Compléter Jack the RipperVersion en ligne Know more about one of the most famous serial killers of all times! par Raúl López 1 weapons instances murdered chalk grandson backlash butcher dubbed perpetrator speculation scrawled mutilated referred hoaxes stabbed murders Jack the Ripper The identity of the killer of five - or possibly six - women in the East End of London in 1888 has remained a mystery , but the case has continued to horrify and fascinate . Between August and November 1888 , the Whitechapel area of London was the scene of five brutal . The killer was 'Jack the Ripper' . All the women murdered were prostitutes , and all except for one - Elizabeth Stride - were horribly . The first murder , of Mary Ann Nicholls , took place on 31 August . Annie Chapman was killed on 8 September . Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddoweson were 30 September and Mary Jane Kelly on 9 November . These are often to as the 'canonical five' Ripper murders , although Martha Tabram , to death on 6 August 1888 , is considered by some 'ripperologists' to be the first victim . There has been much as to the identity of the killer . It has been suggested that he or she was a doctor or , based on the evidence of and the mutilations that occurred , which showed a knowledge of human anatomy . Many theories have been put forward suggesting individuals who might be responsible . One theory links the murders with Queen Victoria's , Prince Albert Victor , also known as the Duke of Clarence , although the evidence for this is insubstantial . Violence to prostitutes was not uncommon and there were many of women being brutalised , but the nature of these murders strongly suggests a single . A quarter of a mile from the scene of Catherine Eddowes' murder , the words 'The Juwes [ sic ] are not the men to be blamed for nothing , ' were found on a wall in chalk , and it was suggested this was written by the killer . A police officer ordered the words to be removed , fearing an anti - Semitic in an area with a large Jewish population . The murderer is also sometimes thought to have made contact by letter with several public figures . These letters , like the message , have never been proved to be authentic , and may have been . Jack the Ripper was never caught and he is not thought to have killed again after November 1888 . ( Source : http : / / www . bbc . co . uk / history / historic_figures / ripper_jack_the . shtml )