Reframing the Victims of Jack the Ripper

In over a century’s worth of investigation into the unsolved murders attributed to the unknown killer called “Jack the Ripper,” little real attention has been paid to the five canonical victims--they’ve been treated as objects for dissection, not human beings with full lives.  Author and historian Hallie Rubenhold, who published The Five in 2019 and is releasing the podcast Bad Women: The Ripper Retold with Pushkin, aims to change that narrative, and question why we’ve been so comfortable with it, and its implications, all along.   Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Go to  CALM.COM/fallline, you’ll get a limited time offer of 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription, which includes hundreds of hours of programming. Everlywell is offering a special discount of 20% off an at-home lab test at https://everlywell.com/fallline     Join 30 million fans across the globe and awaken your inner detective with June’s Journey! Submit a case to The Fall Line: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/case-submissions   Check out Bad Women: https://www.pushkin.fm/show/bad-women/ Written, researched, and hosted by Laurah Norton, with research assistance from Bryan Worters, Kim Fritz, and Kyana Burgess/Interviews by Brooke Hargrove/Produced, scored, and engineered by Maura Currie/Content advisors are Brandy C. Williams, Liv Fallon, and Vic Kennedy/ Theme music by RJR/Special thanks to Angie Dodd Sources at our website: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/sources Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefalllinepodcast 2021 All Rights Reserved The Fall Line Podcast, LLC Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email [email protected] or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/TheFallLine; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices