About this episode

This episode discusses the Blackout Ripper, a serial killer who terrorized London during World War II.

PART 2!!! In 1942 as World War II raged, the citizens of London began to realize that their greatest threat no longer came from distant enemies. But from one of their own, as a serial killer was stalking women throughout the city's blackout-darkened streets. A killer who the newspapers had dubbed, the Blackout Ripper. This is part 2 of that story! Sources: https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-blackout-ripper-a-serial-killer-in-wartime-london https://robertwalshwriter.wpcomstaging.com/2024/01/23/gordon-cummins-the-blackout-ripper-hanged-during-an-air-raid/ https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-true-crime-podcast-27-the-blackout-ripper-part-three-margaret-florence-lowe https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cummins-gordon.htm https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/london-serial-killer-worse-ripper-21267680 http://www.britishexecutions.co.uk/execution-content.php?key=635&termRef=Gordon Frederick Cummins https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/documents_relating_to_the_case_o Additional Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Cummins https://dirkdeklein.net/2016/07/24/gordon-cummins-the-blackout-ripper/ Additional Sources…

People in this episode

Host: Christina

Topics covered

• serial killer
• World War II
• true crime
• London history
• blackout
• Gordon Cummins

Keywords

• Blackout Ripper
• Gordon Cummins
• serial killer
• London
• World War II
• true crime
• murder

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crime and Investigation, Murder Mile Tours, British Newspaper Archive

Places: London

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