Walk into a room and ask people to name three serial killers.

Odds are, someone will say, Jack the Ripper.

Because Jack the Ripper isn't just a serial killer.

He's a pop culture villain.

He's in books, movies, comics.

Only he isn't fictional.

He is very real.

In 1888, Jack murdered at least five women,

all within a single square mile of London.

On the surface, these gruesome crimes seem unexplainable.

But the more you know about London in the 19th century,

the more it begins to make sense.

Jack the Ripper may be a symbol of evil,

but he's the symptom, not the disease.

I'm Ashley Flowers and this is International Infamy,

a Spotify original from Parcass.

I'm taking you around the world to look at 15 notorious crimes

from 15 different countries.

Today we're stopping in London to look at one of the most

notorious crimes in world history.

Every detective on the case had his own theory

and each twist revealed more of England's dark side.

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