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Relative of Jack the Ripper victim demands new inquest
AFP, Published on 13/01/2025
» LONDON - A descendant of one of Jack the Ripper's victims has demanded a new inquest into one of history's most notorious serial killers, after DNA evidence suggested the murderer was a Polish barber.
'Hollywood Ripper' sentenced to death in US
AFP, Published on 17/07/2021
» LOS ANGELES - A man known as the "Hollywood Ripper" was sentenced to death Friday for the gruesome killings of two women in their homes in the early 2000s.
'Yorkshire Ripper' dies at 74
AFP, Published on 13/11/2020
» LONDON: One of Britain’s most notorious serial killers, “Yorkshire Ripper” Peter Sutcliffe, died on Friday aged 74, the government said.
Croc-spotting drone patrol takes off Down Under
AFP, Published on 26/09/2019
» CAIRNS (AUSTRALIA) - Australia's rugged crocodile country could become safer thanks to world-first drones which were given a test flight Thursday.
China's 'Jack the Ripper' executed
AFP, Published on 03/01/2019
» BEIJING: A serial killer dubbed China's "Jack the Ripper" for the way he mutilated several of his 11 female victims was executed Thursday morning, three decades after the first murder, the court which sentenced him said.