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Why did the Whitechapel murders attract so much attention in 1888?
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... Why did the Whitechapel murders attract so much attention in 1888? In this essay, I will explain why the Whitechapel murders attracted so much attention. I will use five points to explain this answer and extracts about Jack the Ripper. I will be writing about the wounds of one of the victims. I will write about two newspaper articles from the period and a letter that was sent to a president of the Vigilance Committee. I also will be writing about what Whitechapel was like then and why Jack the Ripper was not caught. I will also be writing about the cardboard box sent with the letter. At the end, I will write a conclusion to the question. One point that the Whitechapel murders attracted so much attention in 1888 was the goriness of the wounds on the victims. Take Catherine Eddowes for example, her throat was cut and her bowels














