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Thames Torso Murders

The Thames Torso Murders are a series of crimes that happened a long time ago in London, England. They happened in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

A long time ago, people didn't have cars, trains, or buses like we do now. They had to walk or take boats to get around. The Thames River was an important way for people to travel and move things from one place to another.

The Thames Torso Murders happened when some very bad people hurt and killed some women. They did really bad things to their bodies, and then they chopped them up and threw the parts into the Thames River.

These women were called "prostitutes," which means they would do things with their bodies for money. This made them really vulnerable because they were alone and didn't always know the people they were with.

The people who did these bad things were never caught, but detectives tried very hard to find out who did it. They found some clues like clothing and jewelry on the women's bodies. They even made plaster casts of the women's faces so that people could try to recognize them.

The Thames Torso Murders were a really sad and scary time in London's history. It's important to remember these women and to learn from this time so that something like this never happens again.