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Jack The Ripper

Why did the Whitechapel murders attract to much attention in 1888?

There are a number of reasons why Whitechapel murders attracted so much attention.

One of them was the nature of the attacks. No one had ever seen or heard about such violent and gruesome attacks so everyone wanted to know more. The middle class had to take an interest because of the threat of disorder and a possible revolt by the poor. The style of the attack itself attracted the public. The ghastly nature of the way in which 5 women were killed brutally was something that was in a way irreplaceable. The women were all very similarly attacked. All of the women had their throat cut of. So for this reason they wanted to see the murderer caught as soon as possible for their own safety not the prostitutes.

The interest in the murders grew with each attack. This was because of the regular continuation of the killings and the failure of the police catching him. Each attack was worse then the previous. The fact......


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