Part one of a series on the history of Jack the Ripper, a renowned serial killer investigated during the Whitechapel murders of East London in 1888.

Part 1 - We take a look at the East End during the times of the killings and learn about the attacks prior to the accepted Ripper Killings, focusing on Emma Smith and Martha Tabram. Make up your own mind if they were by the same man or not.

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