A series of brutal murders in the Whitechapel district of London attributed to an unidentified serial killer later known as Jack the Ripper.
The final widely recognized victim of Jack the Ripper, Mary Jane Kelly, is found murdered, marking the end of the canonical series of murders.
The original Sherlock Holmes detective stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are published, popularizing the character who later appears in video games.
The adventure video game combining Sherlock Holmes solving the Jack the Ripper case is released to the public.