Unknown man dubbed "Jack the Tripper" assaulted women in 1893 Indiana

By: Shane Lambert

You've 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 who attacked women in Indianapolis in 1893.

His modus operandi? He would grab women by the ankles, lift them, and then make off like a coward as they lay maimed.

May 3rd, 1893 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.