WHO WAS JACK THE RIPPER?

     The name, Jack the Ripper, commands an aura of mystery, even over a century after he was at large.  One of the most notorious of serial killers in all of history, Jack the Ripper murdered, disemboweled and dissected prostitutes in London's East End Slums, known as Whitechapel in late 1888; he was never caught. 
     So, who was this serial killer, known as Jack the Ripper?  Volumes have been written about this famous murderer; the authors of many of these books claim to have solved this mystery, that is now over a century old, and that they have reached the "final solution" and that the case is "closed".  However, each so-called solution always leaves one or more inexplicable points unresolved.  These are pulled apart by the theory's critics, easily.  The fact remains that no satisfactory solution has ever been reached to this mystery; the suspect list continues to grow, even today.  These suspects range from the very reasonable to the very ludicrous. 
     The aim of this blog will be to examine the Jack the Ripper (or JtR, as most Ripperologists call him) mystery, in all aspects.  Suspects, victims, the detectives, books written on the topic, alleged final solutions and all other relevant information will be explored here. 
     The satisfactory conclusion to the Jack the Ripper mystery may never be reach, the final solution elusive.  The answer may continue to tease and torment Ripperologists for centuries to come.  Perhaps someday, someone may solve this confounding mystery.  In the meantime, Ripperologists everywhere continue to search.