In 18-88, the city of London was terrorized by its most infamous serial killer.

Anywhere between 5 and 11 murders were committed over an 18-month period in the Whitechapel District of London,

and the crimes have never been officially solved.

In the decades since then, a cottage industry has developed of amateur sluice who have tried to determine

the identity of this killer that the newspapers dubbed Jack the Ripper.

Learn more about these horrific crimes and the possible suspects who might have committed

them on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is sponsored by audible.com. My audiobook recommendation today is The Complete Jack the

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show notes.

The late 19th century in London was ground zero for the Victorian era.

The city became the first European city since ancient Rome to have a population of more than 1 million people. The city was crowded, dirty, and

dangerous. Crime was quite common. In particular, the East End of London was one of the

poorest and most dangerous areas of the city.

Most crimes which occurred in the East End didn't capture the public's attention.

However, in 1888, there were a series of murders in the area which shook the city.

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