Hmm...

I just had an amusing conversation with someone that may pose one possible reason as to why Jack the Ripper is so popular, even now.
The conversation was basically me trying to convince someone that Jack the Ripper didn't exist and that he is a fictional construct that was created to incite a media revolution in the face of a serial killer (a type of killer that had never really been addressed before in Victorian England's media).
They just wouldn't have it. Even with no evidence they remained adamant that Jack The Ripper was a real person that existed at the time. Could it be the belief that he is a real historical figure make his constant use in media more acceptable and less cliché?

-Cameron Rose