Jack the Ripper: The Silence of Whitechapel’s Forgotten Women | The Last Known

The Last Known: True Crime, Missing Women & Unsolved Mysteries · Sep 4, 2026 · 8m · transcript

In this episode of The Last Known, host Teresa Howarth moves beyond the sensationalized legend of Jack the Ripper to reveal the harrowing human reality behind the Whitechapel murders of 1888. This is not a story about a monster, but a deep dive into the systemic poverty, overcrowding, and social marginalization that defined London’s East End during the Victorian era. We explore how economic deprivation drove thousands of women into prostitution as a means of survival, only for them to become victims of one of history’s most infamous unsolved mysteries. This episode is essential listening for…