You've probably heard this one before.

Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings

in a single bound.

Obviously, that's a line from Superman, but it also describes a Victorian era villain

known as Spring Healed Jack.

Today, many people haven't heard of Jack, but his name was once on the lips of every

person in London.

To them, Spring Healed Jack was a lot of things.

At best, he was a public nuisance, at worst, a genuine monster.

And whether you believed he was real or not, everyone agreed on one thing.

If you ever met Jack in a dark street, you'd better run.

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This week, we're looking at Spring Healed Jack.

Beginning in 1838, a mysterious figure attacked Londoners only to escape capture by literally

jumping over buildings.

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