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The Whitechapel murders (1888-91) were a series of eleven unsolved brutal murders of women committed in Whitechapel, in the East End of London between April 3, 1888 and February 13, 1891. At various points all of them have been ascribed to the notorious, but elusive, individual known as Jack the Ripper.[1] Most, if not all, of the victims were prostitutes. Their names were Emma Elizabeth Smith, Martha Tabram, Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, Mary Jane Kelly, Rose Mylett, Alice McKenzie, and Frances Coles. There was also an unidentified woman. The investigations were conducted by the Metropolitan Police, joined after 30 September by the City Police. Private organisations, such as the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee, were also involved in the search for the killer.