Jack The Ripper Historically Speaking Podcast
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- History
During the late summer and fall of 1888, a district in East London was being terrorized by an unknown Victorian serial killer. In a September 25th letter addressed to the Central News Agency, the yet to be identified murderer boasted of his recent killings and signed the letter “Jack the Ripper”. That name has endured for over 133 years, and the case remains open to this day. Why are we still fascinated by this case? With over 100 suspects, why was it never solved? Here in Episode 31, we walk you through the facts of what is known about the most notorious murderer the world has ever known.
Books:
Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Casebook by Richard Whittington-EganThe Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper by Maxim JakubowskiThe Complete History of Jack the Ripper by Philip SugdenThe Complete Jack the Ripper by Donald RumbelowFilm/Documentary:
Jack the Ripper (1988) with Michael Caine and Jane SeymourJack the Ripper: Tabloid Killer (2015) DocumentaryJack the Ripper (2017) Documentary with Trevor Marriott
During the late summer and fall of 1888, a district in East London was being terrorized by an unknown Victorian serial killer. In a September 25th letter addressed to the Central News Agency, the yet to be identified murderer boasted of his recent killings and signed the letter “Jack the Ripper”. That name has endured for over 133 years, and the case remains open to this day. Why are we still fascinated by this case? With over 100 suspects, why was it never solved? Here in Episode 31, we walk you through the facts of what is known about the most notorious murderer the world has ever known.
Books:
Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Casebook by Richard Whittington-EganThe Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper by Maxim JakubowskiThe Complete History of Jack the Ripper by Philip SugdenThe Complete Jack the Ripper by Donald RumbelowFilm/Documentary:
Jack the Ripper (1988) with Michael Caine and Jane SeymourJack the Ripper: Tabloid Killer (2015) DocumentaryJack the Ripper (2017) Documentary with Trevor Marriott
39 min