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                                                                            Here is a quick history lesson.

in 1888 London was gripped in terror by a most hideous serial killer, known as Jack the Ripper. He was also known as The Whitechapel Murderer, although he stalked a wider area, from Whitechapel to the edge of the City of London by Liverpool Street station. Only 5 murders are attributed to Jack the Ripper, but the ghastly mutilation of his poor victims, and the tales that grew around him have ensured him a certain notorious fame.

Whitechapel contained narrow streets and alleys and many of them are little changed today. Walking down Gunthorpe Street it is easy to imagine that the Ripper is still at large. Gunthorpe Street, little more than a cobbled alley, was the site of another brutal murder, which at the time, was wrongly thought to be the work of the Ripper.

In Victorian times, the area around Whitechapel was full of poverty and vice. Prostitutes roamed the streets and for 4 pennies would take gentlemen into one of the many secluded back alleys. This was ideal for the Ripper who needed time not just to murder his victim (all his victims were prostitutes) but also to perform mutilating 'surgery' on them. This 'surgery' led many to believe that the Ripper was a doctor and so an image of him as a well-dressed man in a black cloak and top hat, complete with a doctor's bag, came about.

The police received a number of letters from the Ripper. They are believed to be genuine. He saved blood from his victims hoping to use it as ink but it dried up so he had to make do with red ink.

Many people studied the letters in the hope of finding a clue. Indeed, one person who was very interested in the case was Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes.

(The police's Scotland Yard museum, known as the Black Museum, holds items from many of the most terrible crimes. Unfortunately, it is not open to members of the public).

The Ripper was never caught but over the years many theories as to his identity have been put forward. Famous names like Dr Barnardo and Gladstone, the Prime Minister, have been suggested but are now considered very unlikely. Another theory held is that the Ripper was the Duke of Clarence. He was Queen Victoria's grandson, and brother of George V. The suggestion was that the identity of the Ripper may have been known but because of his royal position he was never arrested. The Duke of Clarence died in 1892.

The true identity of Jack the Ripper is probably rather less controversial. Many experts who have studied the case believe it most likely that the Ripper was a poor immigrant who lived in the area, possibly a man called Kozminsky. The main evidence against Kozminsky is eyewitness identification and the fact that the murders stopped at the same time as Kozminsky was committed to a mental

The best place to go is the london dungeon because it is full of fascinating facts and loads and loads of blood muahahah!!! the pictures here are in the jack the ripper room if you dont like blood look away now.

this is one of jacks victims!!!!!!!!!!!

these inisent poor PEOPLE have  unfortunetly been killed by      JACK THE RIPPER

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                so is this one          

This may scare a few kids but it is a great place for your own revenge on the pupils, its called.........

The best place you can go to see jack the ripper