Unknown man dubbed "Jack the Tripper" assaulted women in 1893 Indiana
You'll all heard of Jack the Ripper , the serial killer who terrorized the Whitechapel area of London in the late 1800s. However, I doubt many of you have heard of "Jack the Tripper." No doubt his name is derived from the serial killer's. He was an unnamed criminal that attacked women in Indianapolis in 1893, grabbing women by the ankles and lifting them to stumble them and then making off like a coward as they lay maimed. May 3rd 1883 Indianapolis Sun Another, and far more villainous, man to take a moniker from the serial killer is Jack the Stripper, a serial killer who operated in Hammersmith in the mid-1960s.