Jack the Ripper: The Killer from Hell

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  • @tabby3554
    @tabby3554 4 роки тому +1995

    I can’t blame Londoners for accusing a dude named “Leather Apron” as a potential serial killer

  • @kindofanironfist
    @kindofanironfist 4 роки тому +5786

    Found a clue, Jack the Ripper and Winnie the Pooh share the same middle name. Coincidence? I think not!

    • @benbrice9343
      @benbrice9343 4 роки тому +196

      Hot damn with your keen eye and witt you could be sheriff of a small town. Probably run unopposed even. Lol
      I'm just kiddin man. I know you were joking anyway.

    • @mrlardtard6552
      @mrlardtard6552 4 роки тому +206

      I sure havn't seen them at the same time, that sneaky bear!

    • @duke_of_destruction
      @duke_of_destruction 4 роки тому +84

      Jack the poo Winnie the ripper!!!

    • @gtisl
      @gtisl 4 роки тому +41

      Sam Fischer ok boomer

    • @justinberry396
      @justinberry396 4 роки тому +35

      Wait...Alexander The Great also has the last name!

  • @piersonchristensen8836
    @piersonchristensen8836 3 роки тому +177

    "...jack may have suffered from homicidal impulses..." Um, yeah. That checks out.

    • @hardinmichael1981
      @hardinmichael1981 2 роки тому +5

      Umm, I think Jack the Ripper was British.

    • @HaroldMC63
      @HaroldMC63 2 роки тому +7

      @Michael Hardin i do wonder how these investigators make these such bold and unthought of explanations

  • @SojiroEX
    @SojiroEX 4 роки тому +1326

    The real Ripper was the friends we made along the way.

  • @ARIXANDRE
    @ARIXANDRE 4 роки тому +3256

    Only one thing is certain: the culprit is not alive as of 2019.

    • @aemilius5707
      @aemilius5707 4 роки тому +326

      Plot twist, he's immortal

    • @Dubmaster3
      @Dubmaster3 4 роки тому +284

      @@aemilius5707 He actually committed every murder that ever happened. He is just really good which is why other people get accused and do time for it.

    • @goone9722
      @goone9722 4 роки тому +84

      He’s immortal and is also the Zodiac Killet

    • @Dubmaster3
      @Dubmaster3 4 роки тому +24

      Goone he is the zodiac killer.

    • @EforEvery
      @EforEvery 4 роки тому +36

      He was actually taken by the Vorlon Empire and served them as one of their only connections between themselves and humanity.

  • @skyold1
    @skyold1 4 роки тому +2029

    me: time to go to bed,i have school tomorrow
    Biographics: allow me to introduce myself

    • @batning2202
      @batning2202 4 роки тому +5

      Skyold skyolds exactas my Situation atm xDDD

    • @rikupv
      @rikupv 4 роки тому +29

      I have an exam tomorrow, and I could be studying right now before I go to sleep, but screw that jazz. Let's watch a biography about a killer nearly a hundred years before I was born. That should help me in my exam.

    • @williamw2529
      @williamw2529 4 роки тому +11

      Simon: "Not only did he not study, but he became the next biography I told."
      * title scroll: Random internet kid gains Super Saiyan powers, well over 9000. *

    • @lesslisilverman
      @lesslisilverman 4 роки тому +2

      Try to reverse this, please.

    • @lesslisilverman
      @lesslisilverman 4 роки тому +1

      Club swinging techniques 101?

  • @futurez12
    @futurez12 4 роки тому +802

    "Charles Cross" - not his real name - is by far the most likely candidate. The guy was found at the scene, having "discovered" the body, just moments after a murder occured, gave a false name to police, and tried to give them the slip. He also lived in and around the area where the murders took place; his route to work took him right through some of those very places. He also used to live right in the epicentre of the suspected area where the murderer was thought to have lived, by modern methods of figuring out a catchment area based upon where each murder took place. Wasn't he also a butcher by trade? So he wouldn't have attracted much attention wearing blood stained clothing.

    • @gman2010ification
      @gman2010ification 3 роки тому +27

      There is no evidence that Cross was the Ripper.

    • @jackhamilton9604
      @jackhamilton9604 3 роки тому +10

      JSkillz the most likely suspect to me is Jospeh Barnett who lived with Mary Kelly, did not like prostitution, tried to get her off the streets and a huge fight with her 10 days before her death

    • @tarski3939
      @tarski3939 3 роки тому +10

      Y’all are wrong. It was groot.

    • @chrispetritsch4959
      @chrispetritsch4959 3 роки тому

      Agreed.[see my comment above]

    • @ixisnowixi
      @ixisnowixi 3 роки тому +8

      @Gary DeBlasio He ment "groot" from his favorite marvel movie because hes 12. Very fascinating work man. I believe that one of these suspects is indeed the killer too. Probably the guy who hated prostitutes. Or theyre all wrong and was someone in between all of these people. Someone so plain, and relatable that they would never be seen as such. As for why he stopped killing, he probably got caught locally but whoever caught him either died and was assumed killed by other people.Then the ripper split, or the man who caught him didn't realize what he caught and jack split. Not having enough evidence for a clear conviction in those times would be hard. Maybe it was a super natural force as well. Such a curious case that will never be solved.

  • @seanfarrellsullivanhasemotions
    @seanfarrellsullivanhasemotions 4 роки тому +286

    I mean, Jack had it bad from the start. What kind of parents would give their son Jack a middle name like "The" when they know their last name is already "Ripper".

    • @random_variables
      @random_variables 2 роки тому +27

      It could’ve been jack Theodore ripper but theodore was shortened to the

    • @davidhallett8783
      @davidhallett8783 2 роки тому +10

      It was his middle name that sent him round the twist. Jack the odor ripper. No one could survive that

    • @jord7806
      @jord7806 2 роки тому +4

      @@davidhallett8783 Comment Joke of the Year; I quite literally died reading this.

    • @davidhallett8783
      @davidhallett8783 2 роки тому +2

      Jack t ripper

    • @davidhallett8783
      @davidhallett8783 2 роки тому

      JA mes maybri CK

  • @TheSigurdsson
    @TheSigurdsson 4 роки тому +752

    All I'm saying is, I've never seen Ed Sheeran and Jack the Ripper in the same room together... Funny coincidence that...

    • @rankena4926
      @rankena4926 3 роки тому +29

      Jack the Ripper and George Washington were never in the same room together either

    • @TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou
      @TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou 3 роки тому +27

      I've also never seen Trump and Batman in the same room before... Now I'm not saying Trump is Batman........ But I'm not saying he's not Batman...............
      TRUMP IS BATMAN OH MY GOD!

    • @laythadrian5705
      @laythadrian5705 3 роки тому +9

      Whenever there's a murder, I immediately start going through a mental list of gingers. As a day, walker, they and us are natural enemies.

    • @TheSigurdsson
      @TheSigurdsson 3 роки тому

      @@laythadrian5705 I'd never considered this before, but you may have a point

    • @jovan0454
      @jovan0454 2 роки тому +8

      @@TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou how long did it take you to type all those spaces?

  • @c704710
    @c704710 4 роки тому +797

    I will forever picture Jack the Ripper wearing a Vincero watch.

    • @mr.j9053
      @mr.j9053 4 роки тому +50

      Looks at Vincero watch....
      "Time to rip whores."
      - Jack the Ripper

    • @cryptic2121
      @cryptic2121 3 роки тому +20

      It's ripping time 👉😎👉

    • @jackhamilton9604
      @jackhamilton9604 3 роки тому +6

      c704710 so the Zodiac Killer wears a Zodiac watch and Jack the Ripper wears a Vincero watch?

    • @nadakaid633
      @nadakaid633 3 роки тому

      Hahaha

  • @LittleLessTalentless
    @LittleLessTalentless 4 роки тому +188

    I love how he says "Ripper" at the end of sentences

  • @bazookacantgame
    @bazookacantgame 3 роки тому +213

    I feel like someone has suspected the right person at one point in time.

    • @turtleanton6539
      @turtleanton6539 2 роки тому +1

      Probably. But where is the evidence

    • @bendover2865
      @bendover2865 2 роки тому +6

      @@turtleanton6539 they have narrowed it down to being Aaron Kosminski, a polish butcher who’s DNA was on one of the victims

    • @postal3412
      @postal3412 2 роки тому +1

      @@bendover2865 bro he was a barber, both this video and Wikipedia say so

    • @bendover2865
      @bendover2865 2 роки тому

      Oh my bad mate

    • @bendover2865
      @bendover2865 2 роки тому

      @Paraig Mc Gee fair one mate, I’m not going to act like I’m sure it was him when i don’t, I watched one documentary that said it was him but obviously don’t know for sure lol appreciate the facts though bro

  • @duncanself5111
    @duncanself5111 4 роки тому +652

    Mary Pearceys' face scared the hell out of me!

  • @IAmDanielAronov
    @IAmDanielAronov 4 роки тому +1652

    This guy’s voice, perfect narrator/storyteller🔥🔥

    • @djimma5080
      @djimma5080 4 роки тому +11

      Look for a channel called rouges gallery its of this quality and the dudes is amazing and talking

    • @losdesmayosdeNestor
      @losdesmayosdeNestor 3 роки тому +7

      And sexy

    • @CatholicVampire
      @CatholicVampire 3 роки тому +18

      That’s my father you’re talking about

    • @nataliesowd4509
      @nataliesowd4509 3 роки тому +5

      I completely agrre thay he is a very very good story teller but i dont know why im bothered with his facial expressions..😄
      .

    • @willcampbell1432
      @willcampbell1432 3 роки тому +11

      It’s so annoying

  • @Jj-hi7ih
    @Jj-hi7ih 3 роки тому +257

    “Hey I’m making a video about a serial killer who wants to sponsor me”
    *watch company*
    “Hey :)”

    • @eyevan7100
      @eyevan7100 3 роки тому

      ok

    • @shinigami5947
      @shinigami5947 3 роки тому +1

      Cuz watch company wanna convey the message to the world...
      You watch you live...
      You watch you survive...
      And you watch you catch the killer on time...

  • @PatheticJedi
    @PatheticJedi 2 роки тому +12

    As an American, it absolutely blew my mind when I read that not only was Winston Churchill alive during this time, he was a teenager. It really shouldn't have surprised me that much, but they seem so much like completely different eras, like how Anne Frank and Martin Luther King Jr. were born in the same year, or that Nintendo existed during the Ottoman Empire.

  • @coreymesham-pritchard1988
    @coreymesham-pritchard1988 4 роки тому +1070

    "Hell is empty and all the devils are here"-
    - William Shakespeare
    Never a more true phrase said.

    • @wilhelmhesse1348
      @wilhelmhesse1348 4 роки тому +9

      Wise beyond words, so true.

    • @santanacee
      @santanacee 4 роки тому +2

      😂😂😂😂😂 stfu

    • @memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724
      @memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724 4 роки тому +10

      Shakespeare was Jack the Ripper!. It all makes sense now also the Zodiac killer. Have you ever seen them in the same room?

    • @RiotRX
      @RiotRX 4 роки тому +1

      Not so empty if all the demons/devils are there

    • @coreymesham-pritchard1988
      @coreymesham-pritchard1988 4 роки тому +1

      @@RiotRX Are you trying to be stupid?

  • @elias_xp95
    @elias_xp95 4 роки тому +948

    "It wasn't me"
    - Shaggy, who probably wasn't Jack the Ripper

    • @daanpauwels2280
      @daanpauwels2280 4 роки тому +15

      Israel Schwartz came in and he caught me red-handed
      Creepin' with the girl next door

    • @lewisgavin2917
      @lewisgavin2917 3 роки тому +7

      probably

    • @CptCool-xt8ht
      @CptCool-xt8ht 3 роки тому +5

      But they even got him on camera.

    • @diogeneslantern18
      @diogeneslantern18 3 роки тому +2

      Our political compass is so similar lol I'm just aa touch on the right of the axis

    • @draalien
      @draalien 3 роки тому +2

      I love this comment

  • @rejvaik00
    @rejvaik00 3 роки тому +39

    "Jack you're a classic megalomaniac, you haven't mentioned me once in your entire battle rap" - Hannibal Lecter

    • @piedpiper1185
      @piedpiper1185 2 роки тому +1

      "Pity your verse wasn't worth the trip in the jacket. Quit jacking off on the track and put the lotion in the basket."

    • @Samthebritishgent
      @Samthebritishgent 2 роки тому +5

      I’m real - Jack the Ripper

  • @stephenlane9168
    @stephenlane9168 3 роки тому +3

    Well researched-again by the team Simon. Great channel, just one of many of yours.

  • @darkop3191
    @darkop3191 4 роки тому +706

    "Yours truly,
    Jack the Ripper"
    - Jack the Ripper probably

    • @flukislucas
      @flukislucas 4 роки тому +30

      "Yours truly,
      Jack the Ripper"
      - Saucy Jack

    • @ShHeMiLeRe
      @ShHeMiLeRe 4 роки тому +7

      Most likely not.

    • @giovannirastrelli9821
      @giovannirastrelli9821 4 роки тому +1

      Nucular Most likely not.

    • @ilkkarautio2449
      @ilkkarautio2449 4 роки тому +11

      Atleast one of those letters has deemed authentic, the from hell one. It had details only the police would know and it was send next morning after his double event.

    • @20alphabet
      @20alphabet 4 роки тому +8

      Jack TRipper of Three's Company.

  • @chrisidoo
    @chrisidoo 4 роки тому +637

    Wouldn't it just be so karma if Jack the Ripper was Arthur Conan Doyle?
    "The police can't find me? Let me mock them by making up a detective who can solve everything that they can't."

    • @arkoisagoodboy
      @arkoisagoodboy 4 роки тому +47

      Guy comes up with forensics. Not ludicrous to think the killer knew what police would be looking for.

    • @Trololol-ch3te
      @Trololol-ch3te 4 роки тому +103

      That would be the biggest mindfuck plot twist ever

    • @christopherbrasher433
      @christopherbrasher433 3 роки тому +48

      He's very lucky that they didn't put the Scooby-Doo Gang on the case. I know good and d*mn well that it was Old Man Jenkins..

    • @pambereza9349
      @pambereza9349 3 роки тому +6

      Don’t think so....sorry

    • @samsum3738
      @samsum3738 3 роки тому +26

      I have always felt it was a great coincidence , that the first sherlock holmes book . A STUDY IN SCARLET , was first published in 1887 , a year before the Ripper killings . But Conan Doyle was of too good a character to be a murderer . But maybe , a psychopath read the book and perhaps it may have put certain thoughts in his head ,

  • @ignitionfrn2223
    @ignitionfrn2223 3 роки тому +20

    1:40 - Chapter 1 - The autumn of terror begins (Mary Ann Nichols)
    4:05 - Chapter 2 - The 2nd murder (Annie chapman)
    6:05 - Chapter 3 - The double event (Catherine & elizabeth)
    9:00 - Mid roll ads
    10:30 - Chapter 4 - More letters arrive
    12:40 - Chapter 5 - The final victim (Mary Jane Kelly)
    14:00 - Chapter 6 - The investigation
    16:45 - Chapter 7 - More murders ?
    18:20 - Chapter 8 - Who was jack ?

  • @A_Final_Hit
    @A_Final_Hit 3 роки тому +16

    Jack the Ripper: Best. Serial killer name. Ever.

  • @LogieT2K
    @LogieT2K 4 роки тому +212

    I hope jack the ripper would be caught if he acted these crimes in modern times. Its crazy how hard investigative work was back then

    • @mlee6050
      @mlee6050 3 роки тому +6

      It be nice if could kept stuff or test now and find who was but yeah not all is found out

    • @markbarker6739
      @markbarker6739 3 роки тому +33

      Another thing that caused problems was two police forces that wouldn't work together and withheld information from each other

    • @flyboy152
      @flyboy152 2 роки тому +6

      It took them years to capture the Yorkshire ripper in the 1960s to 1970s, much of it due to the same police stubbornness & incompetence that marked the Ripper investigation nearly a century before.

    • @turtleanton6539
      @turtleanton6539 2 роки тому +1

      They low-key needed a real Sherlock Holmes

    • @Elly3981
      @Elly3981 2 роки тому

      Well, in those days, there was no DNA profiling, no CCTV cameras, and even fingerprinting wasn't available until the 20th century so the police had to rely on visual clues when investigating a crime scene.

  • @thejkozar
    @thejkozar 4 роки тому +466

    Oi mate, pass the liquor, it's Jack the Ripper

    • @oweno4478
      @oweno4478 4 роки тому +66

      Jack the rapper, following you way before the dawn of twitter

    • @laysrightdimple3442
      @laysrightdimple3442 4 роки тому +54

      Jared Kozar I'm a human trigger warning
      Through the night until the morning
      When the light shines upon my crimes
      You find it sick appalling

    • @condonsutherland1059
      @condonsutherland1059 4 роки тому +37

      There's little more gory a thing than, living in Victorian England

    • @hazeldecker622
      @hazeldecker622 4 роки тому +2

      Yasssss!

    • @6aliph77
      @6aliph77 4 роки тому +9

      @@oweno4478 THIS IS HORROR CORE!!!

  • @pixx3461
    @pixx3461 2 роки тому +33

    I'm less interested in the identity of Jack, what I want to know is the mind behind it all. What was he like? What drove him to kill and mutilate in the way that he did? What did he think of it all? To me, those details are infinitely more fascinating than being able to put a name to the killings. It's a shame we'll never know.

    • @troybaxter
      @troybaxter Рік тому +1

      I think the curiosity of the mind of a killer is one of reasons why True Crime is so intriguing and popular. A lot of the time, these people seem other worldly, especially in cases like Jack The Ripper and the Zodiac Killer.

    • @Xzass646
      @Xzass646 Місяць тому

      Most of the people he killed were prostitutes maybe he thought he had to remove the evil work of the devil or something like that

  • @leebrown143
    @leebrown143 4 роки тому +3

    I love this guys videos so interesting. Although some are kinda hard to keep ya lunch down.

  • @sjmcoarch
    @sjmcoarch 4 роки тому +114

    Loved the video. And the fact that they never could find Jack, adds to it's thrill. And by the way it is not so uncommon for the serial killers to never be captured or identified. Normally a psychopath is really good at hiding his true nature. They live, study, and work among us without us having any clue about their reality. Great video, thank you for all the efforts.

    • @bettyflipkowski235
      @bettyflipkowski235 3 роки тому

      Sepehr Jalali moghaddam wasß is

    • @johnrushman1586
      @johnrushman1586 8 місяців тому

      Most of them were medical students

    • @pugachevskobra5636
      @pugachevskobra5636 7 місяців тому

      There's a good chance that the BTK killer would've remained free had he not felt compelled to keep killing and taunting law enforcement, but I guess that's why they're serial killers to begin with. The ones that can actively control their murderous urges, pathological need for attention and praise are almost impossible to capture.

  • @cstef5592
    @cstef5592 4 роки тому +109

    Honestly, I'm even more interested in that torso murderer that was mentioned. I wonder why Jack the Ripper rose to such to prominence, but nobody ever mentions the torso killings that were going on at the same time. I guess there's just not much to go on there, since almost none of the torso victims were identified. That's really sad.

    • @jeyzeus
      @jeyzeus 2 роки тому +7

      Jack the Ripper has cooler name :). I remember when I was younger, Jack the ripper was basically synonym for serial killer and I was sure that that is because he was one of the biggest one and later when I discovered that he "only" killed 6 people, I was kind of disappointed. I mean, some of serial killers killed a lot more, at least those that we know of.

    • @elitefencer777
      @elitefencer777 Рік тому +6

      Brazenness would be my guess. The Torso victims were dismembered and their remains were dispersed to different locations for disposal. This is grisly, but also practical. The victims were also discovered over the course of ~2 years, increasing the possibility that some or all of the incidents were unrelated. The most notable things about the Ripper murders is the choice in victim (vulnerable woman who themselves provided the means of access) and the brutality of the assaults.

  • @od1452
    @od1452 3 роки тому +18

    Thanks Simon. Yep I've read a lot about Jack over the years. My Scottish Grand Mother talked about how his notoriety still scared people when she was a girl. (and She was born when he started his spree . ) I think that is why I find it interesting.
    I'd like you to look at Stonewall Jackson..could he be the best American General ? Lee and he seemed to be an unbeatable team.

  • @hououinkyouma5995
    @hououinkyouma5995 3 роки тому +94

    Jack the ripper vs Hercules was my favorite part

  • @theshape3988
    @theshape3988 4 роки тому +158

    Jack the Ripper killed many. Buy a wrist watch lol

  • @RegularMat
    @RegularMat 4 роки тому +39

    22:17 OMG! Chills down my spine...

  • @drewsyg191076
    @drewsyg191076 3 роки тому +4

    Your videos are excellent, well researched and well presented by yourself.

  • @Rerun75
    @Rerun75 3 роки тому +2

    I Love this channel I admire how this man breaks it down sophisticated and Badass is this man a professor
    Any more mystery episodes???

  • @tommysheehan2136
    @tommysheehan2136 4 роки тому +285

    My favorite BS theory is that HH Holmes was Jack the Ripper, and the killings stopped because he moved to the US

    • @fishboymanshark
      @fishboymanshark 4 роки тому +19

      @@Pullofthevoid This is the most bizarre statement and claim I've ever heard.

    • @strongside4565
      @strongside4565 4 роки тому +6

      @@Pullofthevoid Holmes never killed someone face to face.

    • @Edgeofchaosguild
      @Edgeofchaosguild 4 роки тому +26

      @@strongside4565 While I agree he wasn't the Ripper, there is some evidence from his youth and in the twilight of his career where he did some low key face to face. But by and large, he preferred poisons and so forth. But linking him to the White Chapel Murders is merely trying to tie a nice bow on it to make money. I think Kosminski is a top suspect, if obvious.Though the Australian has some merit since record keeping in the Victorian age was iffy at best. But like the man says, there are enough suspects to keep us debating for another 130 years. Until we have a functional time machine ;) then we can finally solve the case.

    • @kathleenstewart409
      @kathleenstewart409 4 роки тому +4

      Patricia Cornwell did a book that claims it was Sickert.

    • @andyquinn3996
      @andyquinn3996 4 роки тому +4

      @@Edgeofchaosguild i see am not the only one who thought about a time machine.

  • @kevie1795
    @kevie1795 4 роки тому +8

    Was listening on my bike to work and got chills from the vid. Great job with it!

  • @montoyag76
    @montoyag76 3 роки тому +2

    New to your channel ! Loving the content !!

  • @Zeldarw104
    @Zeldarw104 4 роки тому +1

    I'm watching all of your biographic video(s), how did I miss these, was I mad at you or something?🤭 Excellent video it was quite descriptive and terrifying. 🥺

  • @MarkRoss-er4yq
    @MarkRoss-er4yq 4 роки тому +52

    The music is incredibly unsettling although fitting for this particular video

    • @niameyers6686
      @niameyers6686 4 роки тому +5

      Someone is listening to never gonna give you up in the background while I'm watching this so I didn't notice the music until you mentioned it

  • @chunkychubchakra2254
    @chunkychubchakra2254 4 роки тому +33

    10:23 if you wanna skip the second promo.

    • @grilledleeks6514
      @grilledleeks6514 4 роки тому +1

      We dont. Feck off

    • @eoghanhoban2557
      @eoghanhoban2557 3 роки тому

      I Watson yes I too believe the people that entertain me don’t deserve to eat

  • @JazzMan76
    @JazzMan76 4 роки тому +2

    I really like your series. Very well done.

  • @jennamiles8787
    @jennamiles8787 3 роки тому +73

    He was an unusual killer. Most had more of a cooling off period. Clearly, it was about mutilation, not torture. He seemed to have a rage for women as well. The genitalia, the breasts, the face were all targeted, as if he wanted to erase their womanhood. The scariest part? You would not have felt threatened by him, he would not have stood out. He had a good reason for being out at night, he was someone nobody would look twice at. He was not an outsider in the east end. Even when women knew there was a killer, they still went with him into dark alleys. In my opinion, jack the ripper was almost certainly male. Psychologically, female serial killers tend to be based on some kind of material gain, and they also use less personal and bloody ways of killing. A woman could certainly have had the knowledge required, but it is unlikely.

    • @Elly3981
      @Elly3981 2 роки тому +5

      Back then, people didn't think a woman could kill in such a horrific fashion but its still possible JTR could have been a woman since a neighbor of the last victim claimed she saw her just hours after the victim was supposedly murdered so its possible a female killer could have donned her clothes and fled the scene of the crime. In those days, any woman can claim to be a midwife, go out in public with bloody clothes, and nobody would think anything of it. A female abortionist would also have knowledge of female anatomy to remove organs like JTR did and a woman whose husband cheated on her with prostitutes would have had a sound motive for murdering them. People also tend to relax their guard around women then they would with men as well.

    • @RetroHorrorFan
      @RetroHorrorFan 2 роки тому

      @@Elly3981 omg, that could be a possibility.

    • @larapalma3744
      @larapalma3744 2 роки тому

      Oh yes? Point to the exact location of your kidneys right now

    • @user-ln2go4xp6d
      @user-ln2go4xp6d Рік тому

      of course it's a man, why is this even up for debate

    • @Annathroy
      @Annathroy Рік тому

      Likely a nicely dressed yet unassuming individual then, but there is a problem with this... London at the time was the largest city in the world (pop. wise anyway) and I don't think ANYONE stood out in particular except for very rare cases. If you've ever lived in a city you'll know what I mean... Anonymity in the masses

  • @Exactlytruthful
    @Exactlytruthful 4 роки тому +24

    John Douglas(fbi profiler and author of mindhunter) actually covered this case in depth in his book cases that haunt us. Originally he thought jack was kosmimski or someone similar to him. He fit the profile perfectly. But after finding out he was still alive after the murders stopped (living out his days in mental asylums). He ruled him out as his prime suspect. Who then became David Cohen(or someone like him). A near identical profile that just fit the mold better than Kosminsky.

  • @christinemitchell6406
    @christinemitchell6406 4 роки тому +3

    A big thumbs up! That was thoroughly terrifying, and you did a great job painting a gruesome word picture!

  • @TheShalimMiah
    @TheShalimMiah 11 місяців тому +2

    In the streets of London, a tale unfolds,
    Of a criminal enigma, whose story still holds,
    Jack the Ripper, infamous and grim,
    His reign of terror, a nightmare within.
    Mary Ann Nichols, the first to fall,
    Her life stolen away on Buck's Row's gall,
    Strangled and slashed, a brutal sight,
    The curtain was raised on this haunting night.
    Annie Chapman, a week had passed,
    In Hanbury Street, her breath did last,
    Abdominal mutilations, surgical precision,
    The Ripper's knowledge fueled suspicion.
    Elizabeth Stride, the same night's toll,
    In Dutfield's Yard, her fate took its hold,
    Her throat slit, but a different scene,
    Interrupted plans, an unsolved scheme.
    Catherine Eddowes, an hour's span,
    Mitre Square witnessed horror's brand,
    Throat slashed, abdomen torn wide,
    Her kidney stolen, panic multiplied.
    Mary Jane Kelly, the final victim's name,
    In Miller's Court, darkness claimed,
    Mutilation unmatched, a scene of dread,
    The Ripper's masterpiece, souls left for dead.
    Inspector Frederick Abberline, relentless in his quest,
    To unmask the killer, put the city at rest,
    With H Division, he pursued the trace,
    But Jack's true identity, still a secret encased.
    Through harrowing details, victims and their plight,
    London's streets haunted, engulfed in fright,
    Each murder etched in memory's strain,
    Forever linked to Jack the Ripper's reign.
    And so, we ponder with a shudder and a sigh,
    The motivations and secrets that lie,
    Behind these heinous acts, their dark allure,
    Jack the Ripper, an enigma to endure.

  • @nerisse_
    @nerisse_ 3 роки тому +28

    The fact that we will probably never know who Jack the Ripper was makes him an even more fascinating figure. The only person who knows who Jack is is the killer himself, and he’s long dead.

    • @blazbratovic2724
      @blazbratovic2724 8 місяців тому

      Charles Allen Lechmere/Charles Cross was JTR. See "JTR:The Missing Evidence" for more info. QC James Scobie agrees the evidence collected is strong enough to go to the modern court (there are more resources on Charles Lechmere, but this is obv an excellent starting point).

    • @blazbratovic2724
      @blazbratovic2724 6 місяців тому

      @@thesorrow88 And yet you have written the statement with absolute certainty.

  • @zeptier1172
    @zeptier1172 4 роки тому +64

    Good Christ the last murder was gruesome. Goodness. Overkill much Jack? Makes me shiver a bit when watching this.

    • @Edgeofchaosguild
      @Edgeofchaosguild 4 роки тому +13

      there are some who consider the brutality of the murder to claim Jack was her boyfriend who hated that she was a prostitute. And that the other four were a smokescreen for him. I don't buy it, but it is plausible.
      But yes... how any creature much less a human being, can do that to another is sickening.

    • @ahobimo732
      @ahobimo732 4 роки тому +15

      It was about as bad as it could possibly get. Thankfully, the woman was dead before her body was mutilated in this way. The carnage was gruesome, but she didn't suffer because of it. (That's my understanding, at least. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm mistaken.)

    • @cha5
      @cha5 4 роки тому +2

      Mark O No she died quickly of a slashed throat, although the way her body was dissected and taken apart like something in a butcher’s shop is no less horrific.

    • @ahobimo732
      @ahobimo732 4 роки тому +5

      @@cha5 I agree. Whoever did this had extremely severe psychological problems. I find it incredibly sad to think about a person being in such a diseased, twisted state so as to be capable of doing something like this.
      But I think it is a great blessing that this woman died quickly and had no experience of the grisly mutilation that her body was subjected to. The only person who had any experience of that atrocity was "Jack".

    • @peppercat1887
      @peppercat1887 4 роки тому +3

      They didn't show her face, thankfully. Then again, there was no face. It legit got hacked to the point it was pretty much just a skull with no visible features of what used to be a face.

  • @patricialawrence8162
    @patricialawrence8162 4 роки тому +4

    I just want you to know that the way you talk with expressions makes my curiosity more intriguing !

  • @gbmp419
    @gbmp419 3 роки тому +2

    I'm doing an English paper on this case, thank you for making this video as it is literally the backbone of my research

  • @tyforestreacts
    @tyforestreacts 3 роки тому +2

    What a nice video to watch at this current time. Happy Spooktober 2020, everyone.

  • @madt1008
    @madt1008 4 роки тому +3

    Yesss just when I need some new content. Simon and co drop this beauty ♥️

  • @reaperfzr1
    @reaperfzr1 4 роки тому +12

    I wanted to thank you for these video's,I am A chef and stumbled upon your channel,after listening to one while doing prep I was hooked and have been enjoying your backlog.I have learned so much about historical figures,the way you explain to us is engaging and enjoyable please keep up the good work and I hope more people find your channel.

    • @mrmojomajestic8317
      @mrmojomajestic8317 2 роки тому

      A chef ? Someone well skilled in the use of a knife ?? Who "coincidentally" comments on this video ???
      I think we have our culprit !!!

  • @luxgen9046
    @luxgen9046 4 роки тому +31

    13:18 I was having a snack when i saw this and boy did i regret eating.

    • @devpatel7154
      @devpatel7154 3 роки тому +1

      u could barely see anything tho cus the body was so messed up but yeah it would have taken me aback a little

    • @doesyomamaknowtho1468
      @doesyomamaknowtho1468 3 роки тому

      ... Nope. Still ate. 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @donnythompson408
    @donnythompson408 4 роки тому +3

    You brought up a good point, in reference to those possible Ripper victims who fall outside of “The Canonical Five”; that because Martha Tabram’s throat wasn’t cut like the other victims afterwards, that she’s been excluded by many as being a victim of JTR...
    But I agree that it’s entirely possible that Tabram was The Ripper’s first victim, and that he didn’t cut her throat because at that point, just killing her was enough to excite him. He may not have been sure early on about how he would play out his deranged murder fantasies.
    But as he continued to kill, the murderer evolved in the ferocity of the damage he did, and he found that what once excited him in the beginning, no longer did as time went on... and that he had to grow more savage with each subsequent victim, in order to feel any excitement from doing them.
    Basically, what got him off at first eventually didn’t anymore, so he had to keep taking it further each time. This would ultimately lead to the most savage of his killings, with his complete ravaging and tearing apart of Mary Kelly, who was the most torn up and disfigured. Kelly is also considered to be the only victim who’s murder occurred in a private residence, so the murderer had plenty of time to relax, be methodical, and take his time, acting out his ultimate violent fantasy and prolonging the event, without the risk of being caught by a passerby, or by the police.

    • @Elly3981
      @Elly3981 2 роки тому

      You're absolutely right. Serial killers also continue to kill until they die or are caught. Whoever JTR was, he was highly intelligent as well as mentally ill and sadistic, a dangerous combination. I also believe that he was someone who was good at getting women to trust and let their guards down around him too since none of his victims ever got the chance to scream or defend themselves before he murdered them.

  • @McL0VINNN
    @McL0VINNN 4 роки тому +68

    "May the Schwartz be with you." - Israel Schwartz.

  • @Susiruhtinas
    @Susiruhtinas 4 роки тому +14

    He is easily one of the most mysterious and interesting characters in history. So much room for theories and so much questions. Who was he? Legend, infamous, but still.

  • @1212matt
    @1212matt 3 роки тому +2

    I love your voice great narration I wish your videos were longer

  • @jonahfalcon1970
    @jonahfalcon1970 8 місяців тому +1

    True story: at the time, the stage play of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was going on, and the lead actor Richard Mansfield was so convincing in the role that he was considered a prime suspect -- and his career was wrecked.

  • @ChiTownGoatMontana5
    @ChiTownGoatMontana5 4 роки тому +19

    It’s still more certain things that we still don’t know about Jack the ripper until this day thanks biographics

  • @lighthousecatproductions230
    @lighthousecatproductions230 4 роки тому +36

    Dr Thomas Bond was my great great uncle, so glad he's included here.

  • @autumnmatthews3179
    @autumnmatthews3179 4 роки тому +12

    I came here to find out more about Vincero watches and it was mostly about some serial killer

  • @joekush9095
    @joekush9095 3 роки тому +24

    "London Bridge is falling down falling down, my fair lady"

  • @ptlemon1101
    @ptlemon1101 4 роки тому +329

    He was one of Dio's minions if I remember correctly.

  • @CuteDwarf11
    @CuteDwarf11 4 роки тому +6

    Thank you for making a video about this infamous killer! 😊
    Since you included Inspector Abberline in this video, do you think you could make a video about him?
    Thanks!

    • @tophatter100
      @tophatter100 4 роки тому

      I was going to suggest the same thing

  • @chrissirvid5845
    @chrissirvid5845 2 роки тому

    Always interesting, informative and entertaining 👍 team

  • @donnythompson408
    @donnythompson408 4 роки тому +5

    Along with the DNA Lab - and accordingly, the validity of the tests on the alleged DNA on the shawl coming under serious doubt, Sotheby’s of London had their antique clothing/fashion experts examine the fabric, and their conclusion was that not only was the fabric and pattern of the shawl NOT designed until well into the 20th Century, it was also said that even if the shawl had existed in the 1880’s, it would have been a very expensive shawl, and no one in the East End would have ever had the money to buy it. It was an item that only those who were wealthy could have afforded when it was eventually made available ...
    nearly 20 years later.

  • @zacharisincennes8026
    @zacharisincennes8026 4 роки тому +160

    I'd like to see a video about Constantine The Great.

  • @jamesroper4952
    @jamesroper4952 4 роки тому +6

    A years after Jack the Ripper murders. A few eerily similar murders happened in New York. I had that someone I don't remember who, said the killer might have been sailor who's ship had stopped in London just long enough for the killer to do his thing. Then when it was time to set sail again, he simply got back on the ship and moved on. Possibly to New York. Where he killed again. The killer could have a hundred victims all over the world if that's the case.
    I mean think about, if you were murdering psychopath with weird fetish for cutting people up. And it's pretty obvious that you like it too much to want to stop. What would be the best profession for you, that would allow you to keep killing while staying on the move?
    At the same time imagine being on top of other sailors on that ship. Having to travel long distances with this maniac. I'd imagine someone like Jack the Ripper wouldn't be the most friendly person on the planet. He was probably a total asshole, especially when after not having his fix of blood and guts starts getting to him.

  • @MGIndahouse100
    @MGIndahouse100 2 роки тому

    Simon I feel that advert was very genuine, I don't like or wear watches but I felt intrigued ⌚

  • @TheMarionick
    @TheMarionick 2 роки тому +2

    'This watch does not look like every other watch out there.'
    The watch: *Literally looks like every other watch out there*

    • @ReubenLL28
      @ReubenLL28 2 роки тому

      Vincero is pretty much known for being a scam. They just buy cheap Chinese crap, slap their name on it and then sell it for 10x more as a "luxury" product.

  • @omegaad0
    @omegaad0 4 роки тому +128

    everybody: jack the ripper is a terrible person
    japan: LOLI BEAM!

    • @angelolorilla2050
      @angelolorilla2050 4 роки тому +18

      LMAO But to be honest "her" Jack the Ripper lore is interesting

    • @TitanJonkler
      @TitanJonkler 4 роки тому +39

      Also Japan: Make him fight a greek hero

    • @neoarmstrongcyclonejetarms6680
      @neoarmstrongcyclonejetarms6680 3 роки тому +19

      @@TitanJonkler and fucking win

    • @taxevader3841
      @taxevader3841 3 роки тому +13

      @@neoarmstrongcyclonejetarms6680 yea he vs hercules was kinda best fight ever

    • @CrowAkechi_The_Luminary
      @CrowAkechi_The_Luminary 3 роки тому +1

      @@taxevader3841 that wasnt heracles tho that was either atalanta, achilles or chiron

  • @benjaminwade8827
    @benjaminwade8827 4 роки тому +48

    The most interesting theory of Jacks identity I have heard is H.H Holmes. The theory states that he was capable of the violence and had the intelligence for anatomical knowledge and apparently his documented travels to England and back to the U.S line up with the murders.

    • @zakalon123
      @zakalon123 4 роки тому +10

      Yes i heard that too, he is a very plausible suspect. But it would be a long shot but truth is stranger than fiction.

    • @maelstrom2594
      @maelstrom2594 3 роки тому +13

      It is an interesting theory but highly unlikely, Jack was never caught because there was no connection between him and his victims. HH was caught because he knew most of his victims personally tried to swindle money from them before killing them and was eventually caught because of a bad insurance fraud scheme that went wrong. I just think the two killers are so dissimilar that they can't be the same person.

    • @avega2792
      @avega2792 2 роки тому +6

      Holmes can be placed in the US during the Ripper murders. The whole thing about records of his travels to England is bs because he was in Chicago working and building his murder castle during the Ripper murders. Records like marriage, birth (of his daughter), dozens of lawsuits for non payment of his murder castle and his other scams, and other examples all place him in Chicago between the mid 1880s and early 1890s when the Ripper murders occurred thousands of miles away in London. Needless to say, he couldn’t travel back and forth to be in two places at once when the only way to cross the Atlantic back then was a weeks long trip by ship.

    • @patrickperalta59
      @patrickperalta59 2 роки тому +1

      @@maelstrom2594 I also heared of the theory that H.H Holmes was also Jack the Ripper and he did have the medical background.. the one thing that maybe him being Jack the Ripper was the fact he was in England and White Chapel at the same time Jack the Ripper was doing his killing he arrived a couple months before the killings started and once it ended H.H Holmes had left and went back to America that alone makes him a suspect.

    • @patrickperalta59
      @patrickperalta59 2 роки тому

      @Flicks I said it was a Theory I never said it was true.

  • @ruthymorales7208
    @ruthymorales7208 3 роки тому +3

    I'm so in love with this man's voice!!! True Crime and Simon.....oh yeah ... perfect combination!

    • @HavianEla
      @HavianEla 2 роки тому

      Check out his channel The Casual Criminalist!

  • @siddharthrawat7205
    @siddharthrawat7205 4 роки тому +12

    I remember watching a documentary on this on Discovery channel when I was in 5th grade. I couldn't sleep that night.

  • @Zeruel3
    @Zeruel3 4 роки тому +3

    Interesting fact: Even today the graves of Polly Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly all have flowers left at them, 130 years on they aren't forgotten

  • @peterrfowler16
    @peterrfowler16 4 роки тому +1

    Simon, You are truly a superb presenter

  • @christopherbrasher433
    @christopherbrasher433 3 роки тому +7

    We truly need the help of the "Scoobt-Doo Gang" on this one. I just don't believe we are going to solve it without their help. I've got a feeling that it's Old Man Jenkins..

  • @ASardinhola
    @ASardinhola 4 роки тому +87

    Vincero, the ripper's watch XD

    • @RichMitch
      @RichMitch 4 роки тому +1

      I know right!

    • @richieg2238
      @richieg2238 4 роки тому +1

      Get ripped off with Vincero watches! Don't forget to use the code JACKOFF10 for 10% off your entire order.

  • @mswilfur
    @mswilfur 4 роки тому +7

    Please do Cecil John Rhodes. Thanks for your fantastic presentation always

  • @JoseGutierrez-nr7ro
    @JoseGutierrez-nr7ro 3 роки тому +6

    His fight against Heracles was the best so far imo

    • @HeilRay
      @HeilRay 2 роки тому

      His greatest kill yet.

  • @multiyapples
    @multiyapples 2 роки тому +2

    Rest in peace to those that passed away.

  • @susan-meaaz4879
    @susan-meaaz4879 4 роки тому +152

    You got to do a bio on the Zodiac Killer.

    • @carriemaxwell4695
      @carriemaxwell4695 4 роки тому +20

      The zodiac killer lived in my hometown of Vallejo California while my mom was a kid. She told me that during that time she wasn't allowed to go anywhere alone or not too far from the neighborhood.
      I can only imagine the terror of running to your friend's house thinking the killer might be watching...

    • @susan-meaaz4879
      @susan-meaaz4879 4 роки тому +10

      @@carriemaxwell4695 I grew up in Ventura & have always been fascinated with him, mostly because we're never gonna know who Jack was, but we still have a chance to solve the Zodiac killings

    • @pandorasbox4238
      @pandorasbox4238 4 роки тому +1

      Everyone and their brother has done that one.

    • @TechWechSech
      @TechWechSech 4 роки тому +10

      Yeah but Ted Cruz is still alive

    • @elias_xp95
      @elias_xp95 4 роки тому +1

      It was Kevin Spacey playing Ted Cruz in the film Seven.

  • @fcukugimmeausername
    @fcukugimmeausername 4 роки тому +6

    Now this is the kind of lunchtime information I crave.

  • @HamelinSong
    @HamelinSong 4 роки тому +2

    He was believed to be a doctor only because of how popular the Doc Jekyll and Mr Hyde play was at the time. I really think Mick Priestley cracked it, it was Albert Bachert

  • @thatsmyjam6065
    @thatsmyjam6065 4 роки тому +3

    I wish there had been a disclaimer at the beginning of the video about the pictures, and how the story is not for the faint of heart or stomach.

  • @ahuddleston6512
    @ahuddleston6512 4 роки тому +17

    There's a Ripper Walk guided tour about 20 minute walk from my home. Plus the 10 Bells pub, where the ladies would go is a short walk away.

    • @kpounders7437
      @kpounders7437 4 роки тому +2

      Cool! If I ever visited the UK, I'd rather do that tour than Windsor Castle.

    • @jandatv27
      @jandatv27 4 роки тому +3

      I did the walking tour led by a beefeater when I was there and it starts at dusk and ends in the dark and was one of the best experiences I've had abroad. So amazing to walk the actual streets and follow his path.

  • @xxGhostXIIIxx
    @xxGhostXIIIxx 4 роки тому +5

    really want you to also cover Zodiac as well since your covering Jack who was also never caught

  • @ac2244
    @ac2244 3 роки тому

    Out of all the videos I’ve watched, this one scared me the most.

  • @Momcat_maggiefelinefan
    @Momcat_maggiefelinefan 2 роки тому +9

    Did a walk through the Jack The Ripper display in Madame Tousault’s wax museum in London in 1983. Chilling, extremely realistic experience. Glad I had the insight to do so. Inspiring, not to follow suit, but to appreciate the crimes of the horror that haunted White Chapel in 1888. The Johnny Depp movie, From Hell, presents a thought provoking, alternative view of the Ripper saga.

  • @williamblackfyre4866
    @williamblackfyre4866 4 роки тому +66

    I love the Masonic theory involving the Royal Family. It makes sense in some ways, but there are holes in it. But it makes for a great story, i really enjoyed From Hell, even the movie.

    • @jenniferschillig3768
      @jenniferschillig3768 4 роки тому +6

      The same theory was used in the Sherlock Holmes movie Murder By Decree and the 1988 TV movie Jack the Ripper (which also featured Inspector Abberline, here played by Sir Michael Caine).

    • @RachelG1979
      @RachelG1979 3 роки тому +4

      I enjoy the 90's movie with Gabrielle Anwar called Ripper.

    • @bettyflipkowski235
      @bettyflipkowski235 3 роки тому

      William Blackfyre sq

    • @cha5
      @cha5 2 роки тому

      I loved the Alan Moore/Eddie Campbell graphic novel From Hell.

    • @fuzzyarmadillo1320
      @fuzzyarmadillo1320 2 роки тому

      @@RachelG1979 I absolutely love her! I'll check that one out. Thanks.

  • @liebekiona
    @liebekiona 4 роки тому +16

    Have you done a video about Harriet Tubman? Or Queen Liliuokalani?

  • @waynemalford3020
    @waynemalford3020 2 роки тому +1

    The standard of guilt isn't beyond a showdown of a doubt.
    It's beyond a REASONABLE doubt.

  • @shotx333
    @shotx333 3 роки тому +1

    Earns a sub nice channel

  • @YouTubecanfuckagoat
    @YouTubecanfuckagoat 4 роки тому +10

    02:50 Charles Cross is actually a very viable candidate for being the ripper. There’s a documentary on him. It’s quite detailed & outlines a believable & probable case against him. Even shows his portrait picture taken later in life. aka Mr Charles Allen Lechmere.

  • @VinnyS9143101982
    @VinnyS9143101982 4 роки тому +3

    One suspect was hanged for a ripper style murder in Australia one was electrocuted in Sing Sing for several ripper style murders.Charles Lechtmere AKA Charles Cross was a meat market employee who often walked to work at 3 am. He was caught with a body (claiming to have discovered the body) all murders were in areas he knew like the back on his hand, and Mary Kellys flat was along his meat route.

  • @DarkDesperado25
    @DarkDesperado25 4 роки тому +2

    There are also wild theories tying Jack to Texas's 'Servant Girl Annihilator' who is probably worth their own video

    • @sashaconrad3939
      @sashaconrad3939 3 роки тому

      It's definitely worth a documentary of its own.

  • @emberhydra7621
    @emberhydra7621 3 роки тому +2

    Simon Whistler is someone I can listen narrating about anything and I still would enjoy it

  • @ZombieDragQueen
    @ZombieDragQueen 4 роки тому +8

    For a cliff notes version on Jack I recommend Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's "From Hell". References to all theories in the graphic novel are explained in the detailed and thorough appendices. And the book is also the best and most fun way of learning about London's history and city design.