London was a city undergoing a massive change. World War two had reduced much of the capital to rubble and the rebuilding of it was the primary focus of the 1950s. Towards the end of the 50s, a serial murderer was beginning a reign of violence against the working girls of London. His methods would lead to him being dubbed Jack the Stripper by the press, although the series of killings is more correctly known as The Hammersmith Nude Murders.