It's the beginning of our Jack the Ripper saga this week as we paint a portrait of the hellish district of Whitechapel in 1888 and cover the first two of the eleven Whitechapel Murders as well as the first of what is known as the Canonical Five. Casa Bossa Nova Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creati ... Show More
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Episode 687: John Brinkley Part II - Solace in Strange Directions
The Boys wrap up the story of John Brinkley as the goat gland man takes his bullshit to the airwaves, builds a fortune selling bogus cures, and decides to run for governor of Kansas. Meanwhile, rival quacks get in on the action, the body count grows, and one very persistent docto ... Show More
2h 5m
Jul 2017
Jack the Ripper: The Whitechapel Murders
For our first ever episode, we go big with the complete story of Jack the Ripper, one of England most notorious ever killers and infamous all over the world. With only five canonical murders, he wasn't the most prolific serial killer in history, but his reign terrorised East Lond ... Show More
52m 57s
Oct 2021
S1 E2: Welcome to Whitechapel
London on August 6th, 1888 is one of the greatest cities on Earth, but the Whitechapel neighborhood is a byword for poverty, violence, and vice. Jack the Ripper will slaughter his victims here.Join Hallie Rubenhold on a tour of this slum - with its busy markets, rowdy pubs, filth ... Show More
32m 53s
Oct 2025
SERIAL KILLER: Jack The Ripper
In 1888, a killer prowled London’s Whitechapel district leaving behind mutilated bodies, taunting letters, and a mystery that still grips the world. Jack the Ripper claimed at least five victims, and more than a century later, the clues he left behind continue to baffle experts.M ... Show More
1h 47m