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Cold Cases of the 1880s

2 documented cases in which the crime or disappearance took place between 1880 and 1889. 2 are recorded as unsolved.

Status of the 2 cases
  • Unsolved 2 (100%)

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1 Multiple Homicides1 Serial Killer Cases

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Unsolved 1888

Jack the Ripper Victims

At least five women were murdered and mutilated in the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The killer, who was never identified, taunted police with letters signed 'Jack the Ripper.' The case became the world's most famous…

United Kingdom Serial Killer Victims
Unsolved 1884

The Servant Girl Annihilator (Austin Axe Murders)

The 'Servant Girl Annihilator' was an unidentified serial killer who terrorized Austin, Texas, in 1884 and 1885, murdering eight people, most of them young Black servant women, in a series of nighttime axe and knife attacks.

Texas Multiple Homicide

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