The still-unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper killed his first known victim on this day in history, Aug. 31, 1888. On this day, a woman named Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols, 43, was found murdered in ...

The notorious serial killer known as Jack the Ripper may finally have been identified more than 130 years after he terrorized Victorian era England. The story of Jack the Ripper has transfixed ...

Serial killers tantalize, terrify and even entertain the public. Since at least the 1970s they have been frequent, diabolical actors on center stage in the news and entertainment media. Massive and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The legendary mystery of Jack the Ripper’s true identity, an enigma that has endured for over a century, might be coming to an end ...

A descendant of one of Jack the Ripper's victims has demanded a new inquest into one of history's most notorious serial killers, after DNA evidence suggested the murderer was a Polish barber. The true ...

On this day, Aug. 31, in 1888, London serial killer Jack the Ripper claimed his first victim. Prostitute Mary Ann Nichols was found murdered and mutilated in the teeming slum of Whitechapel. Her ...

Jack the Ripper is the most infamous killer to have ever existed, with dozens of thrilling movies depicting him stalking the ...

Tourists often arrive in London with a checklist: Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, afternoon tea — and a Jack the Ripper tour. Every night, hundreds of tourists retrace the supposed steps of Jack the ...