WARNING: This lecture is not for children. There are lurid photos of the victims and a discussion of the psycho-sexual aspects of serial murder.

This program will be presented on Zoom only. 

Jack the Ripper is one of the most infamous serial murder cases in the world.  Set in the horrendous slums of eastern London in 1888, five women, possibly more, all impoverished prostitutes, were viciously slayed.  Strangled, slashed, and often disemboweled, the heinous crimes rocked London to its core. The unknown assailant, like a phantom in the night, committed his grisly tasks and vanished without ever being caught. 

            The identity of Jack the Ripper is by far the most beguiling aspect of the murders.  But within this mystery are countless other mysteries.  Was he a doctor?  Why did he keep some of the victim’s organs?  Are the famous Ripper letters authentic or a hoax?  How was he able to commit the murders without being caught?  Did he have an accomplice?  Why did he stop killing?

Dr. Mark R. Vogel is a clinical psychologist with 35 years’ experience, including working in the New Jersey prison system. A Jack the Ripper researcher, he was a guest speaker at the Jack the Ripper Conference in London in 2018, has surveyed the murder sites, and reviewed original police files.