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.

Christopher Frayling
Presenter
Martin Fido
William Waddell
Judith Walkowitz

The Last Sacrifice
The Last Sacrifice

Killing Michael Jackson
Killing Michael Jackson
Murder at Harvard
Murder at Harvard

No Mercy, No Remorse
No Mercy, No Remorse

Bodies of Evidence: The Butcher Surgeon
Bodies of Evidence: The Butcher Surgeon

Bluebeard
Bluebeard

The Case of Bruno Lüdke
The Case of Bruno Lüdke

Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd

Dark Land: The Hunt for Wales' Worst Serial Killer
Dark Land: The Hunt for Wales' Worst Serial Killer

Running on Empty
Running on Empty

Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee and Jessica Wongso
Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee and Jessica Wongso

Ted Bundy: Mind of a Monster
Ted Bundy: Mind of a Monster