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Dr. H. H. Holmes and The Whitechapel Ripper

Dane Ladwig

In 1888 a serial killer menaced the streets of the Whitechapel District in London. In America a serial killer was plotting the murder of hundreds on innocents amidst the backdrop of the 1893 World's Fair. The evidence presented indicates these two cases divided by an ocean have much more in common t...

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It was discussed as a book exploring Dr. H. H. Holmes's life and the theory that he was Jack the Ripper. Dane Ladwig's research and theories regarding Holmes's possible identity as Jack the Ripper were presented.

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H. H. Holmes in my opinion is Jack the Ripper.

— Episode: Episode 30

Episode: Episode 30

It was discussed as a book exploring Dr. H. H. Holmes's life and the theory that he was Jack the Ripper. Dane Ladwig's research and theories regarding Holmes's possible identity as Jack the Ripper were presented.

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H. H. Holmes in my opinion is Jack the Ripper.

I guarantee he could have been president. He could have been a great physicist. He could have done anything he wanted. He had that kind of a mind.

I'm going to try to prove that he wasn't executed uh when when the record state that he lived many years after that

I'm not saying I can prove he was Jack the Ripper but I think we've taken a big step toward proving that he should be considered a viable suspect

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