The Regent’s Park Murder of 1888
News of the Times | Episode 511 | 1888
While all eyes were fixed on the shadowy lanes of Whitechapel, murder found its way into the genteel heart of London.

In this gripping episode, we unravel the tragic and mysterious killing of Joseph Rumbold — a young printer, stabbed to death under the gaslights of Regent’s Park. Was it mistaken identity? Gang rivalry? Or something more sinister lurking in the shadows of respectable society?

Featuring period newspaper accounts and vivid testimony from the time, we walk through a case that stunned a city already on edge — from the moment of the crime to the courtroom’s final judgment.

And in our Further Particulars segment, we shine a sombre light on a grief-stricken mother’s desperate public plea to view the Ripper victims, believing one may be her missing daughter — a haunting reminder that not all horror wore a headline name.

☞ True Victorian crime
☞ Gang rivalries and mistaken identity
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The Man Who Vanished: Whitechapel’s Other Attacker
News of the Times | Episode 510 | 1888
Before Jack the Ripper cast his long shadow over London, Whitechapel was already soaked in fear. In this gripping episode, we follow the shocking case of Richard Patterson, a dock labourer turned violent fugitive, whose stormy night of rage left two victims gashed and bleeding — and the police scrambling.

On 26 June 1888, just weeks before the Ripper’s infamous spree began, a thunderstorm roared over Grove Street. Amid the rain and lightning, a young woman — her throat slashed — stumbled into the street. Behind her, her brother, also brutally wounded. The man they named as their attacker? Her husband. Then… he vanished.

Patterson’s rampage, escape, and dramatic return stunned a city already teetering under the weight of poverty and panic. Though not a Ripper killing, this case was part of a rising tide of violence that left London terrified — long before the Ripper ever lifted his blade.

👉 Featuring original newspaper accounts, testimony from survivors, and the involvement of Inspector Reid (yes, that Reid), this true crime tale is a vivid, violent portrait of East End desperation.

✨ In our Further Particulars: While British detectives stumbled through the fog, American cities were already deploying telephone patrol boxes, dawn courtroom sessions, and telegraphed justice. A Pall Mall Gazette correspondent asks: Are the Americans beating us at our own game?

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The Chilling Walthamstow Mystery That Shocked Victorian London 1888
News of the Times | Episode 509| 1888
London, 1888 — the Ripper loomed large in the East End’s imagination… but just a few miles away, another case was unfolding. One with no mutilations, no blood-stained alleys—just a quiet note, a mysterious bottle, and a young woman who never came home.
When newlywed Annie French stepped into a local chemist’s parlour in Walthamstow, she expected pain relief—perhaps a friendly chat. Two hours later, she was unconscious. The air reeked of chloroform, the till was empty, and William Barber, the nervous chemist’s assistant, had vanished.
Was it a botched procedure? A tragic accident? Or something far more sinister?
Join us as we unravel one of Victorian London’s most haunting and strangely overlooked mysteries—where rumour ran wild, evidence evaporated, and a case of suspected murder was lost in the shadow of Whitechapel’s terror.

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Was This the Ripper’s Comeback? The 1889 Whitechapel Murder
News of the Times | Episode 508 | 1889
Welcome to News of the Times — where sinister shadows of history refuse to stay buried.
In this chilling episode, we return to the gaslit alleys of Victorian London. It’s July 1889, and another woman is found brutally slain in Castle Alley — her throat cut, her body mutilated. The location? Just streets away from Jack the Ripper’s infamous killing grounds.

Was this the return of the Ripper himself?
Or a cunning copycat exploiting London’s darkest fears?

Meet Alice McKenzie — a hard-working washerwoman, not the typical “unfortunate” cast by the press. Her quiet life and sudden, savage death stoked panic among police and public alike. With suspects ranging from madmen to maritime butchers, and a new letter ominously signed “Jack the Ripper”, the streets of Whitechapel descended once more into dread.

Was the killer interrupted mid-mutilation?
Did a foreign cattle-boat butcher slip back into the fog?
And what chilling "further particulars" did The Pall Mall Gazette reveal about Whitechapel’s women?

Featuring the tragic letter of Annie Chapman’s sister — this episode pieces together the forgotten horror of the Ripper’s suspected return.

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Bradford’s Jack the Ripper: The Mutilation of John Gill
News of the Times | Episode 507 | 1888
In December 1888, the brutalised body of 8-year-old John Gill sent shockwaves through Bradford — a young boy mutilated and arranged in a grotesque parcel, echoing the horrors of Jack the Ripper just weeks earlier. As panic swept the streets, suspicion fell on a familiar milkman, and London detectives were summoned to examine the boy’s remains for Ripperesque parallels. The case exploded into national headlines, yet despite the chilling circumstantial evidence, the trial ended in discharge… and the crime remains an open wound in Victorian criminal history.

Further Particulars:
Also in Bradford, a young woman with a flair for drama is arrested for sending "Jack the Ripper" letters — to the press, to the police, and presumably anyone with a postal address. Her motive? “To make a sensation.” And she certainly did.

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The Ripper Fever Spreads: The Gateshead Mutilation Murder of 1888 
News of the Times | Episode 506 |1888
In the swirling fear of 1888, with the shadow of Jack the Ripper stretching far beyond Whitechapel, terror came to Birtley.

This episode brings us to the unsettling murder of 28-year-old Jane Beatmoor—a quiet woman in delicate health, found savagely mutilated at the foot of a railway embankment in the North East of England. It was the same day the inquest closed on Mary Ann Nichols, one of the Ripper's canonical victims. And with that eerie timing and grotesque wounds, panic erupted. Had the Ripper moved north?

As headlines screamed and Scotland Yard dispatched men northwards—including the very doctor who examined Annie Chapman—the mystery thickened. But what emerged was something different: a tale of passion, betrayal, flight, and a chillingly personal crime that stoked the fires of a Ripper-frenzied public.

And in our Further Particulars:
A husband returns from America to find his home sold, furniture gone, and his family shattered—manipulated by a predatory opportunist living with his teenage daughter. It's Victorian life seen through a darker, more domestic lens: seduction, starvation, and a family's ruination at the hands of one man with sinister motives.
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Jack's Last Shadow? - Whitechapel Chronicles 6 
News of the Times Episode 505 | 1888
By November 1888, the East End of London was no stranger to fear.
The shock of earlier murders had settled into a grim, uneasy silence—until one final killing shattered it completely.
Behind the locked door of a tiny room at 13 Miller’s Court, Mary Jane Kelly was found horrifically mutilated. This wasn’t just another Ripper murder. It was an escalation—grotesque, personal, and chilling in its precision.
In this final episode of The Whitechapel Chronicles, we follow the tragic final hours of Mary Jane Kelly—young, vibrant, and known for her kindness—and the night that transformed her story into legend.
What the killer left behind was unlike anything seen before.
He had time. He had privacy. And he had a terrible purpose.

We’ll explore original newspaper reports, inquest testimonies, and the ripple effect her death had on a city already paralyzed by fear.
A failed bloodhound trail. A heart gone missing.
And a question that still lingers:
Was Mary Jane Kelly the Ripper’s final victim—or simply his most brutal?

Hosted by Robin Coles. 

EPISODE
If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos: 
1883: The Leiden Poisoner |  Ep282 
https://youtu.be/EDuy5q1DmfU
1880 & 1890: The Wheeler Family Murder Cases |  EP285 
https://youtu.be/6XaZKRF5pAs
1746 -1885: Murder Among the Monied |  Ep294 
https://youtu.be/GyQAxxRRmY4
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One Night, Two Murders - Whitechapel Chronicles5
News of the Times Episode 504 | 1888
September 30th, 1888: London awoke to horror.
In less than an hour, two women—Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes—were murdered in separate locations. The press dubbed it “The Double Event.” For the people of Whitechapel, it was the night terror took hold.

In this episode of The Whitechapel Chronicle, we follow the chilling events of that night through the words of newspapers, police reports, and public outcry. From Dutfield’s Yard to Mitre Square, the killer moved quickly—and with escalating brutality. Stride’s murder may have been interrupted. Eddowes wasn’t so fortunate: her body was mutilated with surgical precision.

As the city reeled, fear turned to fury. Crowds gathered at the crime scenes. The police faced growing criticism. The first letters signed “Jack the Ripper” arrived—mocking the authorities and vowing more bloodshed.

We explore how a city spiralled into chaos: vigilante patrols on the streets, political pressure mounting, and newspapers demanding resignations at the highest levels.

And in our end of episode "Further Particulars" segment:
A Victorian courtroom scandal erupts as a young greengrocer's marriage unravels — revealing hidden children, betrayal, and a wife living under another man’s name. Accusations fly... but who’s telling the truth?
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https://youtu.be/9Dq3D_iDvDc
1885: The Mystery of Room 144  |  EP357
https://youtu.be/Kxv1VIVhJek
1881: The Mysterious Case of Sarah Duckett |  EP359
https://youtu.be/EY23YkuYu5Y
1880: The Shocking Case of Miss Maclean |  EP360
https://youtu.be/0v5BCjOFEj8
1884: Love, Jealousy, and Murder |  EP361
https://youtu.be/KLjcAcYc9ik
1889: The Mystery of the Hansom Cab Murder |  EP368
https://youtu.be/OObO

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Leather Apron and the City on Edge - Whitechapel Chronicles4
News of the Times Episode 503 | 1888
As fear gripped Whitechapel after the brutal murder of Annie Chapman, the press gave that fear a name: Leather Apron.
This episode of The Whitechapel Chronicles follows the frantic days after Chapman's body was found—when suspicion fell on local bootmaker John Pizer, infamously dubbed “Leather Apron.” His arrest, driven by media frenzy, raised more questions than it answered.
Using only 1888 newspaper reports, we trace the missteps of the investigation: false leads, public panic, and a press beginning to question not just the killer, but the world that let him flourish. Whitechapel wasn’t just the setting—it was part of the story.

Plus, in our Further Particulars segment: a lighter (and stranger) slice of 1888 life with a tale of frog swallowing. Yes, really.
Maybe don’t listen over breakfast.😉
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EPISODE
If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1881 & 1897 & 1905: Till Death Do Us Part – Wedding Day Murders |  EP345
https://youtu.be/9Dq3D_iDvDc
1885: The Mystery of Room 144  |  EP357
https://youtu.be/Kxv1VIVhJek
1881: The Mysterious Case of Sarah Duckett |  EP359
https://youtu.be/EY23YkuYu5Y
1880: The Shocking Case of Miss Maclean |  EP360
https://youtu.be/0v5BCjOFEj8
1884: Love, Jealousy, and Murder |  EP361
https://youtu.be/KLjcAcYc9ik
1889: The Mystery of the Hansom Cab Murder |  EP368
https://youtu.be/OObOZ1J_-Mk
1884: The Vienna Murders - Serial Killer Hugo Schenk |  EP387
https://youtu.be/oKINEcehrdA
1887: The Horrific Case of Lydia Green |  EP395
https://youtu.be/mITEfcw9T4U

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The Butcher Escalates - Whitechapel Chronicles 3
News of the Times Episode 502 | 1888
By September 1888, fear in Whitechapel had turned to full-blown panic. When Annie Chapman’s mutilated body was found in a narrow yard on Hanbury Street, it became clear—these murders were no longer isolated horrors, but part of something far more chilling.

In this episode, we revisit the scene through the eyes of Victorian newspapers, witnesses, and police reports.
A whispered sound before the violence.
A cryptic message: “Five: Fifteen more, and then I give myself up.”
A killer growing bolder.

False arrests, whispered rumours of “Leather Apron,” organs missing with surgical precision—the East End was unraveling.

And in today's Further Particulars: a bizarre 1888 hoax involving 80 people, a ruined farmer, and a vanishing £6,000.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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