Jack the Ripper, his best known name, was a serial killer in 1888 London. Other names the media gave him were "The Whitechapel Murderer" and "Leather Apron", the reason Jack the Ripper stuck was because that's how he addressed himself in his "From Hell" letter. Nobody knows exactly how many victims Jack had, 11 separate murders occurred in The Rippers "hunting ground", but at least 5 of them were his work. The "canonical five", as they became called, were all found with deep throat slashes and removal of internal organs which was considered to be Jack's signature kill. Jack sent hundreds of letters to the newspaper and police, many of which were considered hoaxes. Some of the letters Jack sent came with a package containing an organ or body part of one of his victims. In his "From Hell" le