Jack the Ripper - assignment notes

When writing up your Jack the Ripper assignment, remember that you are presenting a case for the prosecution of one of the suspects. Your case must include sections on the following:

1. Profile of your suspect(s)

• which includes all known biographical details - e.g: where they were born, their age, occupational history.
• a psychological profile - e.g: what was known about their character, behaviour, history of mental illness.

2. Alleged relationship with murders

• did the suspect know them? did he have a dislike of a certain group of people?
• where was your suspect at the time of the murders? does he have an alibi?

3. Evidence

• discuss the evidence and how it implicates your suspect?

4. Motive

• why would your suspect commit these gruesome murders?

5. Background to the murders

• what was life like in London in 1888? how was it different from today?
  

6. Timeline of events
7. Sources / References