Episode 6 | Jack the Ripper | Part I: Desperation and Darkness
Before the murders began, London was already unraveling. Poverty, overcrowding, and disease turned Whitechapel into a place of desperation...The uneasy mix of empire, industry, and inequality paved the way for darkness.Part I explores the world of late Victorian London and the real lives of the women who became the victims in this story. This isnāt just the tale of a killer, itās the story of the city that created him.For the Jack the Ripper Goodreads Shelf:True Crime of the Historical Kindās 'jack-the-ripper' books on Goodreads (10 books)PBS Masterpiece Theater Favorites:Bleak House | PBSThe Mystery of Edwin Drood | PBSWatch Tess of the D'urbervilles Season 1 | Prime VideoLittle Dorrit | PBS
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Before the murders began, London was already unraveling. Poverty, overcrowding, and disease turned Whitechapel into a place of desperation...The uneasy mix of empire, industry, and inequality paved the way for darkness.Part I explores the world of late Victorian London and the real lives of the women who became the victims in this story. This isnāt just the tale of a killer, itās the story of the city that created him.For the Jack the Ripper Goodreads Shelf:True Crime of the Historical Kindās 'j...