Many today are unaware that one place in the United States also had a killing crime spree in the early 1900s that remains unsolved. When I say Jack the Ripper, most people know his infamous name, but the same can not be said about the other.
Around 1910, the first victims, all African-American women, began showing up dead, with their necks slashed. Some estimates say that in just 3-4 years, almost twenty women died at the hands of the serial killer.
A few were arrested, and one man, Henry Brown, had a confession beaten out of him by the local authorities, but his trial led to an acquittal.
Unable to find the real culprit, the Atlanta police declared that the murder spree had ended after the death of a nineteen-year-old. After the announcement of the police, a few more died in the coming months.
In 1914, firefighters found several disturbing notes written on fireboxes, but nothing more was heard from the Atlanta Ripper afterward.
His crime spree ranges from fifteen to over 20 victims compared to Jack the Ripper, who is responsible for at least five deaths.
(Added) His first murder is often cited in 1909, while other sources have it in late 1910. The murder count ranges between 15 to 22 victims.
Written By: John G. Clark Jr