E31: Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper is an unidentified serial killer who attacked women in the late 1880s. One of the most disturbing aspects of the attacks, is that some of the murders were carried out in just ten minutes, in the pitch black night of London. A rhyme chanted by East End children summarizes the only thing we know for a fact about Jack the Ripper, that he’s dead.   Jack the Ripper’s dead  And lying in his bed  He cut his throat  With Sunlight soap  Jack the Ripper’s dead.   Become part of the Corrupt Crew! In addition to our appreciation, we’ll also mention you in a future episode!  patreon.com/CorruptPodcast  https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/ABXKFYMSYLY5Y    Don't miss out on new Corrupt content! Follow us at: Website: https://corruptpod.podbean.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corrupt.podcast/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61568193395303  Threads: https://www.threads.net/@corrupt.podcast  YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CorruptPod    Send case suggestions and feedback to: corruptpod@gmail.com    Sources for this episode: “BBC Arts - Hay Festival, 2019 - How the Stories of Jack the Ripper’s Victims Are Finally Being Told.” BBC, BBC, 24 May 2019, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3qQdkYcjt9zjkWvryt6ZYKm/how-the-stories-of-jack-the-ripper-s-victims-are-finally-being-told#:~:text=Annie’s%20father%20had%20been%20an,leave%20her%20husband%20and%20children. “Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Annie Chapman.” Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Main, https://www.casebook.org/victims/chapman.html. Accessed 30 May 2025. “Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Catherine Eddowes.” Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Main, https://www.casebook.org/victims/eddowes.html. Accessed 30 May 2025. “Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Did Kelly Have a Heart?” Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Main, https://www.casebook.org/dissertations/dst-yostheart.html. Accessed 30 May 2025. “Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Interpreting Lipski.” Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Main, https://www.casebook.org/dissertations/rip-lipski.html. Accessed 30 May 2025. “Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Jack the Ripper: A Suspect Guide - Aaron Kosminski.” Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Main, https://www.casebook.org/ripper_media/book_reviews/non-fiction/cjmorley/107.html. Accessed 30 May 2025. “Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Prince Albert Victor.” Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Main, https://www.casebook.org/suspects/eddy.html. Accessed 30 May 2025. Jones, Richard. “Alice McKenzie - Whitechapel Murders Victim.” Jack the Ripper - History, Victims, Letters, Suspects., https://www.jack-the-ripper.org/alice-mckenzie-murder.htm. Accessed 30 May 2025. ---. “Charles Cross (Charles Lechmere) - Jack the Ripper Suspect.” Jack the Rip