Who was the wartime "Ripper" in London's West End?

Question

and why is it not as well known as JACK?

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Answer 1

The Blackout Ripper was the pseudonym given to 28-year-old Gordon Frederick Cummins, a serial killer who murdered four women in London in 1942.[1] The Ripper tag came from similarities with the Jack the Ripper murders as both killers mutilated their victims

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