Jack The Ripper

Summary: 

Someone in London murdered and mutilated a number of prostitutes during the autumn of 1888. Press went into a frenzy, politicians pointed the finger at each other, hoaxers polluted the investigation and one of several names stuck: Jack The Ripper. Over a century later Jack's identity has never been proven (there isn't even a leading suspect), most aspects of the case are still debated and The Ripper in an infamous cultural bogeyman. 

The enduring mystery: 

The Ripper's identity has never been established and people have never stopped looking: the publishing rates's average is a new book a year since 1888. Unfortunately, the wealth of Ripper source material -letters, reports, diaries and photographs- provides enough depth for detailed and fascinating research, but too few facts for any incontrovertible conclusions. Just about everything about Jack The Ripper is open to debate and the best you can get is a consensus. There is no better mystery but about that we'll talk next time.