Tuesday, January 7 at 8 p.m.
Many think of true crime as a modern obsession, but Lucy Worsley investigates the phenomenon through the world’s most infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper.
She uncovers a story that goes beyond a single murderer and his five victims — Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane — to a burgeoning newspaper industry desperate for readers and a Victorian society unequipped to support the most vulnerable.
With access to rare original evidence, archival newspapers and expert contributors, Worsley explores how this still-unsolved case fueled sensationalist journalism and became a template for all true-crime stories to follow.
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