The still-unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper killed his first known victim on this day in history, Aug. 31, 1888. On this day, a woman named Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols, 43, was found murdered in ...

A dusty artifact may be the key to solving one of true crime’s oldest mysteries.

The notorious serial killer known as Jack the Ripper may finally have been identified more than 130 years after he terrorized Victorian era England. The story of Jack the Ripper has transfixed ...

(NewsNation) — Historians say a theory about infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper‘s job could finally identify him. Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, historians and hosts of podcast “The Rest Is ...

Forming a part of the crime's dark legacy, one letter thought to be from Jack the Ripper cemented the Victorian murderer's grip on the 1880s' consciousness.

On this day, Aug. 31, in 1888, London serial killer Jack the Ripper claimed his first victim. Prostitute Mary Ann Nichols was found murdered and mutilated in the teeming slum of Whitechapel. Her ...

Serial killers tantalize, terrify and even entertain the public. Since at least the 1970s they have been frequent, diabolical actors on center stage in the news and entertainment media. Massive and ...

We might finally know the identity of the notorious killer, Jack the Ripper, and we might even have a DNA result for reference. Over 130 years after his gruesome murders in East London, England, the ...

After 137 years, one of history’s most famous murder mysteries is back in the spotlight. The killings that shook Whitechapel in 1888 created the legend of Jack the Ripper, a figure who has inspired ...

Was Jack the Ripper the first serial killer of all time? Who was his first victim, and why was the murder so shocking? And, what did the Ripper phenomenon reveal about the anxieties of Victorian ...

Oxygen Book Club highlights books in the crime sphere each month and features exclusive interviews, guided discussions, and more. He's one of the most famous serial killers of all time — and he's ...