An Analysis Of Jack The Ripper's Letter

There were three letters sent to the police that have been officially recognized as “Ripper Letters.” The three letters were referred to as, “Dear Boss,” “Saucy Jack,” and “From Hell,” which reflected the content of each letter. Each letter contained details of the murders, or taunts to the police, sarcastically stating that the police were doing such a great job but would not catch him. He also threatened to start killing again soon because of how well he did his work (Barbee). He was also narcissistic, complimenting himself on how well he did on the murders, and how proud he was. The most important letter sent was the one known as “Dear Boss.” “Dear Boss” was received on September 27, 1888, and the police thought it was another fake letter, as several had already been sent to them by reporters. The letter said
Three days after the letter arrived, the police got a report of a double murder, and sure enough an ear lobe had been cut off one of the victims (Barbee). However, that is not the only reason this letter is so infamous. This letter gave Jack his name. The author of the letter wrote to the police that they shouldn’t be afraid to give him the trade name, Jack the Ripper (Barbee). From that day on he was referred to as such. However, that was not the only name Jack was called. He was also given the names, “Terror of London” and “Whitechapel Murder.” Jack the Ripper was the name that went down in history and the name that people hear about even today.
Even though the murders of Jack the Ripper were over 100 years ago, people today, are still learning about him and speculating theories on who he was and what happened to him. Jack has had such an impact that there is an entire group of people, known