**Discussion beings at 5:10** In the fall of 1888, London was a booming metropolis under economic strain due to the massive influx up immigrants and refugees. Whitechapel, an area in the East End, was an overcrowded neighborhood with poor employment and dire economic conditions. As a result, many women were forced into casual prostitution to survive - and it was many of these women who fell victim to an unknown serial killer lurking in the dark, shadowed alleyways. The killer was named "Jack the Ripper", either a self proclaimed nickname or one coined by the press, but beyond that alias the killer's identity remains a secret even 130 years later. For more than a century, whispers have persisted that the Ripper murders were not the work of a lone madman, but part of a deeper conspiracy. Theories have pointed to royal cover-ups, Masonic plots, and a police force accused of burying the truth. This week, as we approach the end of True Crimeber - we are discussing one last British mystery - the story of Jack the Ripper and the conspiracy theories related to his…or her… potential identity. Send us a text Support the show Theme song by INDA
