Rippercast- Your Podcast on the Jack the Ripper murders
Listen in as Jonathan Menges, a roundtable of co-hosts and special guests discuss topics related to the Whitechapel Murders, Jack the Ripper, Victorian British history, and whatever else suits their fancy. This free and loose discussion is sure to interest everyone involved in the 120 year long hunt for 'Jack the Ripper'.
Episodes
The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge with Special Guest Janice Wilson
The Thames Torso Murders: Fact or Fiction? One on One with Suzanne Huntington
This episode welcomes Suzanne Huntington back to the show for an in-depth discussion of her book The Thames Torso Murders: Fact or Fiction?
2024 East End Conference- Steven Keogh: What was Jack the Ripper's Motive?
The 2024 East End Conference
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Steven Keogh: What was Jack the Ripper's Motive?
2024 East End Conference- Mark Ripper: Peculiar People
The 2024 East End Conference
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Mark Ripper: Peculiar People
2024 East End Conference- Philipp Rottgers: Jack, der Aufschlitzen: A German perception of the Ripper murders from 1888 to today
The 2024 East End Conference
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Philipp Rottgers- Jack, der Aufschlitzer: A German perception of the Ripper murders from 1888 to today.
2024 East End Conference- Adam Wood: Wall of Flame: The Bombing of the Tower of London, 1885
The 2024 East End Conference
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Adam Wood: Wall of Flame: The Bombing of the Tower of London, 1885
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From Adler to Amberly: Second Stain
From Adler to Amberley: The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
Karl and Jon discuss the next story in the Sherlock Holmes canon: The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
From Adler to Amberly: The Adventure of the Missing Three Quarter
Karl welcomes Madeline Quinones back to the show to discuss the next story in the canon:
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The Adventure of the Missing Three Quarter
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From Adler to Amberley: The Adventure of Golden Pince-Nez
Karl welcomes Catherine Cooke back to the show to discuss the next story in the Sherlock Holmes canon:
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The Adventure of the Golden Piece-Nez
From Adler to Amberley: The Adventure of the Three Students
Karl welcomes Scott Monty and Burt Wolder to the podcast to discuss the next story in the Sherlock Holmes Canon:
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The Adventure of the Three Students
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Scott and Burt are two of the creatives behind the podcast and website I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere.
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https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/
Whitechapel Society 1888 presents Sue Parry: The Trial of the Detectives or The Turf Fraud Scandal of 1877
Rippercast is pleased to present the February 2024 guest speaker at the Whitechapel Society:
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Sue Parry: The Trial of the Detectives or The Turf Fraud Scandal of 1877
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This is a Video Slideshow Presentation
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www.whitechapelsociety.com
Who Is He? What Is He? Where Is He? A Suspectology Roundtable
Jonathan Menges and Ally Ryder host a roundtable discussion on Suspectology with Christer Holmgren, author of Cutting Point, Mick Priestley, author of One Autumn in Whitechapel, Tracy I'anson, author of Jacob the Ripper, Tom Wescott, author of The Bank Holiday Murders and Ripper Confidential, and Steve Blomer, author of Inside Bucks Row.
Whitechapel Society presents Myth, Monster, Murderer with Jackie Anderson and Ciara Wild
We are pleased to bring to you the December 2023 guest speaker presentation from the Whitechapel Society:
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Myth, Monster, Murderer
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By Jackie Anderson and Ciara Wild
From Adler to Amberly: The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
Karl welcomes writer, broadcaster and film producer Neil Atkinson back to the show to discuss the next story in the Conan Doyle canon:
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The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
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2023 East End Conference: Jonathan Tye-Edward Buckley: Thief, Bully, Ripper?
We are pleased to bring to you the speaker presentations from the 2023 East End Conference.
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Jonathan Tye: Edward Buckley-Thief, Bully, Ripper?
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This is a VIDEO PODCAST.
2023 East End Conference: Mark Ripper: Fin de Siècle Invasion Literature and Jack the Ripper
We are pleased to bring to you the speaker presentations from the 2023 East End Conference.
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Mark Ripper: Fin de Siècle Invasion Literature and Jack the Ripper.
2023 East End Conference: Sarah Bax Horton- One Armed Jack: Was Hyam Hyams Jack the Ripper?
We are pleased to bring to you the speaker presentations from the 2023 East End Conference.
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Sarah Bax Horton- One Armed Jack: Was Hyam Hyams Jack the Ripper?
2023 East End Conference: Susan Parry: Sergeant Bryant's Scrapbook
Speaker Presentations from the 2023 East End Conference
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Susan Parry: Sergeant Bryant's Scrapbook
2023 East End Conference: An Audience with Donald Rumbelow
We are pleased to bring to you the Speaker Presentations from the 2023 East End Conference held over the weekend of 7 & 8 October in the Astronomer Pub in Middlesex Street in the East End of London.
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An Audience with Donald Rumbelow
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with Karl Coppack
2023 East End Conference: Sarah Wise-Streets Coloured Black and Blue: Charles Booth's Notebooks and the Revelation of East End Poverty
Bringing you the Speaker Presentations from the 2023 East End Conference
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Sarah Wise
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Streets Coloured Black and Blue: Charles Booth's Notebooks and the Revelation of East End Poverty
Edward Buckley: The Whitechapel Fiend
Edward Buckley: The Whitechapel Fiend
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A roundtable discussion about an extremely violent criminal lunatic residing in the East End of London before, during and after the Autumn of Terror.
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With Jurriaan Maessen, Jonathan Tye, Suzie Huntington and Tom Wescott.
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Hosted by Jonathan Menges and Ally Ryder
From Adler to Amberly: The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
Karl and Jon welcome Tanja Huvila to the show to discuss the next story in the Sherlock Holmes canon:
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The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton
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@adlerto
Whitechapel Society presents Paradise by way of Kensal Green with Trevor Spinage
We are pleased to bring to you the August 2023 guest speaker from the Whitechapel Society:
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Trevor Spinage-Paradise by way of Kensal Green
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In this VIDEO PODCAST presentation, Trevor Spinage takes us on a tour of the Big 7 London cemeteries-Kensal Green, Brompton, West Norwood, Nunhead, Tower Hamlets, Abney Park and Highgate.
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www.whitechapelsociety.com
Dr. Francis Tumblety and the Railway Ripper with Michael Hawley
Rippercast welcomes author Michael Hawley back to the show to discuss his new book Dr. Francis Tumblety and the Railway Ripper.
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Hosted by Jonathan Menges
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https://www.sunburypress.com/products/dr-francis-tumblety-the-railway-ripper?variant=41131635638365
Röttgers & Schröder: Jack the Ripper:Die Whitechapel-Morde 1888 Eine Chronologie
Rippercast is pleased to welcome Philipp Rottgers & Dorothee Schroder onto the show to discuss their new book 'Jack the Ripper: Die Whitechapel-Morde 1888 Eine Chronologie'. One of the very few native German language books written about the Whitechapel Murders by German Ripperologists.
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Hosted by Jonathan Menges and Jurriaan Maessen
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https://london-beyond-time-and-place.com/j
From Adler to Amberly: The Adventure of Black Peter
Karl Coppack welcomes Catherine Cook back to the show to discuss the next story in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes Canon
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The Adventure of Black Peter
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@adlerto
From Adler to Amberly Special Episode: Watson-The Final Problem
In a special episode, Karl talks to actor Tim Marriott and writer Bert Coules about their one-man play Watson: The Final Problem. The show features Tim as Watson reminiscing about his apparently late friend from their first meeting up until Holmes fatal encounter with Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls. Tim and Bert discuss the initial idea for the play and how it was brought to life on s
Whitechapel Society presents The Dark Side of East London with David Charnick
We are pleased to bring to you the June 2023 guest speaker talk from the Whitechapel Society
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David Charnick: The Dark Side of East London
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Mr Charnick is a tour guide and author whose book The Dark Side of East London is available now through Pen and Sword
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www.whitechapelsociety.com
From Adler to Amberly: The Adventure of the Priory School
Karl and Jon welcome Mark Jones, the co-host of the podcast Doings of Doyle, to the show to discuss the next story in the Conan Doyle canon:
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The Adventure of the Priory School
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https://www.doingsofdoyle.com
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@adlerto
Whitechapel Society presents A Brief Walk Through Time: Leavesden Asylum with Martin Brooks
We are pleased to bring to you the February 2023 guest speaker at the Whitechapel Society:
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Martin Brooks: A Brief Walk Through Time- The Story of the Leavesden Asylum 1870-1995
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http://www.leavesdenhospital.org/
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www.whitechapelsociety.com
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This is a video podcast slide show presentation.
From Adler to Amberly: The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
Karl welcomes the curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collection at Westminster's Mayfair Library, Catherine Cooke, to the show to discuss the next story in the Conan Doyle canon:
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The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
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@adlerto
Whitechapel Society presents Scandal at Dolphin Square with Daniel Smith
We are pleased to bring to you the December 2022 guest speaker at the Whitechapel Society:
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Daniel Smith- Scandal at Dolphin Square
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This is a video podcast presentation.
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www.whitechapelsociety.com
Off the Shelf: Season 1 Epilogue
Join Ally Ryder, Jonathan Menges and Jon Rees as they discuss the first season of Off the Shelf, and decide if they ever want to do a second season.
From Adler to Amberly: The Adventure of the Dancing Men
Karl welcomes back Paul Edwards to discuss the next story in the Conan Doyle canon:
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The Adventure of the Dancing Men
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@adlerto
Off The Shelf: The Midnight Assassin
Join Ally Ryder, Jon Rees and Jonathan Menges as they discuss Skip Hollandsworth's take on the Servant Girl Annihilator.
Whitechapel Society 1888 presents W. Sydney Robinson on the Scandalous Life and Times of W.T. Stead
We are pleased to bring to you the guest speaker from the October 2022 meeting of the Whitechapel Society
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W. Sydney Robinson
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The Scandalous Life and Times of W.T. Stead
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From Adler to Amberley: The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
Karl and Jon welcome Dan Smith to the show to discuss the next story in the Conan Doyle Canon:
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The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
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Dan Smith is the author of numerous books including The Ardlamont Mystery, The Peer and the Gangster and most recently Scandal at Dolphin Square
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@DanSmith_Writer
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@adlerto
Off The Shelf: Hell's Half Acre by Susan Jonusas
Join Jon Rees, Jonathan Menges and Ally Ryder as they discuss the case of the Bloody Benders, and stick around for an interview with author Susan Jonusas.
Interview with Chris Jones-The Maybrick Murder and the Diary of Jack the Ripper
From the 2022 Casebook: Jack the Ripper Conference
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8 October 2022
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Interview with Chris Jones, co-author of ‘THE MAYBRICK MURDER AND THE DIARY OF JACK THE RIPPER: THE END GAME with Jonathan Menges and Roger Palmer.
Madeleine Keane ‘A Harlot’s Progress: Intersectional Feminism and the Whitechapel Victims’
From the 2022 Casebook: Jack the Ripper Conference
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8 October 2022
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Madeleine Keane - A Harlot’s Progress: Intersectional Feminism and the Whitechapel Victims
Steven Blomer -Missing reports and reluctant witnesses
From the 2022 Casebook: Jack the Ripper Conference
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9 October 2022
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Steven Blomer -Missing reports and reluctant witnesses
Jurriaan Maessen -Finding Mary Kelly-From Prototype To Holotype
From the 2022 Casebook: Jack the Ripper Conference
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8 October 2022
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Jurriaan Maessen -Finding Mary Kelly- From Prototype To Holotype
Dr. Amy Sturgis -Whitechapel What Ifs- Evolving Perspectives on the Autumn of Terror in Science Fiction
From the 2022 Casebook: Jack the Ripper Conference
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9 October 2022
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Dr. Amy Sturgis -Whitechapel What Ifs- Evolving Perspectives on the Autumn of Terror in Science Fiction
Dr. Billy Rough ‘The Art of Murder: The Strange Case of Walter Sickert & Jack the Ripper’
From the 2022 Casebook: Jack the Ripper Conference
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9 October 2022
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Dr. Billy Rough-The Art of Murder- The Strange Case of Walter Sickert & Jack the Ripper
Jo Mungovin ‘Peppermint Billy: William Brown & the Tollgate Murders of 1856’
From the 2022 Casebook: Jack the Ripper Conference
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9 October 2022
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Jo Mungovin- Peppermint Billy- William Brown & the Tollgate Murders of 1856
Philipp Rottgers 'Jack Der Aufschlitzer-A German Perception of the Ripper Murders from 1888 to Today
From the 2022 Casebook: Jack the Ripper Conference
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9 October 2022
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Philipp Rottgers-Jack Der Aufschlitzer-A German Perception of the Ripper Murders from 1888 to Today
Gracie Bain ‘Ripperature: Crossing Gender and Genre’
From the 2022 Casebook: Jack the Ripper Conference
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8 October 2022
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Gracie Bain -Ripperature- Crossing Gender and Genre
Adam Wood-Two Trials 1887 and 1889 from The Maybrick Murder and Diary of Jack the Ripper Book Launch Event
The third and final talk we will be releasing from The Maybrick Murder and the Diary of Jack the Ripper Book Launch event.
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Adam Wood: Two Trials-1887 and 1889
Chris Jones: The Maybrick Murder from The Maybrick Murder and the Diary of Jack the Ripper Book Launch Event
This is the first of two talks given by author Chris Jones at the book launch event for The Maybrick Murder and the Diary of Jack the Ripper.
Chris Jones: The Diary of Jack the Ripper from The Maybrick Murder and Diary of Jack the Ripper Book Launch Event
This is the second of two talks given by author Chris Jones at the book launch event for The Maybrick Murder and the Diary of Jack the Ripper.
Whitechapel Society 1888 presents John Walker: Whitechapel's Children's Workhouse
We are pleased to bring to you the August 2022 meeting of the Whitechapel Society and their guest speaker John Walker.
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Whitechapel's Children's Workhouse
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Mr Walker is a local East End Historian who runs the Forest Gate history blog E7 Now & Then and is the author of the new book Out of Sight, Out of Mind- Abuse, Neglect and Fire in a London Children’s Workhouse 1854
From Adler to Amberley: The Final Problem & The Empty House-The Great Hiatus SPECIAL
Karl and Jon welcome Bert Coules, head writer of the BBC Radio Four Sherlock Holmes series and Leslie Klinger, editor of The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes to discuss
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The Final Problem and The Empty House
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This is a VIDEO podcast of the LIVE special event double episode which took place on 16 July 2022
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@adlerto
From Adler to Amberley: The Adventure of the Naval Treaty
Karl and Jon welcome author and screenwriter Bonnie MacBird back to the show to discuss the next story in the Conan Doyle canon
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The Adventure of the Naval Treaty
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https://macbird.com
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@adlerto
Off The Shelf: The Poisoner's Handbook
Join Ally Ryder, Jon Rees and Jonathan Menges as they discuss the Poisoner's Handbook and stick around for an interview with the author Deborah Blum.
Sherlock: From Adler to Amberley Special
Rippercast welcomes the hosts of the podcast Sherlock: From Adler to Amberley, Karl Coppack and Jon Rees. Listen in as they discuss the origins of the show, behind the scenes planning, share a few stories and announce a Special Event for The Final Problem and The Adventure of the Empty House.
Oh, Dear Boss: Druitt's on a Sticky Wicket
Oh, Dear Boss
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Druitt's on a Sticky Wicket
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with Steve Blomer, Mark Ripper, Ally Ryder and Jonathan Menges
2022 East End Conference: Steve Blomer- A Question of Time ENHANCED version
This is the ENHANCED version of Steve's talk with the addition of the slideshow.
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Steve Blomer is the author of "Inside Bucks Row", the first volume of a planned six book series and has had articles published in 'Ripperologist' magazine and the Journal of the Whitechapel Society. He presented a talk on the Seaside Home Witness at the 2021 Casebook: Jack the Ripper online confer
Whitechapel Society 1888 presents Peter Stone: The History of the Port of London
We are pleased to bring to you the guest speaker talk from the June 2022 meeting of the Whitechapel Society.
Peter Stone is a committee member of the Docklands History Group, the London Historians and several other London Clubs and Societies and is the author of the highly praised book entitled The Port of London: A Vast Emporium of All Nations
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https://www.thehistoryoflondon.co.uk
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2022 East End Conference: Frogg Moody- The Life and Times of Detective Sergeant William Thick
Frogg Moody has had a decades long involvement in Ripperology in all of the most well known organizations and events. Frogg was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire. In 2004 he formed Timezone Productions to research and record social history and historical events through publishing, guided walks, theatre, lectures and exhibitions. He is the organiser of the annual Salisbury History Festival now in its fi
2022 East End Conference: Suzanne Huntington- Unravelling the Torso Cases: A Gordian Knot
Suzanne Huntington is the author of the forthcoming book; ‘The Thames Torso Murders. Fact or Fiction?’ due later this year by Mango Books. She most recently presented a talk on Charles Hebbert for the 2021 Casebook Jack the Ripper Online Conference and her talk for this years East End Conference is entitled Unravelling the Torso Cases: A Gordian Knot
2022 East End Conference: Adam Wood-Dr Thomas Bond's Profile of Jack the Ripper
Adam Wood is Editor of Ripperologist magazine, and the former Editor of the Journal of the Police History Society. He is the author of Swanson: The Life and Times of a Victorian Detective, the Notable British Trials volume on the Trial of Percy Lefroy Mapleton, and co-author with Police historian Neil Bell of Sir Howard Vincent’s Police Code, 1889, and also the co-author of the series of Edg
2022 East End Conference: Steve Blomer- A Question of Time
Steve Blomer is the author of "Inside Bucks Row", the first volume of a planned six book series and has had articles published in 'Ripperologist' magazine and the Journal of the Whitechapel Society. He presented a talk on the Seaside Home Witness at the 2021 Casebook: Jack the Ripper online conference. Steve’s talk takes a look at the reliability of the timings given in police and
2022 East End Conference: Lauren Davies- Jack the Ripper and the Contagious Diseases Act
Lauren Davies is a researcher and historian of women's history, the co-host of the history podcast “Transatlantic History Ramblings with Lauren and Brian” and is a Medieval Studies Masters student from Swansea in South Wales. She has over the past few years developed an interest in the stories of women across a broad spectrum of history and their encounters with the criminal justice sy
Sherlock: From Adler to Amberley- The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
Karl and Jon welcome author and podcaster Madeline Quinones to the show to discuss the next story in the canon:
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The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter
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@studyinmadeline
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@dynamicsofapod
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@adlerto
Off the Shelf: Crippen, Cora and The Body in the Basement
Join Book Club regulars Jonathan Menges, Jon Rees and Ally Ryder as well as guest Mark Ripper as they discuss Matthew Coniam's interesting spin on the Crippen Case.
Whitechapel Society presents Lauren Davies: The Medieval Jewry of the East End
We are pleased to bring to you the April 2022 guest speaker from the Whitechapel Society:
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Lauren Davies: The Medieval Jewry of the East End
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www.whitechapelsociety.om
OTS: The Case of the Salmon Sandwiches
Off the Shelf sits down to discuss the Case of the Salmon Sandwiches by M.W. Oldridge, and afterwards, interviews the author about various unrelated things.
Sherlock: From Adler to Amberley- The Adventure of the Resident Patient
Karl and Jon welcome Heather Owen to discuss the next story in the Holmes canon:
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The Adventure of the Resident Patient
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@adlerto
Off the Shelf: The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream
Join Ally Ryder, Jonathan Menges and Jon Rees as they discuss the book The Case of the Murderous Doctor Cream and listen to an interview with the author Dean Jobb.
Whitechapel Society presents Dr. Helen Mathers: Josephine Butler: Patron Saint of Prostitutes
We are pleased to bring to you the February 2022 guest speaker at the Whitechapel Society:
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Dr. Helen Mathers- Josephine Butler: Patron Saint of Prostitutes
Off the Shelf: Prologue
An introduction to Rippercast's new book review series 'Off the Shelf'
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Hosted by Ally Ryder
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with Jon Lee Rees and Jonathan Menges
Paul Begg: Revisited- Part Two
Part Two of our two-part interview with author and historian Paul Begg.
Paul Begg: Revisited- Part One
Part one of a two-part interview with historian and author Paul Begg.
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with Jon Rees, Ally Ryder and Jonathan Menges
Sherlock: From Adler to Amberley- The Adventure of the Crooked Man
Karl Coppack and Jon Rees welcome Trevor Bond back to the show to discuss the next story in the Sherlock Holmes canon:
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The Adventure of the Crooked Man
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@adlerto
2021 Casebook: Jack the Ripper Conference: Suspectology Panel
We are pleased to bring to you the Suspectology panel discussion from the Casebook: Jack the Ripper Online Conference that took place on 30 October 2021.
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with Paul Begg, Steve Blomer, Amanda Lloyd, Jon Rees, Steve Stanley and Brian Young.
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Moderated by Jonathan Menges
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This is a video podcast. If you are wishing to view this on Casebook, use the 'clicking here' link to
2021 Casebook: Jack the Ripper Conference: Mark Ripper-Animals (Eleven Different Ones)
We are pleased to bring to you the speaker presentations from the Casebook: Jack the Ripper Online Conference that took place on 30 October 2021.
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Mark Ripper: Animals (Eleven Different Ones)
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This is a video podcast. If you are wishing to view this on Casebook, use the 'clicking here' link to open the video in a new browser window.
2021 Casebook: Jack the Ripper Conference: Suzanne Huntington: Charles Alfred Hebbert- Physician, Anatomist, Bigamist
We are pleased to bring to you the speaker presentations from the Casebook: Jack the Ripper Online Conference that took place on 30 October 2021.
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Suzanne Huntington: Charles Alfred Hebbert- Physician, Anatomist, Bigamist
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This is a video podcast. If you are wishing to view this on Casebook, use the 'clicking here' link to open the video in a new browser window.
2021 Casebook: Jack the Ripper Conference: Steven Blomer: Who was the Seaside Home Witness?
We are pleased to bring to you the speaker presentations from the Casebook: Jack the Ripper Online Conference that took place on 30 October 2021.
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Steven Blomer: Who Was the Seaside Home Witness?
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This is a video podcast. If you are wishing to view this on Casebook, use the 'clicking here' link to open the video in a new browser window.
Sherlock: From Adler to Amberley- The Adventure of the Reigate Squire
The Adventure of the Reigate Squire
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Karl and Jon are joined by Hannah Bradridge, a second year English student at Durham University. Hannah is new to the canon though she enjoys the BBC TV series. Together they discuss The Reigate Squires - a tale of a murdered coachman, handwriting and a bowl of oranges.
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@adlerto
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