The Demon Barber of East End: Jack the Ripper

Join our Patreon!In this special episode, hosts Emily and Caroline dive deep into the chilling and gruesome tale of one of history's most infamous serial killers: Jack the Ripper. From the grueling murders of five women in Whitechapel to the very recent identification of the killer as Polish barber Aaron Kosminski, this episode covers the detailed and horrific timeline of events, various theories and suspects, and the forensic breakthroughs that finally solved the century-old mystery. Join us as we traverse through Victorian London, uncovering the stories of the victims and the enigma that was Jack the Ripper.Trigger warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and murder.Sources:https://www.nps.gov/klgo/learn/historyculture/victorianage.htm#:~:text=The%20Victorians%20were%20subject%20to,relationship%20between%20men%20and%20women.https://thejacktherippertour.com/blog/victorian-common-lodging-houses-what-were-they/https://www.walks.com/blog/crime-victorian-london/https://thejacktherippertour.com/blog/victorian-crime-and-punishment-crime-in-the-19th-century/https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/virtuallylondon/2015/12/07/whitechapel/#:~:text=During%20the%20Victorian%20era%2C%20the,of%20the%20East%20End—Whitechapel.https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/the-public-image-of-whitechapel/https://crimereads.com/was-h-h-holmes-the-real-jack-the-ripper/https://www.history.com/news/was-jack-the-ripper-a-womanhttps://thejacktherippertour.com/casebook/letters/#:~:text=During%20the%20Jack%20the%20Ripper,for%20more%20than%20a%20century.https://lithub.com/on-the-time-lewis-carroll-was-accused-of-being-jack-the-ripper/https://www.vice.com/en/article/family-of-jack-the-ripper-victims-demand-investigation-after-dna-match/