Jack the Stripper

Jack the Stripper, also referred to as The Hammersmith Nude Murderer, is a still-unidentified serial killer who was active in London, England from 1964 to 1965. As the killings stopped so mysteriously many people suspect the killer to have either moved away or been apprehended for an unrelated crime. He has never been apprehended or identified.

Case History
Chief Superintendent John Du Rose of Scotland Yard, the detective put in charge of the case, interviewed almost 7,000 suspects.

In the spring of 1965, the investigation into the murders encountered a major breakthrough when a sample of paint which perfectly matched that recovered from several victims' bodies was found beneath a concealed transformer at the rear of a building on the Heron Factory Estate in Acton. This factory estate faced a paint spraying shop. Shortly thereafter, Du Rose held a news conference in which he falsely announced that the police had narrowed the suspect pool down to 20 men and that, by a process of elimination, these suspects were being eliminated from the investigation. After a short time, he announced that the suspect pool contained only 10 members, and then three. There were no further known Stripper killings following the initial news conference.

Hannah Tailford and Frances Brown, the Stripper's third and seventh victims, were peripherally connected to the 1963 Profumo Affair. Some victims were also known to engage in the underground party scene in addition to appearing in pornographic movies. Several writers have postulated that the victims may have known each other, and that the killer may have been connected to this scene as well.

Modus Operandi
Jack the Stripper would travel around Hammersmith in search of victims, preferably caucasian prostitutes with dark hair. He would then abduct them, take them to a remote location where for two or three days it was suspected that the Stripper tortures the victims. He would then proceed to strangle, undress and dump them hence his most recent nickname.

Suspects

 * Freddie Mills
 * Suspected Sexual Sadist
 * Committed suicide right after the killings ended
 * Many famous figures in London's underworld suspected Mills of being the killer
 * Unnamed Metropolitan Police Officer
 * Harold Jones
 * Killed two young girls in a similar manner to the Stripper when he was 15
 * Released from prison in 1941 and joined the Royal Marine Commandos
 * Lived in London during the time of the murders
 * Mungo Ireland
 * Chief suspect for Inspector John Du Rose

Profile
The police suspected the perpetrator of the Stripper killings to be a misogynist, he would have hated women due to a previous bad experience with one. Profilers had thought his mother may have committed suicide which could have prompted his father to leave him too. His method of stripping the victims of their clothes is his attempt at reducing them to trash. He would have been in his late twenties to early thirties during the 1964-1965 attacks.

He would have knowledge of police investigative methods and evidence gathering techniques and may have Armed Services/Law Enforcement experience. He might have a history of psychiatric care and attempted treatment of antisocial personality disorder. The killer might have a criminal record that was expunged, it would have been for small crimes such as burglary, animal cruelty and vandalism. He would have a history of violence against women and may be married albeit unlikely.

On Criminal Minds
The Hammersmith Nude Murders may have inspired Joe Smith from "In Name and Blood" who was a misogynistic killer. Smith dumped his victims naked and near bins like trash much like the Stripper did with all his victims.