In the cover of mandatory darkness, Gordon Frederick Cummins terrorized London during a six-day spree of murder and assault. A total of seven women were attacked, with four of them killed. Cummins, who had enlisted in the Royal Air Force, was stationed in northern London. Mainly attacking sex workers, the city became his hunting ground for a week.

SOURCES

The Blackout Murders: The Shocking True Story, By Neil R. Storey

In the Dark: The True Story of the Blackout Ripper, by Simon Read

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