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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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…
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.