Jack the Ripper
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The perpetrator of a series of murders that took place in London in 1888. Prostitutes were killed one after another, and their bodies were brutally chopped up. Afterwards, letters bearing the name "Jack the Ripper" were sent to news agencies, hence the name. The case went unsolved, and became a popular subject for crime researchers and mystery novelists. Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About MyPedia Information |
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1888年ロンドンで起こった連続殺人事件の犯人。売春婦が次々と殺され，いずれも死体は無残に切り刻まれ，またその後〈切裂きジャックJack the Ripper〉と書かれた手紙が通信社に送られてきたことから，この名がついた。事件は迷宮入りし，犯罪研究家，推理小説家の好個なテーマとなった。
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