Undressing 'Jack The Stripper' - Part 3
From The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast by Always True Crime
May 21, 2026 · 1h 14m · Season 10 · Episode 39
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 investigation and connections between the victims.
He's the London serial killer you may never have even known existed - from the late 1950's to the mid 1960's, West London was shocked by the deaths of several sex workers, who were found stripped, strangled, and their bodies dumped unceremoniously, like pieces of rubbish. It's widely 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, 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 eight dead women – Elizabeth Figg, Gwyneth Rees, Hannah Tailford, Irene Lockwood, Helen Barthelemy, Mary Fleming, Margaret McGowan and Bridie O'Hara - who were found dead around the river Thames and in residential areas of the surrounding districts over a six year period from 1959 to 1965 – with police considering: Was there another Ripper on the loose? We bring forth in parts 3 and C, the full story of the investigation into the murders - were they…
People in this episode
Host: The True Crime Enthusiast
Guest: Mike
Topics covered
- serial killer
- unsolved murders
- true crime investigation
- London
- sex workers
- historical crime
Keywords
- Jack The Stripper
- West London
- serial killings
- Thames
- 1950s
- 1960s
- murder investigation
- true crime
- unsolved cases
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Murder Mile podcast
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