Jack the Ripper terrorized the East End of London with his haneous acts of
senseless violence in the Nineteenth century. The perpetrator who committed
these malicious murders in which the victim's body was viciously mutilated
is under speculation. By analyzing each murder, acknowledging the
characteristics of the murderer, and providing a scenario which links Prince
Eddy to the murders, it establishes that he is a likely suspect to be Jack the
The first murder that is connected with Jack the Ripper occurred on
Friday, the Thirty-First of August, 1888. Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols was
found dead on Buck's Row with her clothes raised almost to her stomach.
After a full post-mortem examination was performed the next day, her
injuries were noted as the following: a bruise on the right side of her face
made by pressure of a thumb; a circular bruise also probably caused by a fist
or thumb; an abrasion on the right side of her neck and a small bruise on the
left side. Two cuts, one four inches long and the other eight, were located on
her neck and reach through to the vertebrae. On the left side of the lower
abdomen there was a jagged wound which cut through the tissues. Several
incisions were also made across the abdomen with three or four cuts running
downward on the right side (Fido, 1991).
In the early morning hours of Saturday, the eighth of September, 1888,
the second murder victim of Jack the Ripper was found at 29 Hanbury Street,
wedged between the steps and the fence. Annie Chapman's left arm was
placed across her left breast, and her legs were drawn up with the feet resting
on the ground and the knees turned outwards. Her body was terribly
mutilated with her throat being cut through clear to the spine. The abdomen
was entirely laid open and the intestines were placed on the right shoulder.
The pelvis, uterus, and appendages with the upper portio...