: Killed on September 30, 1888, in the first of two murders that night (the "Double Event").
While the police file for the "Whitechapel Murders" includes eleven deaths between 1888 and 1891, the following five women are widely accepted as the Ripper's definitive victims due to the surgical precision and gruesome nature of their mutilations: Jack the Ripper
The unidentified serial killer known as terrorized the Whitechapel district in London's East End between August and November 1888. His moniker originates from the signature on a taunting letter sent to the Central News Office, which many modern experts believe was a media hoax designed to sell newspapers. The "Canonical Five" Victims : Killed on September 30, 1888, in the
: Discovered on September 8, 1888, in the backyard of 29 Hanbury Street. : Killed on September 30