Jack the Ripper: The 1888 London East End Serial Killer

East London included the London docks and run-down areas of Whitechapel, Spitalfields, and Bethnal Green. As the parish of Whitechapel in London’s East End became increasingly overcrowded, housing conditions steadily worsened and the area was overrun with violence, robbery, and alcoholism. London’s East End was perfect for crime. A maze of streets, alleys, courts, and yards covered the East End and the gaslights, which were few and far between, did little to illuminate the dark shadows. Bea...