Whitechapel

So, Whitechapel has now finished for another series, but during the final episode I couldn't help but realise something - the killer always ends up dead.

Series 1 - the Jack the Ripper copycat committed suicide by drowning himself in the Thames.

Series 2 - the supposed Kray twins were both assassinated whilst in Police custody.

Series 3 - case 1 - the murder falls to his death.

Series 3 - case 2 - the murder's alter-ego kills himself.

Series 3 - case 3 - the murderer dies from his injury's after jumping off a roof.

All except one that is - in the last episode of series 3 the mother of the murderer is arrested when she kills the psychologist in the Police witness room.

With series 1 it was obvious why the killer was never caught as the case of Jack the Ripper is one of the most famous murder mysteries in history. Then with series 2 it took quite a dramatic turn of events. In series 3, with each case they knew who the killer was and always became very close to catching them, but never did. In some ways this is quite fitting as many of the cases that have emerged from history were never solved or fully proven, but then again, this could be a comment on justice - but that's a whole other debate in itself!