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The Autumn of 1888 is known as the Autumn of Terror in London. Because over three months, from August to November, some of the most notorious murders in history took place in the poverty-stricken Whitechapel district. The culprit - the infamous Jack the Ripper.
The identity of Jack the Ripper is a rabbit hole like no other, there are countless suspects, none of which fit perfectly. But the general consensus among Ripperologists has clustered around one person - and there may be some DNA evidence to back it up.
Graphics by Joey Gasiorek
Written by (and featuring) Rachel Napolitano
We pulled a lot of footage and images from these documentaries on YouTube:
Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Story:
youtube.com/watch?v=u8VF4WKmccc
Unmasking Jack the Ripper:
youtube.com/watch?v=DTCBrK0Rn9U
The Murders of Jack the Ripper:
youtube.com/watch?v=SIYWxZZ9igc
The UnXplained: Jack the Ripper’s Unsolvable Killing Spree:
youtube.com/watch?v=GVASftNawjY&t=966s
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LINKS LINKS LINKS
jack-the-ripper.org/robert-paul.htm
pasttense.co.uk/2019/06/10/today-in-londons-infrarestructural-history-1845-new-oxford-street-opens-built-to-socially-cleanse-the-st-giles-rookery
pasttense.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/st-giles-rookery-copy.jpg
jack-the-ripper-tour.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/st-marys-green-dragon-yard.jpg
jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/whitechapel-in-the-19th-century
southamcollege.com/uploaded/subjects/history/24th_may/The_East_End_of_London_in_the_late_19th_century%2C_info.pdf
camdenguidedwalks.co.uk/blog/what-was-london-like-in-1888-
jack-the-ripper.org/1888-prostitution.htm
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/N.Y.*Municipal_Lodging_House-_Bread*%26_coffee_LCCN2014681800.tif/lossy-page1-3840px-N.Y.*Municipal_Lodging_House-_Bread*%26_coffee_LCCN2014681800.tif.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_lodging-house
thehistorypress.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image-3-e1718288804252-1024x617.jpeg
thenewinquiry.com/app/uploads/2013/04/The-People-of-the-Abyss4.jpg
jack-the-ripper.org/jack-the-ripper-police-officers.htm
reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/1ils36y/once_again_misinformation_is_spreading_that_jack
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
6:10 - Victorian Age Correspondent
7:54 - The Victims
17:11 - The Investigation
20:08 - The Suspects
27:30 - One Suspect In Particular
32:26 - Sponsor - Incogni
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The Autumn of 1888 is known as the Autumn of Terror in London. Because over three months, from August to November, some of the most notorious murders in history took place in the poverty-stricken Whitechapel district. The culprit - the infamous Jack the Ripper.
The identity of Jack the Ripper is a rabbit hole like no other, there are countless suspects, none of which fit perfectly. But the general consensus among Ripperologists has clustered around one person - and there may be some DNA evidence to back it up.
Graphics by Joey Gasiorek
Written by (and featuring) Rachel Napolitano
We pulled a lot of footage and images from these documentaries on YouTube:
Jack the Ripper: The Definitive Story:
youtube.com/watch?v=u8VF4WKmccc
Unmasking Jack the Ripper:
youtube.com/watch?v=DTCBrK0Rn9U
The Murders of Jack the Ripper:
youtube.com/watch?v=SIYWxZZ9igc
The UnXplained: Jack the Ripper’s Unsolvable Killing Spree:
youtube.com/watch?v=GVASftNawjY&t=966s
Want to support the channel? Here's how:
Patreon: patreon.com/answerswithjoe
Channel Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join
T-Shirts & Merch: laughsmarter.com
Book of Mysteries: https://a.co/d/0gRx0qvM
Documentary: nebula.tv/oldestnewest
Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:
youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew
And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:
youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA
You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/37iPGzF
Apple Podcasts 👉 apple.co/3j94kfq
Google Podcasts 👉 bit.ly/3qZCo1V
Follow me at all my places!
Instagram: instagram.com/answerswithjoe
TikTok: tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe
Facebook: facebook.com/answerswithjoe
Twitter: twitter.com/answerswithjoe
LINKS LINKS LINKS
jack-the-ripper.org/robert-paul.htm
pasttense.co.uk/2019/06/10/today-in-londons-infrarestructural-history-1845-new-oxford-street-opens-built-to-socially-cleanse-the-st-giles-rookery
pasttense.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/st-giles-rookery-copy.jpg
jack-the-ripper-tour.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/st-marys-green-dragon-yard.jpg
jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/whitechapel-in-the-19th-century
southamcollege.com/uploaded/subjects/history/24th_may/The_East_End_of_London_in_the_late_19th_century%2C_info.pdf
camdenguidedwalks.co.uk/blog/what-was-london-like-in-1888-
jack-the-ripper.org/1888-prostitution.htm
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/N.Y.*Municipal_Lodging_House-_Bread*%26_coffee_LCCN2014681800.tif/lossy-page1-3840px-N.Y.*Municipal_Lodging_House-_Bread*%26_coffee_LCCN2014681800.tif.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_lodging-house
thehistorypress.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image-3-e1718288804252-1024x617.jpeg
thenewinquiry.com/app/uploads/2013/04/The-People-of-the-Abyss4.jpg
jack-the-ripper.org/jack-the-ripper-police-officers.htm
reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/1ils36y/once_again_misinformation_is_spreading_that_jack
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
6:10 - Victorian Age Correspondent
7:54 - The Victims
17:11 - The Investigation
20:08 - The Suspects
27:30 - One Suspect In Particular
32:26 - Sponsor - Incogni
