Rippercast- Your Podcast on the Jack the Ripper murders

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18882016-Joanne Vigor-Mungovin on Joseph Merrick Nov 12, 2016

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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

The Ripper's Haunts- An Interview with Michael Hawley Oct 09, 2016

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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

Whitechapel Society 1888 presents Clive Bloom: Dracula Meets the Ripper Oct 02, 2016

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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

Ripperologist Magazine 21st Birthday Conference-David Thompson Sep 05, 2016

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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.

Ripperologist Magazine 21st Birthday Conference-Glenn Chandler Sep 05, 2016

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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'.

Ripperologist Magazine 21st Birthday Conference-Ben Johnson Sep 05, 2016

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

Ripperologist Magazine 21st Birthday Conference-David Wickes Sep 05, 2016

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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).

Ripperologist Magazine 21st Birthday Conference-Chris Payne Sep 05, 2016

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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.

Ripperologist Magazine 21st Birthday Conference-Maxim Jakubowski Sep 05, 2016

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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'.

Ripperologist Magazine 21st Birthday Conference-Drew Gray Sep 05, 2016

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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'.