American Ripper

Jeff Mudgett tries to prove a controversial theory that his great-great grandfather, serial killer H.H. Holmes, and Jack the Ripper were the same person.
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Devil in the Details
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Jeff Mudgett seeks to prove his ancestor, U.S. serial killer H.H. Holmes, was also London's infamous murderer, Jack the Ripper; Mudgett teams up with ex-CIA analyst Amaryllis Fox to prove this theory, using modern science and methodologies.

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The Butcher's Blade
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While revealing the gruesome details of the murders committed in 1888 London by Jack the Ripper, Jeff and Amaryllis challenge Ripper myths in the hunt for a link to H.H. Holmes.

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

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Home Sweet Hell
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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; a report says the Ripper may have killed in the United States.

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Black Heart, White City
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Jeff and Amaryllis discover an unexpected connection to the Ripper in police archives while investigating the 1893 World's Fair that turned Chicago into H.H. Holme's killing ground.

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No Rest for the Wicked
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A trove of mysterious artifacts contains an unexpected link to the U.K.; Jeff and Amaryllis uncover evidence of the Holmes curse and the shocking theory that the killer escaped his own death.

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The Grave
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H.H. Holmes' grave is exhumed in an attempt to prove that he pulled off one final swindle and escaped his own execution.