Jack the ripper - Casebook: Jack the Ripper

She had split from her husband and had become reliant on alcohol—a habit that worsened following the death of her first daughter.

These women are considered the canonical five of Jack the Ripper.

The Jewish immigrant has long-been linked with the crimes, but this is the first piece of forensic evidence that gives any sort of clear proof as to the killer's identity.

In several cases the legs had been pushed up which would have shortened the distance between the abdomen and the feet.