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Jack the Ripper Hints

What am I supposed to be doing with the dates?

  • 1 of 9: See if you can spot a pattern.
  • 2 of 9: First circle the dates of the London killings in red.
  • 3 of 9: Then circle the dates of the New York killings in blue.
  • 4 of 9: You have an index card in your case file for the London murders --
  • 5 of 9: and the New York dates are marked on your map.
  • 6 of 9: Once they're all marked, look for a pattern and think.
  • 7 of 9: Move the cursor over the words "November 28 - Thanksgiving" at the bottom of the calendar, and James says, "The holiday season."
  • 8 of 9: There's lots of holidays around this time. Try to mark some of them, in blue.
  • 9 of 9: Try the last Thursday in November.