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Jack The Ripper Analysis

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Jack the Ripper was a vicious serial killer from London who killed 5 prostitutes in 1888. He was never found and to this day no one knows for sure who the killer is, and what where his motives. It is hard to be sure of all the answers considering he committed them so long ago. There are now many theories of the man behind the name expressed through movies, books, and short films. Jack the Ripper committed the murders the way he did because he held a grudge against women, and he felt they deserved it. Jack the Ripper, more than likely, held a grudge against all women. All of Jack the Rippers victims were female which must be because of a reason. Most of them were prostitutes which made them an easier target. James Maybrick is one of many of the people suspected for the murders. In the book, The Crimes of Jack the Ripper by Paul Roland, Roland writes, “…James Maybrick, a wealthy Liverpudlian cotton merchant and the previous battle crease, who was poisoned by his wife Florence in May 1889.” (Roland 107). James Maybrick caught his wife cheating on him multiple times. With this information it is easy to suspect that he is the murderer. It makes sense that he would kill girls while having intercourse to get back at his wife. He was angry at her at cheating so he took it out on all women (Biography.com Editors). The way he would kill his victims shows that he felt very strong feelings towards them. He would not have been so harsh if he was not so angry at them or held a grudge

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