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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? Why did the Whitechapel Murders attract so much attention in 1888? There are many reasons for this however, one of the reasons were that the murders committed within Whitechapel. But you would ask why this location would attract so much attention. Because of its reputation, Whitechapel was known for its infamy. It was a place of great evil. One man even said it was an 'Apocalypse of evil'. Not only was this location a place for harboring bad things but it was a place of great famine. Mel-nourished children were everywhere but hardly was there a nourished child in sights. However not only were the children starved of food they had mental and physical disorders which was common in most cases of children below the age of five. Outsiders viewed Whitechapel pretty much in the same way as...

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