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S5E03 Jack the Stripper: London’s Forgotten Serial Killer
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Welcome back, sisters and sinners! This week, Dee and Isla take a dark and winding stroll down the towpaths of 1960s London to unpick the grim mystery of Jack the Stripper — no, not a misbehaving hen party guest, but the nickname for one of Britain’s most elusive serial killers.
Between 1959 and 1965, eight women, all sex workers, were found murdered and dumped near the Thames. All were undressed. All were petite. All were preyed upon in an era when London was loosening up morally… but still tightening the noose on working-class women.
As always, we take you through the crimes, the investigation, and the infuriating dead ends. including the time a nightclub caretaker just wandered into the police station and confessed. (He changed his mind. As you do.)
Also, brace yourselves — Dee drops her most controversial opinion yet: soya milk is the worst of all milk alternatives. We’ll give you a moment to recover.
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Sources:
UK Unsolved Crimes – Jack the Stripper
True Crime All The Time Unsolved
Blood Ties Podcast
Mysteries and Histories – Hammersmith Nude Murders
The Student’s Verdict – Jack the Stripper (yes, not a typo)
Wikipedia (obviously, we’re not monsters)
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