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Episode 39: Exclusive, Has The Ripper Been Unmasked?

Episode 39: Exclusive, Has The Ripper Been Unmasked?

Update: 2025-12-10
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Why are there more than the five known victims of the Victorian serial killer Jack the Ripper? What was his real name and what does one of the UK's leading criminologists make of the biggest true crime mystery of all time?

Top podcast The Rest is History is broadcasting a five part deep dive into the Ripper and his victims concluding with their reveal of who historians believe Jack was. But is it the same suspect as our crime expert and the national police computer have worked out? Consider this a companion piece to The Rest is....with some fascinating new thoughts.

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Episode 39: Exclusive, Has The Ripper Been Unmasked?

Episode 39: Exclusive, Has The Ripper Been Unmasked?

Martin Frizell & Prof David Wilson