Ripperology

I did a bit of research concerning ripperology for our presentation.It is not all of it but just something to get us started and give us a little insight on ripperology.All of this information I found from a book titled 'Ripperology' by Robin Odell.

Ripperology is basically an interest in studying the crimes of Jack the Ripper.It brings up questions such as why are people still so interested in the Ripper considering he is not the world's first serial killer nor is he the most brutal one.Not only that but would the Ripper make headlines in today's society?Ripperology gives explanations and theories as to why people are still interested in the Ripper and why he appeals to public imagination.One explanation is that people are fascinated by the Ripper and are still interested in him because his identity was never revealed.Even now no one knows who the Ripper was but the public have created a stereotypical image of the Ripper.

Another explanation or theory could be that we are interested in the Ripper because of his victims.The Rippers victims have also become a part of the fascination as to why women more specifically why prostitutes?So could we have a fascination of the Ripper because of his victims?

Robin Odell also mentions that maybe because of the geographical fascination with the East End of London the fact that the area in which the Ripper did these acts of violence is the embodiment of excessive desire and violence is at the centre of civilization.