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Jul 2017
52m 57s

Jack the Ripper: The Whitechapel Murders

BEN CUTMORE
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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 London in 1888 and his identity has been a mystery ever since. For extended show not ... Show More
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