Jack the Ripper
At the time of the murders, a theatrical version of Robert Louis Stevenson's book Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was being performed. The subject matter of horrific murder in the London streets drew much attention, even leading the star of the show to be accused by some members of the public of being the Ripper himself, although this theory was never taken seriously by the police.
The Ten Bells, a Victorian pub in Commercial Street that had been frequented by most of Jack the Ripper's victims. It also features in the movie From Hell, starring johnny depp
Cracked by Vishal, JoJo, Raghav and Arun
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Jack the Ripper
1) Jekyll and Hyde
2) Ten Bells Pub, Spitalfields
The pub is allegedly where Jack the Ripper picked up his victims.
For Jekyll and Hyde...could be a number of connections
1) Jack the ripper was said to have been inspired by the play 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' going on in London at the time (similar characteristics between Hyde and the Ripper)
2) The lead actor in aforementioned play was accused of being the Ripper because of the similarities between Hyde and the Ripper
2) In subsequent movies on Jekyll and Hyde, Hyde has often been portrayed as Jack the Ripper (Jekyll becomes the Ripper)
Vishal
Jack the Ripper.
Two of his victims were associated with the Ten Bells (pic 2)
Also associated with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with the public even suspecting at one point of time that the lead actor of the play being staged at that time was Jack. Somebody has a very morbid taste.
Pic 1 : Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Pic 2 : The Ten Bells Pub
Connect : Jack the Ripper ? ( the 1st case being cited as an inspiration for Jack and the 2nd being the place where he apparently picked up his victims)
Jack the Ripper?
Wiki quote:
At the time of the murders, a theatrical version of Robert Louis Stevenson's book Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was being performed. The subject matter of horrific murder in the London streets drew much attention, even leading the star of the show to be accused by some members of the public of being the Ripper himself, although this theory was never taken seriously by the police.
The legend of the Ripper is still promoted in the East End of London with many guided tours of the murder sites. The Ten Bells, a Victorian pub in Commercial Street that had been frequented by Jack the Ripper's victims, was the focus of such tours for many years. To capitalise on this business, the owners changed its name to the "Jack the Ripper" in the 1960s, but, following protests by feminists and others, the pub returned to its old name.
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