Jack the Ripper: Punch cartoon 1888. Source: Public Domain The legendary tale of Jack the Ripper involves five extremely brutal slayings of prostitutes between August and November of 1888 in the ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Author Julie Berry breaks down why we're so fascinated by stories of murdered young women and fantastical beasts, and what happens when ...

Unmasking the identity of Jack the Ripper, the infamous perpetrator behind the gruesome murders of at least five women in London’s Whitechapel district in 1888, has been a long-standing enigma in the ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Two historians will release their theory on the potential suspect in the Jack the Ripper case on a new five-part podcast ...

Over 130 years since Jack the Ripper terrorized the foggy, dimly lit streets of Victorian London, forensic scientists believe they may have finally unmasked the infamous killer. The name that has ...

Tourists often arrive in London with a checklist: Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, afternoon tea — and a Jack the Ripper tour. Every night, hundreds of tourists retrace the supposed steps of Jack the ...

In the autumn of 1888, a monster stalked the streets of London’s East End. The slashed and mutilated bodies of the killer’s victims struck terror into the city ...

The identity of Jack the Ripper is the greatest mystery in the history of British crime. Swedish journalist Christer Holmgren has sifted through over 120 years of clues, searching for proof that will ...

LONDON -- A more than century-old mystery may finally be solved. DNA evidence has reportedly identified the real Jack the Ripper. According to the Daily Mail, it was Aaron Kosminski. The Polish ...

London (CNN) — By 8 p.m., three London tour groups are jostling for room in Mitre Square, where murder victim Catherine Eddowes was found with her face mutilated and kidney removed. “I once saw two ...