Full Show: New discovery might ID Jack the Ripper, Is North Korea preparing for war & Inside a museum crime ring

Seg 1: Could a recent discovery reveal the identity of Jack the Ripper?

The recent revelation of Frederick Abberline's walking stick has brought significant attention to the investigation into Jack the Ripper's identity. This cane is regarded as a potentially pivotal discovery, as it bears the only known composite image of the Ripper.

Guest: Sarah Bax Horton, Author of “One-Armed Jack: Uncovering the Real Jack the Ripper” and Descendant of an Investigator who Worked on the Jack the Ripper Case

Seg 2: View From Victoria: 

It’s a new era of bail reform with David Eby finally getting what he’d been asking for which shifts the onus to repeat offenders. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.

Seg 3: The Weekly Cecchini Check-in

A shooting at Perry High School in Iowa led to the death of a sixth-grade student and injuries to five others, including students and a school administrator.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News

Seg 4: Is North Korea provoking a war against South Korea? 

North Korea fired more than 200 artillery rounds towards South Korea's Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong islands. The artillery fell within a maritime buffer zone near the Northern Limit Line, a disputed de facto border established by the United Nations at the end of the Korean War in 1953.

Guest: Dr. Edward Howell, Lecturer of North Korean Politics at New College, University of Oxford

Seg 5: Did the RCMP’s lack of decriminalization training impact its effectiveness?

Records obtained through a freedom of information request revealed that when the drug decriminalization pilot project commenced in British Columbia, approximately 66% of frontline police officers had received training on the implications of decriminalization.

Guest: Rob Gordon, Professor of Criminology at Simon Fraser University

Seg 6: Inside the wild museum crime-ring and its termination

The final suspect in a 20-year art-theft scheme has turned himself in to authorities in Pennsylvania. Nicholas Dombek surrendered at the Lackawanna County Prison in Scranton. A judge denied him bail at his first court appearance, so he remains in custody. For over six months, Dombek had been considered a fugitive. He was the only suspect who did not immediately surrender himself after prosecutors filed charges against nine people in June.

Guest: Andrea Marks, Crime Reporter

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