(That title rhymes!)
I've decided as part of my 'Jack the Ripper as misogynistic symbol' research to look into contemporary men who seek to imitate or even become akin to the Ripper himself.
The first one I have come across is a man called Derek Brown, who killed two women in Whitechapel in 2007.
During the man's trial, it came to light that he was specifically aiming to imitate the murders of Jack the Ripper in order to gain notoriety.
'Brown wanted to become a notorious serial killer.'
'In court it was heard that the convicted rapist planned to reproduce the killing spree of Victorian serial killer Jack the Ripper, who murdered at least five prostitutes in the Whitechapel area of London.'
Jack the Ripper is still influencing misogynistic violence and murder to this day. The symbol is potentially more powerful with every victim it claims.
http://www.inthenews.co.uk/news/crime/life-imprisonment-jack-ripper-copycat-$1243676.htm
One thing I forgot to mention; he was a convicted rapist, too. I can almost smell the misogyny.
- Cameron Rose
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