624. Jack The Ripper: History’s Darkest Mystery (Part 1)
December 08, 2025
Description
Was Jack the Ripper the first serial killer of all time? Who was his first victim, and why was the murder so shocking? And, what did the Ripper phenomenon reveal about the anxieties of Victorian...
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Books Referenced
The Five
Author: Hallie Rubenhold
Context:
Described as a prize-winning book from 2019 that was a group biography of the five murdered women, which the hosts praised as revelatory for showing the victims as human beings rather than just prostitutes.
London Fog
Author: Christine Corton
Context:
Quoted regarding the Victorian categorization of prostitution: 'any female who was kept by a man for however long or short a period of her life without benefit of a marriage ceremony was categorized as a prostitute.'