At least, thats my observation anyway. On May 28, 1911, the body of Belle Walker, an African-American cook, was found 25 yards from her home on Garibaldi Street in Atlanta. On the left side of his face, he has a thin, red scar (or … The increased brutality of each slaying, the notes pinned to fireboxes across the city, and the befuddlement of justice all create a grisly and disturbing tapestry of Atlanta Ripper facts. For two years in the early 20th century, the black community of Atlanta was terrorized by a serial killer whose crimes eerily resembled those of Jack the Ripper. Jack the Ripper was a serial murderer who killed five white female prostitutes in London from August 31st to November 9th in 1888. Jack is a tall, lean man with gold eyes and loose, medium-length black hair. As Atlanta finished rebuilding after the Civil War, a new horror arose from the ashes to roam the night streets. The search for the serial killer, called "the Atlanta Ripper" by the press, found six different suspects, but no convictions were ever made, nor was the crime ever solved. From 1911 to 1915, at least 20 young black or mixed-race women were found with their throats slashed. From 1911 to 1915, at least 20 young black or mixed-race women were found with their throats slashed. If the New York Times newspaper article is correct, the Atlanta Ripper had killed four times as many women as the infamous Jack. For four years in Atlanta, beginning in 1911, someone terrorized the African American community and became known as the Atlanta Ripper, a play off the name of the famous London killer in the Whitechapel district in the late 1800s known as "Jack the Ripper." At least, thats my observation anyway. Decades after the Civil War, Atlanta was booming and the place to live. In 1911 the city prided itself as the gateway to the New South. Jack The Ripper, serial killer, the most infamous unsolved American Murder of 1900's was Atlanta's Ripper, this reign of crime was an unidentified serial killer of at least fifteen Atlanta women in 1911. We also find internecine violence on the upswing amongst the negroes of Atlanta at the time of this black Jack The Ripper...much like we ( or at least I do ) notice a rise in reported cases of violence towards women in London around the time of the Ripper. Again hurling defiance at Atlanta's police department, "Jack the Ripper" has claimed his eighth victim. Atlanta’s Black Jack The Ripper, Over 20 African-American Women Murdered in Early 1900s By Serial Killer 2 Posted by Jae Jones - July 18, 2018 - BLACK WOMEN, Injustices, LATEST POSTS. The increased brutality of each slaying, the notes pinned to fireboxes across the city, and the befuddlement of justice all create a grisly and disturbing tapestry of Atlanta Ripper facts. The Atlanta press proclaimed that another Jack the Ripper was stalking the streets. The Atlanta press proclaimed that another Jack the Ripper was stalking the streets. Beginning in 1911, a killer whose methods mimicked the famed Jack the Ripper murdered at least twenty black women, from prostitutes to working-class women and mothers. For two years in the early 20th century, the black community of Atlanta was terrorized by a serial killer whose crimes eerily resembled those of Jack the Ripper. The notes' author promised to "cut the throats of all negro women" who were found on the streets after a certain hour of the night. As Atlanta finished rebuilding after the Civil War, a new horror arose from the ashes to roam the night streets. She also had her heart cut out. Jack the Ripper was a serial murderer who killed five white female prostitutes in London from August 31st to November 9th in 1888. Beginning in 1911, a killer whose methods mimicked the famed Jack the Ripper murdered at least twenty black women, from prostitutes to working-class women and mothers. The sad fact is that the culprit behind the unsolved Atlanta Ripper mystery fed off of the blatant disregard of the public to reap more victims and elude police. By the end of 1911, fifteen women, all black or dark-skinned, all in their early 20s, had been murdered in the same manner.