Shadow of the Ripper

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Christopher Frayling
Christopher Frayling

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Martin Fido
Martin Fido

William Waddell
William Waddell

Judith Walkowitz
Judith Walkowitz

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    Shadow of the Ripper

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    Jack the Ripper was a prince, a pauper, a mason, a madman... A host of more and more bizarre theories have surrounded the unexplained killings in Whitechapel since they hit the headlines in 1888. This film dispels the grisly fiction, revealing for the first time the true contents of the police and Home Office files on the case, drawing on the expertise of historians and of those who have encountered today's killers - on the street or behind bars.

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    1988-09-07

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