We all think we know the story of Jack the Ripper, the most famous serial killer in history, who murdered five women on the streets of Whitechapel and got away with it. In this two-part special we re-examine those crimes.
John Christie brought death to everyone around him. Allowing his terrible crimes to be pinned on another man Christie returned to his home at 10 Rillington Place to carry on the killing.
It was WWII and London was rocked by the Blitz. In this blacked out city another terrible danger lurked in the shadows. A serial killer was on the loose.
Having sent an innocent man to the gallows Christie was now free to carry on his debauched murderous spree. His crimes would not go unnoticed as the bodies of his victims hidden at 10 Rillington Place would begin to rot.
At the time of Jack The Ripper, London was home to some of the most terrible individuals the city has ever seen. One of the very worst was the elusive Borough Poisoner, George Chapman.
Having killed his wife and buried her in the basement, Dr Crippen believed he had escaped on a ship to Canada. But the police managed to hunt him down and bring him to account for his terrible crime.
George Smith had many aliases. He needed them for his many wives who he would soon murder in order to claim the inheritance. Catching this chameleon would be a gargantuan challenge.
