Undressing 'Jack The Stripper' - Part 2

About this episode

The episode explores the unsolved serial killings of sex workers in West London during the late 1950s to mid-1960s, focusing on the case of 'Jack The Stripper'.

He's the London serial killer you may never have even knew existed - from the late 1950's to the mid 1960's, West London was shocked by the deaths of several sex workers, stripped, strangled, and their bodies dumped unceremoniously, like pieces of rubbish. It's commonly considered to be the UK's most prolific series of unsolved serial killings, claiming more victims than his similar namesake the previous century, and in a joint 8 part series between myself, and the award nominated Murder Mile podcast, each week myself and Mike will examine the case in full detail, sifting through misinformation, lies, rumour and perhaps even downright corruption. The True Crime Enthusiast and Murder Mile have brought you so far the accounts of four dead women – Elizabeth Figg, Gwyneth Rees, Hannah Tailford and Irene Lockwood, found dead around the river Thames over a four year period from 1959 to 1963 – with police considering: Was there another Ripper on the loose? Police were soon to believe that there was – with the deaths of another four women, whose tales we shall account in Part 2 and B. Join myself on The True Crime Enthusiast for parts 1 to 4, and Mike over on Murder Mile for parts A to…

People in this episode

Host: The True Crime Enthusiast

Guest: Mike

Topics covered

• serial killer
• unsolved murders
• true crime
• sex workers
• London history
• Jack The Stripper

Keywords

• Jack The Stripper
• serial killer
• West London
• unsolved murders
• true crime podcast
• Murder Mile
• sex workers
• 1950s
• 1960s

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Murder Mile podcast

Places: West London, river Thames

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