Undressing - Undressing - Jack The Stripper

About this episode

The episode explores the unsolved serial killings of sex workers in West London from the late 1950s to mid-1960s.

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 have heard the full story of the investigation into the murders, what certainly connected the…

People in this episode

Host: Always True Crime

Guest: Mike

Topics covered

• serial killer
• unsolved murders
• true crime
• London
• sex workers
• investigation

Keywords

• Jack The Stripper
• serial killings
• West London
• Murder Mile
• true crime podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Murder Mile podcast

Places: West London, Thames

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