Facing down a hundred-year-old mystery, relentless detectives continue to search for the identity of the infamous killer, who ...

Is the name "Jack the Ripper" actually a hoax? Lucy examines the infamous "Dear Boss" letter, which is supposedly from the pen of the serial killer. With criminologist Dr. Martin Glynn, Lucy questions ...

In the Summer of 1888, the world was gripped by one case, a serial killer was on the loose in East London. The newspapers couldn't get enough of the story and began to create a template for how we ...

One of a series of images from the Illustrated London News for Oct. 13, 1888, carrying the overall caption, "With the Vigilance Committee in the East End." This image is entitled "A Suspicious ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Author Julie Berry breaks down why we're so fascinated by stories of murdered young women and fantastical beasts, and what happens when ...

Russell Edwards claims Aaron Kosminski, a Polish barber, is the serial killer, though some people doubt his evidence Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Researchers and descendants of Jack the Ripper’s victims are seeking to finally unmask the notorious killer. Over 130 years after the serial killer committed numerous gruesome murders in impoverished ...

(NewsNation) — The infamous killer who terrorized London women has largely been referred to as simply “Jack the Ripper” until now. Historian Russell Edwards says he has identified Jack the Ripper as ...

Nearly six years after DNA analysts claimed to identify the notorious London serial killer known as “Jack the Ripper,” a victim’s family is demanding a police investigation into the claims. The 2019 ...