London's mysterious "Jack the Ripper" serial killer, who was active over 100 years ago, might finally be identified through mitochondrial DNA left behind at the scene of one of the crimes ...

More than 135 years after the grisly Whitechapel murders shook Victorian London, a British researcher claims to have finally ...

Jack the Ripper, simply put, was an embarrassment. ... It's an economy and we are all at its mercy. A bit like a serial killer, waiting for the next strike so we can all get our fix.

Serial killer Jack the Ripper killed the first of the so-called "canonical five" victims, Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols, on this day in history, August 31, 1888. The story still fascinates many.

The killings of Jack the Ripper remain shrouded in mystery long after the deaths of the victims in 1888. Wild tales about the victims and the killer himself are often wide of the mark, say experts.

Serial killer Jack the Ripper has gone down in history as one of England's most notorious murderers. During his three-month killing spree, at least five women, all prostitutes, met their end at ...

At least five women, all of whom were believed to have been sex workers, were murdered during Jack the Ripper’s 1888 three-month killing spree in London’s East End.

Serial killer Jack the Ripper mutilated his victims in London. Chapman's uterus was taken, Eddowes had her uterus and a kidney removed and her face mutilated, while Kelly's body was completely ...

A former Jack the Ripper tour guide has admitted she felt "uncomfortable" when tourists brought small children, or even ...

Jack the Ripper was a serial killer who terrorized the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. He evaded police despite killing multiple sex workers and performing ghastly mutilations.