Rippercast- Your Podcast on the Jack the Ripper murders

Rippercast is pleased to bring to you presentations from the 2017 East End Conference which took place in the East End of London over the 5th and 6th of August, 2017. <p> Karl Coppack: Ten Weeks In Whitechapel- A new Way of Telling the Story. <p> Mr. Coppack is a football writer for the Anfield Wrap, The Times, and other publications as well as a novelist whose first book 'And What Do You Do>' was published in 2014. Karl began writing about the Whitechapel Murders, ultimately leading to the creation of his blog series 'Ten Weeks In Whitechapel', which was later adapted for audio by Rippercast.

Rippercast is pleased to bring to you presentations from the 2017 East End Conference which took place in the East End of London over the 5th and 6th of August, 2017. <p> Keynote Speaker <p> Charlotte Mallinson- 'In the Name of Jack: Rethinking Victimhood in Representations of the Whitechapel Murders'. <p> Ms Mallinson is a Ph.D researcher and lecturer at the University of Huddersfield whose present doctoral work is in analyzing how the Whitechapel Murder victims have been represented in books, heritage tourism, film, television and the news media. <p> This evenings East End Conference event was held in conjunction with the Whitechapel Society's August 2017 meeting. <p> www.whitechapelsociety.com

Rippercast is pleased to bring to you presentations from the 2017 East End Conference which took place in the East End of London over the 5th and 6th of August, 2017. <p> Richard Jones: 'The Everyday Humble Hero in the Age of Jack the Ripper' <p> Richard's extensive website about the Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice <p> https://www.london-walking-tours.co.uk/postmans-park/introduction.htm <p> An enhanced version of this podcast with an embedded slideshow <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/East_End_Conference_Richard Jones.m4a">can be downloaded here</a> <p> A PDF version of the slideshow <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/The Age of the Humble Hero Slides.pdf">can be downloaded here.

Rippercast is pleased to bring to you presentations from the 2017 East End Conference which took place in the East End of London over the 5th and 6th of August, 2017. <p> Tom Wescott: Reading Between the Lines <p> Author of 'The Bank Holiday Murders' and 'Ripper Confidential'. <p> Podcast artwork by Andrew Firth

This episode of Rippercast welcomes author Adam Selzer to the show to discuss his new book 'H.H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil'. His extensive and groundbreaking research into Herman Mudgett, alias H.H. Holmes, shatters myths and paints an entirely new picture of the life and legend of this most notorious American con man and murderer. <p> With Paul Begg, Jon Rees and Ally Ryder <p> adamselzer.blogspot.com <p> mysteriouschicago.com

We bring to you a short segment edited out of our last interview with Tom Wescott in which he discusses his opinion on the Goulston Street Graffito. <p> Tom Wescott is the author of the books 'The Bank Holiday Murders' and 'Ripper Confidential'.

We conclude the audio series '10 Weeks In Whitechapel' by having a panel discussion with the author and narrator, Karl Coppack along with voice actors from the program: Paul Begg, Neil R.A. Bell, Jon Rees, Ally Ryder and Iain Wilson. Joined also by Brian Young, a listener to the series. <p> Music and artwork by Andrew Firth <p> www.tenweeksinwhitechapel.wordpress.com

Rippercast is proud to present the Ninth part of a ten part audio series based on the blog 'Ten Weeks In Whitechapel' by Karl Coppack. <p> Week Nine: Post Kelly Ripperology & Conclusions <p> Music and artwork by Andrew Firth <p> ww.tenweeksinwhitechapel.wordpress.com

Rippercast is proud to present the eighth part of a ten part audio series based on the blog 'Ten Weeks In Whitechapel' by Karl Coppack. <p> Week Eight: 'You've Got Jack the Ripper At Last'- The Contemporary Suspects <p> Music and artwork by Andrew Firth <p> www.tenweeksinwhitechapel.wordpress.com

Rippercast is proud to present the seventh part of a ten part audio series based on the blog 'Ten Weeks in Whitechapel' by Karl Coppack. <p> Week Seven: Aaron, Montague, Michael and Francis- The Police Suspects. <p> Music and artwork by Andrew Firth <p> www.tenweeksinwhitechapel.wordpress.com

Rippercast is proud to present the sixth part of a ten part audio series based on the blog 'Ten Weeks in Whitechapel' by Karl Coppack. <p> Week Six: 'The Work of the Devil'- The Murder of Mary Jane Kelly: 9th November, 1888 <p> Music and artwork by Andrew Firth <p> www.tenweeksinwhitechapel.wordpress.com

Rippercast is proud to present the fifth part of a ten part audio series based on the blog 'Ten Weeks in Whitechapel' by Karl Coppack. <p> Week Five: 'Dear Boss': The Alleged Letters and Writings of the Ripper' <p> Music and artwork by Andrew Firth <p> www.tenweeksinwhitechapel.wordpress.com

Rippercast is proud to present the fourth part of a ten part audio series based on the blog 'Ten Weeks in Whitechapel' by Karl Coppack. <p> Week Four: The Double Event- 'You Would Say Anything But Your Prayers' - 30th September, 1888 <p> Music and artwork by Andrew Firth <p> www.tenweeksinwhitechapel.wordpress.com

Rippercast is proud to present the third part of a ten part audio series based on the blog 'Ten Weeks in Whitechapel' by Karl Coppack. <p> Week Three: The Murder of Annie Chapman: 'Will You?' - 8th September, 1888. <p> Music and artwork by Andrew Firth <p> www.tenweeksinwhitechapel.wordpress.com

We are pleased to yet again bring you the guest speaker talk from the bi-monthly meeting of the Whitechapel Society. June 2017s guest speaker was the director of the Whitechapel Mission, Anthony Miller. Mr. Miller details the history of the mission, once called the Working Lads Institute and Home, which was the scene of several inquests concerning the victims in the Whitechapel murders, as well as describing the work that the mission continues to this day, having served the needs of Whitechapel's poor and destitute for the last 140 years. <p> whitechapel.org.uk <p> whitechapelsociety.com

Rippercast is proud to present the second part of a ten part audio series based on the blog 'Ten Weeks in Whitechapel' by Karl Coppack. <p> Week Two: Polly Nichols- 'See what a jolly bonnet I'm wearing'- 31st August, 1888 <p> Music and artwork by Andrew Firth <p> www.tenweeksinwhitechapel.wordpress.com

Rippercast is proud to present the first part of a ten part audio series based on the blog 'Ten Weeks in Whitechapel' by Karl Coppack. <p> Week One: The Whitechapel Murders- An Introduction. <p> Music and artwork by Andrew Firth <p> www.tenweeksinwhitechapel.wordpress.com

Tumblety: The Hidden Truth interviews author Michael Hawley and researcher Brian Young about the contents of over 600 pages of Saint Louis County legal documents that have been recently discovered which for the first time describes Tumblety traveling with a collection of surgical knives as well as containing further evidence of Francis Tumblety's hatred of women, particularly prostitutes. Plus, the startling sworn depositions from these early 20th century documents that reveal Tumblety was born with a sexual development disorder that classified him as a hermaphrodite.

Rippercast is pleased to welcome back author Tom Wescott to discuss his new book 'Ripper Confidential: New Research on the Whitechapel Murders'. In this episode we discuss the murder of Mary Ann Nichols on the 31st of August, 1888. <p> Part one of a two part interview.

We are pleased to be able to bring to you presentations from the Poison and Poisoners one-day event from London 29th April 2017. Organized by Casebook: Classic Crime in association with Mango Books. <p> Stephen Bates: The Prince of Poisoners: William Palmer and the Trial of the Century <p> The Poisoner tells the story of William Palmer, hanged in 1856 before a crowd of 30,000 people for the murder of his best friend. An outwardly respectable Midlands doctor from a prosperous family, Palmer and his trial were a media sensation, heightening middle class fears about the insidiousness of poisoning as a new method of murder. Palmer was the first person ever to be convicted of using strychnine as a method of murder. He became known as the Prince of Poisoners, suspected of murdering at least a dozen people and Charles Dickens, who covered his case, described him as the greatest villain who ever stood trial in the Old Bailey. Even Queen Victoria followed the story, as her journal shows. But how many people did he really kill - and was his guilt ever proved? Stephen Bates's original research into the 160-year-old notorious murder case uncovered intriguing new information about the story. <p> https://casebookclassiccrime.wordpress.com <p> mangobooks.co.uk

We are pleased to be able to bring to you presentations from the Poison and Poisoners one-day event held in London on 29 April 2017. Organized by Casebook: Classic Crime in association with Mango Books. <p> Linda Stratmann: The Scientific Poisoner <p> In the 1840s the popular image of a typical poisoner was a woman who put arsenic in her husband's food. The 1850s, however, saw a new kind of poisoner come to public attention. Male, middle class, educated,disarmingly respectable, he killed in a clever scientific fashion, often using the less common kinds of poison, and unusual ways of administration. He might even be a medical man, the very person one was supposed to trust, giving poison to his trusting victim in the guise of medicine. Linda Stratmann will describe the sensational trials that alerted the public to what appeared to be a frightening new threat. As poison trails became more complex, expert witnesses, especially the forensic toxicologist who had become courtroom stars, began to find that a day in court could both make and destroy a promising career. <p> https://casebookclassiccrime.wordpress.com <p> mangobooks.co.uk

This episode of 'Oh, Dear Boss' welcomes writer Karl Coppack to the show to discuss his blog series 'Ten Weeks In Whitechapel' with Neil Bell, Jon Rees and Jonathan Menges. <p> https://tenweeksinwhitechapel.wordpress.com

London Blue Badge Guide & Lecturer David Thompson was the Guest Speaker at the April 2017 meeting of the Whitechapel Society 1888. <p> The slide presentation that accompanied this talk <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/Christchurch Spitalfields.pdf">can be downloaded here</a> <p> www.whitechapelsociety.com

Rippercast welcomes author Joanne Vigor-Mungovin to the show for a discussion about her book 'Joseph: The Life, Times and Places of the Elephant Man'. Full of new genealogical and historical information, this is a truly unique biography about a singularly unique individual. <p> www.mangobooks.co.uk

Rippercast is pleased to bring to you the February 2017 guest speaker from the meeting of the Whitechapel Society 1888. Mick Priestley is the author of the newly released book 'One Autumn in Whitechapel' and his talk is entitled 'Jack the Ripper: A Modern Day Investigation'. <p> The slides that accompanied Mick's talk <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/Priestley.pdf">can be downloaded here<a/>. <p> M. P. Priestley's book is available to purchase at www.ripperworld.net <p> www.whitechapelsociety.com

Rippercast is pleased to bring to you a presentation by historian and educator Katherine Amin entitled 'Jack is a Feminist Issue: The Double Standard Through Time'. <p> An edited print version of Kate's talk appeared in Ripperologist Magazine #145 which <a href="http://www.ripperologist.biz/pdf/ripperologist145.pdf">can be downloaded here</a>. <p> The slide show that accompanied Kate's talk <a href="http://www.ripperast.com/mp3/Jack is a Feminist Issue.pdf">can be downloaded here<a/>.

Rippercast is privileged to bring to you Adam Wood and Neil Bell's talk 'A History of the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage' from the 18882016 gathering in London on the 5th and 6th of November, 2016. These speakers are responsible for republishing Howard Vincent's Police Code 1889, the guide book of the Metropolitan Police during the Victorian era, and a share of the proceeds from this book, just as the original, go towards the Metropolitan and City Police Orphan's Fund. <p> The Slideshow that accompanied this talk <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/OrphanageTalk.pdf">can be downloaded here</a> <p> For more information on the Fund visit <p> www.met-cityorphans.org.uk <p> For a copy of the republished Howard Vincent's Police Code, 1889 visit <p> www.mangobooks.co.uk

Rippercast is pleased to bring to you author John Malcolm's talk from the 18882016 gathering at the White Hart Pub in the East End of London, 5 & 6 November, 2016. His presentation is entitled 'Sir Robert's Revelation: A Definitely Ascertained Fact or Another Dead End?' Mr. Malcolm examines the history of Sir Robert Anderson's numerous comments that the identity of Jack the Ripper was known, that he was a Polish Jew, and caged in an asylum. <p> The Whitechapel Murders of 1888: A Subjective Look into the Mystery and Manipulation of a Victorian Tragedy <ahref="http://www.casebook.org/ripper_media/rps.malcolm.html">can be read in it's entirety here</a> <p> A PDF version of the slideshow <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/Sir Roberts Revelation.pdf">can be downloaded here. <p> Episode artwork by Andrew Firth

We are pleased to be able to bring to you a selection of talks from the 1882016 gathering on the 5th & 6th of November, 2016. This presentation is by Neil R.A. Bell, the author of the book 'Capturing Jack the Ripper: In the Boots of a Bobby in Victorian London' with a talk entitled 'Stories from H Division. <p> Episode artwork by Andrew Firth <p> www.amberley-books.com

Rippercast is privileged to bring to you a selection of talks from the 18882016 event held on the 5th & 6th of November, 2016. The following presentation is by historian and author Joanne Vigor-Mungovin, the author of the newly released book 'Joseph: The Life, Times and Places of the Elephant Man'. Episode artwork by Andrew Firth www.mangobooks.co.uk

Rippercast welcomes Michael Hawley, author of 'The Ripper's Haunts', a new book about Jack the Ripper suspect Dr. Francis Tumblety. We cover a wide range of topics in this one-on-one interview including Tumblety's time in the Civil War, his reported hatred of women, and the likelihood that he was in fact 'Jack the Ripper'. http://www.sunburypress.com

We bring to you the October 2016 speaker from the Whitechapel Society 1888 meeting in London. Professor Clive Bloom presents a talk focusing on the 1901 Icelandic version of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' which was largely rewritten by Valdemar Asumunsson and will be published for the first time in English this December under the title 'Powers of Darkness: The Lost Version of Dracula', translated and annotated by Hans Corneel De Roos. <p> www.whitechapelsociety.com

The eighth and final speaker at the conference was the great-grandson of PC Ernest Thompson, the constable who discovered the body of Frances Coles in Swallow Gardens while on his very first beat, and who nine years later as murdered while on duty.

The seventh speaker was Glenn Chandler, the creator and writer of the detective drama 'Taggert' and author of the book 'The Sins of Jack Saul: The True Story of Dublin Jack and the Cleveland Street Scandal'.

The second speaker on Day One was Maxim Jakubowski, the editor of the classic 'Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper' and the newly released 'Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper Stories'.

The fourth speaker, and final speaker on Day One, was David Wickes, the man responsible for bringing the classic Jack the Ripper television series to production. One starring Barlow and Watt (1973) and Michael Caine (1988).

The first speaker for Day Two of the conference was Professor Clive Emsley, author of 'The Great British Bobby: A History of British Policing from the 18th Century to the Present'/

The third speaker on Day One was Chris Payne, author of the book 'The Chieftain: Victorian True Crime through the Eyes of a Scotland Yard Detective', about Detective Chief Inspector George Clarke and the 'Trial of the Detectives' of 1877.

The first speaker of Day One at the conference was Drew Gray, author of the book 'London's Shadows: The Dark Side of the Victorian City'. Gray spoke on 'Policing Whitechapel: The Role of the Thames Police Court in the 1880s'.

The sixth speaker was Ben Johnson, author of the book 'Charlie Peace: Murder, Mayhem and the Master of Disguise'.

Rippercast welcomes researcher Robert Anderson to further discuss the Long Island Serial Killer case, this time bringing to our listeners new information that is contained in as-yet unreleased Suffolk County Medical Examiner's report on the death of Shannan Gilbert. As an added bonus following the main one-on-one interview we include another conversation Mr. Anderson was able to have with Forensic Crime Scene expert Dr. Charles Tumosa.

We are pleased to bring you Adam Wood's presentation at the August 2016 meeting of the Whitechapel Society 1888 entitled 'Swanson: A Year in the Casebook of a Victorian Detective'. <p> An enhanced version of this podcast with an embedded slideshow <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/Swanson_A_Year_in_the_Casebook_of_a_Victorian_Detective.m4a">can be downloaded here</a> <p> A PDF version of the slideshow <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/SwansonWS.pdf">can be downloaded here. <p> www.whitechapelsociety.com <p> www.mangobooks.co.uk

Rippercast brings you Prof. Charles Tumosa's presentation from Rippercon-Baltimore entitled 'The Forensic Time Machine-Looking Backwards'. Tumosa discusses modern day forensic document examination and how those techniques could (or could not) be applied to such items as the letters from 'Jack the Ripper' and the Maybrick Diary. He also touches on Patricia Cornwell's work on her preferred suspect, the artist Walter Sickert, during the Q&A portion of his talk.

Picking up where we left off with the Rippercon: Jack the Ripper and True Crime Convention from Baltimore with 'The Ripper, Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle' presented by conference organizers Janis Wilson and Christopher T. George. <p> The slide show that accompanied this talk <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/Doyle.pdf">can be downloaded here</a>

Whitechapel Society 1888's June 2016 Guest Speaker: William Beadle on Stinie Morrison and the Murder of Leon Beron. <p> www.whitechapelsociety.com </p>

Listen in as Robert Anderson presents Team Syphilis' examination of the Long Island Serial Killer case, followed by a 25 minute conversation about LISK with Prof. Charles Tumosa, a renowned forensic crime scene expert. Team Syphilis for this outing is Robert Anderson, Mark Ripper, Livia Trivia, Peter Whitby, Katja Nieder, Trevor Bond, Jon Lee Rees and Mike Flores. From Baltimore's 2016 Rippercon: Jack the Ripper and True Crime Conference. <p> The slide show that accompanied Team Syph's talk <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/LISK09042016.pdf">can be downloaded here</a>

We continue our flood of recordings from the 2016 Rippercon: Baltimore Conference with Martin Fido, Robert Anderson and Michael Hawley and a panel discussion on Jack the Ripper Suspects.

Rippercast is continuing their release of the 2016 Rippercon -Jack the Ripper and True Crime Convention talks from Baltimore, Maryland with author and researcher Michael Hawley. <p> Dr. Francis Tumblety: Amongst the Best Suspects </p> Michael Hawley's excellent slide show presentation that accompanied his talk <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/Michael Hawley Presentation Baltimore.pdf">can be downloaded here</a>.

We are pleased to be able to bring to you the talks from Rippercon 2016, the Jack the Ripper and True Crime Convention, Baltimore 2016. <p> Mikita Brottman: The Life and Times of the Yorkshire Ripper. </p> Ms Brottman's slide show that accompanied her talk <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/RipperConBrottman.pdf">can be downloaded here</a>. <p> www.mikitabrottman.com

We are pleased to be able to bring to you the Whitechapel Society 1888's guest speaker Angela Buckley, the author of the new book 'Amelia Dyer and the Baby Farm Murders'. Dyer, possibly the most prolific serial killer in British history, murdered infants placed into her care over several decades until her capture and execution in 1896. <p> Angela Buckley's website 'The Victorian Supersleuth' </p> http://www.angelabuckleywriter.com <p> Made possible by </p> www.whitechapelsociety.com <p> The slide show from Ms Buckley's presentation <a href="http://www.rippercast.com/mp3/AD slides.pdf">can be downloaded here</a>.