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JACK THE RIPPER

 

(Updated on 01/09/2010)


 

 


Resources - History - Maps -
PowerPoint Presentations -
Interactive exercises - Exercises to print - Webquests -
Cartoons - Videos

 


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Police (History) - Crime

 

Sites-ressources :

  • Jack the Ripper
    "Perhaps no crime sparks the imagination as much as the Jack the Ripper murders that occured the in 1880s in London, England. The brutality, the unknown identity of the murderer, and the tantalizing clues have all led to a wide range of speculation and theories as to who the Ripper was..."
    + LINKS

    (costumesupercenter.com)

  • Jack the Ripper As the Threat of Outcast London
    "DURING THE autumn of 1888, a killer terrorized London. He chose as his victims mostly older, decrepit, drink-ridden prostitutes from the East End district of Whitechapel. The name "Jack the Ripper" appeared on a number of letters mailed to the police and to various news agencies."

    (etext.virginia.edu)

  • Victorian Culture and Society : Jack the Ripper as Victorian Entertainment
    (loyno.edu)

  • Newspaper Articles : Excerpts from newspaper articles during the time of the murders.
    (newsfinder.org)

 

  • Jack the Ripper (activehistory.co.uk)
    Audio-Visual resources / Interactive exercises / Worksheets / External Links


History :

  • Jack the Ripper (Wikipedia)
    1 Victims 1.1 The canonical five victims 1.2 Other possible victims
    2 Goulston Street graffiti
    3 Ripper letters
    4 Investigation
    5 Media
    6 Suspects
    7 Jack the Ripper in popular culture...


  • The Enduring Mystery of Jack the Ripper (met.police.uk)
    Suspects / The crimes / Non-Ripper murders / The name / The message on the wall / The hype /
    Inquests fuel press speculation / The panic subsides / The files and other source material

 

  • Casebook : Jack the Ripper (casebook.org)
    Victims - Suspects - Witnesses - Ripper Letters - Police Officials - Official Documents - Press Reports -
    Victorian London - Message Boards - Ripper Media - Authors - Dissertations - Timelines
    Games & Diversions - Photo Archive


Maps :

 

 

PowerPoint Presentations :

 

 

 

INTERACTIVE exercises :

  • Jack the Ripper (activehistory.co.uk)
    Audio-Visual resources / Interactive exercises / Worksheets / External Links

 

 

Exercises TO PRINT :

  • Jack the Ripper (activehistory.co.uk)
    Audio-Visual resources / Interactive exercises / Worksheets / External Links
    - What was the East End like in 1888?
    - Who were Jack's victims?
    - What did Jack look like?
    - What was Jack's personality like?
    - Other evidence about Jack
    - Who was Jack the Ripper?
    - Consequences of the murders
    - Maxi-sourcework assessment
    - Mini-Sourcework exercise on Jack the Ripper

 

 

 

Webquests :

  • Jack the Ripper - A webquest (rbhs208.org)
    "In the fall of 1888, in the middle of the Industrial Revolution, a killer descended on the east end of London.
    Before he was finished, five women had by brutally murdered.
    Despite the efforts of the police, this killer was never found.
    Your job will be to investigate all the evidence connected to this famous case and identify Jack the Ripper."
  • Unsolved Mysteries - A Webquest (fayette.k12.in.us) :
    Jack the Ripper / The Loch Ness Monster / The Mary Celeste / Nazca Lines / Roswell, New Mexico / Stonehenge

 

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