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The Name That Killed London: How "Jack" Was Invented
The Name That Killed London: How "Jack" Was Invented
A single invented name turned a city into a hunting ground - newspapers coined "Jack" and a metropolis that already counted some lives as less than nothing consumed itself in fear. Two women were dead within eight days, then two more in an hour, and the man who may never have existed walked free through streets packed at 800 people per acre; who profited from naming the killer?
In this episode, we tell the story of the events, laws, and lives that set the stage for those murders, following the lives of the victims and the social forces that…
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