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 ...

One of the most horrifying and publicized cases in British history has been ranked as the No. 1 crime 'That Will Never Be Solved." Thanks to significant advancements in science, particularly DNA ...

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, may come to an end thanks ...

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 ...

The clues fit - a British murderer whose movements, MO and demeanour aligned closely with those of the Ripper. Could it have been him?

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 ...