Today in Crime History: The Ripper Killings Begin
August 8, 2012 9:38 AM
On August 8, 1888, news of the murder of Martha Tabram made the morning papers, and the Ripper killings began in earnest. Exactly who the first Ripper victim was is still hotly debated, as well as this brutal killer’s identity. The infamous Whitechapel murders, as they are also known, remain unsolved to this day.
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