​We are going to look at ten things which happened in Whitechapel, during December,1888. It is often assumed that after Mary Jane Kelly's murder, that the ripper events stopped. Which is not true. Mary Jane Kelly was the last of the Canonical Five women to have been murdered by Jack the Ripper. However, it is debated to this day whether she was the last woman to have been murdered by Jack the Ripper. You just have to look at forums on Casebook, to see how people still debate this. There are some ripperologists who argue that Mary Jane Kelly was not the last victim of Jack the Ripper. It is up for debate how many women were murdered by the hand of Jack the Ripper. However, during December, 1888 in Whitechapel, the terror still existed. It existed for a number of reasons. But one main one; Jack the Ripper was still at large. Or at least, people assumed that Jack the Ripper was still at large - since he was never caught by police. Which brings us to our first event which was happening during December 1888.
By December 1888, Jack the Ripper was probably still at large. Obviously since we do not know who Jack the Ripper was, we can't be certain of this. However, it seems likely that he was still alive. It seems likely because Jack took breaks between his murders. For example, during October 1888, there were no murders, that we know of, that were committed by Jack the Ripper. This is an indication that he still could have been alive during December, 1888. But, we will probably never know for certain. Most ripperologists think that Jack had probably been incarcerated, or jailed for another reason. However, there is possibly another reason. He could have died of natural causes. He could have been murdered himself. Committed suicide. Or even just stopped. Some have argued that serial killers don't just stop killing, and therefore Jack the Ripper couldn't have just stopped killing. However, this is generally thought to be a myth. The FBI says that serial killers have just stopped in the past before – therefore, it's possible that Jack just stopped – and was never caught. Why the murders stopped will probably always remain a mystery to us.
2. The Fairy Fay Story
Two authors at the time of the murders, claimed that a woman named Fairy Fay had been murdered by Jack the Ripper. The murder was said to have took place on Boxing Day, or Boxing Day night - which is the 26th of December, 1888. The murder though is largely thought to have been a hoax by the two authors. The Fairy Fay murder is largely thought to have been a hoax because there are no police records of her, or press reports of the murder. Therefore, it seems unlikely that this murder actually did happen. 3. Montague Druitt commits suicide One of the Jack the Ripper suspects, Montague Druitt, committed suicide in December, 1888. It was probably on the 1st of December, 1888. The timing of his suicide has led many to believe tht he was Jack the Ripper. Some see it as suspicious. And considering the murders stopped just a short while after Druitt's suicide, it draws many people to claim he was Jack the Ripper. The death is coincidental. And is not enough to prove that he was Jack the Ripper. In fact, apart from his timely suicide, and being named by police officer as being Jack the Ripper, there is no evidence to say that Druitt was Jack the Ripper. 4. Joseph Issacs arrested On the 6th of December, 1888,Joseph Issaacs was arrested on suspicion of being Jack the Ripper. Today, there is not really much information that we have about Joseph Issacs. We do know that he was seen as a potential Jack the Ripper by police, because of his arrest in December, 1888. The police viewed Issacs as a strong suspect. He matched the image that many eye witnesses discribed what is thought to be Jack the Ripper. His apperance was; a man with black moustache, Astrakhan trimmed coat, and was short. He was also polish and a Jew - something that several witnessess had claimed Jack the Ripper was. 5. David Cohen arrested Another suspect was arrested in December 1888, just a day after Joseph Issacs was arrested. The man who was arrested was named as 'David Cohen.' This was not his real name, it was a name given to him by police. We do not know what his real name was, as he was found by police while insane. Perhaps David Cohen is a strong suspect for being Jack the Ripper. The reason for this being that this man was walking about the streets insane - however it is debatable whether or not Jack the Ripper was insane. There are two other good reasons that we should regard Cohen as a Jack the Ripper suspect. The first being that, David Cohen had to be sent to a workhouse, due to the fact that he was insane. It is said that Cohen was violent in the workhouse, and would attack other people there. This violence would fit the discription of Jack the Ripper. However, there is one good reason to refute this - Jack the Ripper had a type that he murdered. All of his victims were female prostitues. Most were middle-aged. Like all serial killers, Jack choose his victims dilibratley - rather than just lashing out. Therefore, on the surface it seems like Cohen is a potential Jack, but when we analyze him more, he doesn't seem to fit. One more thing that makes Cohen a suspects, the murders stopped around the time he was sent to the workhouse. This alone isn't enough to say he was Jack the Ripper though.
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