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Ripperology

proper noun

  1. the study of or investigation into the crimes of Jack the Ripper, especially in order to uncover the identity of the murderer
  2. the accumulation of fact and interpretation surrounding the murders of Jack the Ripper
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From ripper + -ology.

  1. The study of Jack the Ripper, an unidentified serial killer active around the Whitechapel district of London in the late 19th century.