Jack The Ripper: History’s Darkest Mystery (TRIH ep 624, part 1)
1888 · Resource
In the first part of a series on Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel murders, Tom and Dominic explore the infamous case, probing into the grisly murder spree that shocked Victorian London. They discuss the identity of his first victim, the disturbing nature of the crimes, and the broader societal anxieties that emerged amid the Ripper phenomenon.
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- Van Gogh's The Starry Night (1889)
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