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American Ripper - Season 1

Series: American Ripper
3.4
(27)
Episodes
8
Rating
TV14
Year
2017
Language
English

About

"H.H. Holmes was America's first serial killer believed to have killed nearly 200 people in the late 19th century.

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Episodes

1 to 3 of 8

1. Devil in the Details

43m

Could history's two most notorious killers actually be the same man? Jeff Mudgett, great-great-grandson of America's first serial killer and expert con man, H.H. Holmes, and ex-CIA operative Amaryllis Fox team up to investigate the theory that Holmes was Britain's infamous murderer, Jack the Ripper.

2. The Butcher's Blade

43m

Revealing the gruesome details of the Jack the Ripper murders, Jeff & Amaryllis challenge Ripper myths in the hunt for a link to H.H. Holmes.

3. Whitechapel Runs Red

41m

The Jack the Ripper letters contain an unexpected link to H.H. Holmes; Scotland Yard's list of credible suspects uncovers a key detail of the manhunt; and eyewitness accounts reveal the face of a killer.

4. Home Sweet Hell

42m

An investigation into the gruesome details of Holmes' infamous Murder Castle leads to the discovery that he may have been killing victims all over Chicago and beyond; while a report surfaces that the Ripper may have killed in the U.S.

5. Black Heart, White City

43m

Investigating the 1893 World's Fair that turned Chicago into H.H. Holmes' killing ground, Jeff and Amaryllis discover an unexpected connection to the Ripper in the city's police archives.

6. Blood and Bone

43m

Holmes goes on the run as his schemes unravel; the investigation picks up his trail and discovers a long lost crime scene that could hold the key to proving Holmes is the Ripper.

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