In 1888, a serial killer appeared in East London's Jewish ghetto, killing at least five cheap, old and lustful prostitutes.
The deceased were either strangled or stabbed to death, and some were dismembered with their internal organs pulled out.
This was the first serial murder case in human history, and the murderer called himself " Jack the Ripper ".
So, today I will introduce a movie adapted from this event——
"From Hell"
Come, move the bench and listen to our talk.
Back in 1888, in the Whitechapel area of East London.
At that time, London was in the midst of the prosperity of the Industrial Revolution, and everyone was eager to flock to the city to work and earn money.
But the city is so big, the supporting facilities can't keep up, and many poor people and immigrants can only squeeze in the east end of London .
The area around Whitechapel is one of the poorest places in London.
At night, under the flickering dim streetlights, stood drunken sailors, homeless tramps, and scantily clad prostitutes.
In this environment, crime is most likely to breed.
The film begins with six prostitutes cleaning their hair and makeup by the sink.
Only hear their hearty laughter from time to time, but behind the laughter is a hard life that we can't see.
As prostitutes, they pick up customers in Whitechapel and must pay protection fees.
Although business is not good, the protection fee has risen.
In order to survive, they also go out at night to find customers.
In the dead of night, a prostitute was brutally murdered.
Shaking daggers and spewing blood gushed from time to time on the screen.
The next day, the police came to the corpse and saw that her death was very cruel——
The throat is cut, and all blood vessels, muscle tissue, and cartilage are severed.
What is even more frightening is that she suffered a caesarean section, and her internal organs were exposed.
The area is notoriously poor and chaotic, and it is not uncommon for prostitutes to be attacked and injured.
It's just such a cruel method, which is really unprecedented.
It is embarrassing that the police did not find valuable clues at the scene of the crime, and the investigation of the case entered a dead end.
Faced with this situation, the detective in charge of the case found a helper to solve the case - Abelin played by Johnny Depp .
Abelin claims to be able to " see the real situation at the scene of the crime ", and he is responsible for solving the case, which can speed up the speed of solving the case.
But unfortunately, there was no progress. The murderer was dispatched again and killed another prostitute.
Her throat and abdomen were also cut open, and to make matters worse, her heart and most of her organs were removed.
This time at the crime scene, Abelin found the grape branches left by the murderer .
Combining the two murders, it was found that the deceased were all prostitutes, and the modus operandi were similar.
This made the police have to suspect that the murderer was most likely the same person, and one who was very familiar with anatomy .
This time, according to the clues of the corpse and the grape branch, Abelin concluded:
1. This killer has professional qualities and should be an intellectual.
Second, we must thoroughly investigate every person who is good at using knives.
In a short period of time, there were two such serious homicide cases, and the whole of London and even the whole of the United Kingdom started .
But Fang was useless.
The police tried their best but could not find any useful evidence to prove who the murderer was.
However, no clues were found, but a letter from the self-proclaimed murderer arrived.
In the letter, the murderer spoke domineering words.
First of all, he laughed at the incompetence of the police, but also made mad words, he would never put down the knife in his hand, and then he would make a big vote.
Most striking is the inscription of the killer: From Hell .
This is also the source of the title of the film.
At this point, two of the six prostitutes at the beginning of the film were killed by "Jack the Ripper".
The four remaining prostitutes soon realized they would be the killer's next target.
However, they thought that the two companions were killed by a gang that collected protection fees, so they locked the murderer as a gang.
But they were powerless against the gang, and even expected the police would not help them.
Therefore, they had no choice but to pick up more customers and pay more protection fees to save their lives.
At the same time, in order to get rid of the gang's claws, the four of them rented together and began to hug each other for warmth .
However, there is always someone in a team who kills them and treats life as a child's play.
One of the prostitutes went to the street to pick up customers alone, risking her life.
It just so happened that the murderer was about to be dispatched.
The murderer ate dinner before killing, and the main course was bloody steak.
A knife and a fork cut the steak, and then there was a pool of blood on the plate.
MD, the murderer eats such a heavy mouth, no wonder he tortured the corpse so brutally.
The prostitute wandering on the street did not receive a single customer, but ran into a groom who offered to give her grapes.
The prostitute's eyes lit up when she saw the grapes, and she got into the groom's carriage.
In the car, it was still a bunch of grapes and a glass of poisoned wine, but after enjoying it, it was death.
The murderer still had his belly cut open, his internal organs exposed, and blood was left on the ground.
This time Abelin found the apron fragment left by the murderer at the crime scene.
Combining the previous two crime scenes, the places where the bodies were found each time happened to be distributed at a certain angle .
In addition, every time the murderer will dig out the victim's internal organs, this is not a murder for money, but a sense of ritual .
This is common to many serial killers.
They do not kill to vent their selfish desires, but have a mysterious pursuit of killing.
This kind of emotion is inexplicable, but the murderer is deeply involved in it, looking for the target of the crime again and again.
This time, the murderer killed two prostitutes in a row in one night.
Just as he cut the throat of the first prostitute and was about to disembowel her, he happened to meet a passer-by.
So he ran away immediately.
It is possible that the murder was interrupted in the middle, and it was too late to complete his ritual, which made him very uncomfortable and inspired him to be even more crazy.
He kills another prostitute like he's in a hurry.
This time, he brutally dug out the heart and tortured the corpse frantically.
So far, five prostitutes have died at the hands of "Jack the Ripper", but the police are still clueless.
Abelin can only speculate on the identity of the murderer, and the real murderer behind the scenes has never been known.
The name "Jack the Ripper" is like a bomb that will explode in minutes. It has become a nightmare for the whole of London. When people hear this name, they will tremble with fear.
But who is he? Still a mystery to this day.
Some people say that Jack the Ripper is God, who came to the world to punish lewd prostitutes.
Some say he is a priest.
Some say he is a member of the British royal family.
One of the most famous theories is that Jack the Ripper is actually the royal physician William Goul .
His murder was not a pervert, but to maintain the reputation of the royal family. The whole case was a conspiracy of the royal family.
The main messenger behind the scenes is actually Albert Victor, son of King Edward VII and heir to the throne.
The prince had an affair with one of the victimized prostitutes and gave birth to a daughter.
In order to cover up this incident and protect his right to the throne, the royal family hired William Goul to kill everyone who knew it.
This can explain why Jack is so skilled at disemboweling and organ harvesting.
At that time, some people guessed that his identity was either a doctor or a butcher.
Although people have not been able to prove Jack's true identity until now, "From Hell" has given a clear answer.
Believe it or not, it's up to you.
In 2006, Jack the Ripper was also voted "the worst Briton in almost 1,000 years" by the BBC .
This century-old unsolved case has long lost its bloody color, but instead has become a unique British historical and cultural heritage.
It's also a thought-provoking ending.
His saga will never end, as it is said in the movie "From Hell":
One day people will look back at me and say: Jack the Ripper started the twentieth century.
It does.
Before him, murders had a specific purpose, either for money or love; they also had a specific goal, and they would not kill randomly.
Jack the Ripper ushered in the era of serial killing, the ancestor of all kinds of serial killers.
Now, we have become accustomed to all kinds of appalling perverted cases.
This is a dark world that cannot be measured by reason. The door to this world was opened by Jack the Ripper.
From this perspective, he is one of the important symbols of human beings entering modern society.
This fact, perhaps more shocking than Jack the Ripper's modus operandi?
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