After 137 Years, DNA May Have Finally Revealed Jack the Ripper
A Victorian Media Frenzy
Long before viral content and 24-hour news channels, Jack the Ripper dominated headlines. Newspapers were filled with graphic descriptions, rumors, and bold claims, all competing for readers’ attention and money. Some even published letters supposedly written by the killer.
Historians now believe the media helped build the legend as much as the crimes themselves. In a bizarre twist, the world’s first modern serial killer celebrity may have been shaped almost as much by journalists as by his own actions.
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