Rippercast- Your Podcast on the Jack the Ripper murders

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2022 East End Conference: Suzanne Huntington- Unravelling the Torso Cases: A Gordian Knot Jun 05, 2022

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Suzanne Huntington is the author of the forthcoming book; ‘The Thames Torso Murders. Fact or Fiction?’ due later this year by Mango Books. She most recently presented a talk on Charles Hebbert for the 2021 Casebook Jack the Ripper Online Conference and her talk for this years East End Conference is entitled Unravelling the Torso Cases: A Gordian Knot

2022 East End Conference: Adam Wood-Dr Thomas Bond's Profile of Jack the Ripper Jun 04, 2022

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Adam Wood is Editor of Ripperologist magazine, and the former Editor of the Journal of the Police History Society. He is the author of Swanson: The Life and Times of a Victorian Detective, the Notable British Trials volume on the Trial of Percy Lefroy Mapleton, and co-author with Police historian Neil Bell of Sir Howard Vincent’s Police Code, 1889, and also the co-author of the series of Edgar walking guidebooks with Blue Badge tour guide Richard Jones. Adam is the owner of the nonfiction historic crime publishing company Mango Books. His talk at this years East End Conference is on Dr. Thomas Bond and his Profile of Jack the Ripper.

2022 East End Conference: Steve Blomer- A Question of Time Jun 04, 2022

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Steve Blomer is the author of "Inside Bucks Row", the first volume of a planned six book series and has had articles published in 'Ripperologist' magazine and the Journal of the Whitechapel Society. He presented a talk on the Seaside Home Witness at the 2021 Casebook: Jack the Ripper online conference. Steve’s talk takes a look at the reliability of the timings given in police and witness reports for the Whitechapel murders and is entitled A Question of Time.

2022 East End Conference: Lauren Davies- Jack the Ripper and the Contagious Diseases Act Jun 04, 2022

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Lauren Davies is a researcher and historian of women's history, the co-host of the history podcast “Transatlantic History Ramblings with Lauren and Brian” and is a Medieval Studies Masters student from Swansea in South Wales. She has over the past few years developed an interest in the stories of women across a broad spectrum of history and their encounters with the criminal justice system of their period. She’s spoken on the medieval prison system to the Metropolitan Police Heritage Society, and the relationship of the Medieval Jewry with the Tower of London for the Whitechapel Society. Lauren’s talk is entitled Jack the Ripper and the Contagious Disease Act

Sherlock: From Adler to Amberley- The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter May 21, 2022

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Karl and Jon welcome author and podcaster Madeline Quinones to the show to discuss the next story in the canon: The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter @studyinmadeline @dynamicsofapod @adlerto

Off the Shelf: Crippen, Cora and The Body in the Basement Apr 20, 2022

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Join Book Club regulars Jonathan Menges, Jon Rees and Ally Ryder as well as guest Mark Ripper as they discuss Matthew Coniam's interesting spin on the Crippen Case.

Whitechapel Society presents Lauren Davies: The Medieval Jewry of the East End Apr 18, 2022

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We are pleased to bring to you the April 2022 guest speaker from the Whitechapel Society: Lauren Davies: The Medieval Jewry of the East End www.whitechapelsociety.om

OTS: The Case of the Salmon Sandwiches Mar 11, 2022

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Off the Shelf sits down to discuss the Case of the Salmon Sandwiches by M.W. Oldridge, and afterwards, interviews the author about various unrelated things.

Sherlock: From Adler to Amberley- The Adventure of the Resident Patient Feb 26, 2022

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Karl and Jon welcome Heather Owen to discuss the next story in the Holmes canon: The Adventure of the Resident Patient @adlerto

Off the Shelf: The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream Feb 18, 2022

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Join Ally Ryder, Jonathan Menges and Jon Rees as they discuss the book The Case of the Murderous Doctor Cream and listen to an interview with the author Dean Jobb.