal stage on which to vent his murderous needs. An ugly and squalid working-class neighbourhood, made up of farmers, workers, immigrants employed in small businesses and shops operating here, swarming with beggars and prostitutes. In the Victorian era, Whitechapel was already for many years the seat of the – then considered – most infamous and outrageous work activities: slaughterhouses, tanneries, foundries. The Whitechapel district is located in the so-called East End of London. We are in the late Victorian era Queen Alexandrina Victoria – the last sovereign of the Royal House of Hanover – reigns firmly, on the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, from 20 June 1837 (the date of the coronation is 22 June 1838) to 22 January 1901, the day of his death. To understand Jack the Ripper, it is necessary to contextualize the historical framework within which he operates and to grasp, at least in the general and salient traits, the essence of the theatre within which the serial killer acts and moves: Whitechapel. However, historians and criminologists believe that Jack the Ripper has killed other times, perhaps sixteen. The ascertained victimsįive confirmed victims, then. Going into the deepest folds of the character Jack the Ripper is, undoubtedly, a boast, a success that appeals to many.
It is the “Holy Grail” of criminology, of the forensic sciences. It could not be otherwise: we are talking, in fact, about a crime that goes beyond the simple crime news. Theories and hypotheses – more or less reliable, many of which are set only for sensationalistic purposes – follow one another and overlap over each other. Scholars, historians, criminologists, profilers, investigative journalists, scientists and simple enthusiasts ride and feed this mystery. His indefinite identity adds mystery to mystery. Even today, as we shall see, the murders attributed to Jack the Ripper are a real criminal puzzle for fans and scholars around the world: we can rightly say that we are facing the most famous “cold case” of contemporary history. Theatre of the murders, Whitechapel, infamous and degraded district of London passed to the chronicles and history just for the events related to Jack the Ripper.
We are talking about Jack the Ripper, a serial killer who, between Augand November 9 of the same year, is the author of at least five crimes. His malicious charm transcends the ages, decades, centuries, reaching intact and enigmatic to present days.
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