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American Ripper

Crime · 2017 · Rated 7/10

Last aired: S1 E8, The Grave · 2017-08-29

In American Ripper, Jeff Mudgett sets out to prove that his ancestor, American serial killer H.H. Holmes, and Jack The Ripper were the same man; Mudgett partners with ex-CIA analyst Amaryllis Fox to launch an investigation, using modern science and methodologies.

Cast

Conor Hall Narrator

Jeff Mudgett Host

Amaryllis Fox Host

Season 1

E1 Devil in the Details 2017-07-11 · 60 min Herman Mudgett, alias H.H. Holmes, was America's first serial killer. No one knows for sure how many lives he took, but it's believed he was responsible for killing as many as 200 people in the late 19th century.

E2 The Butcher's Blade 2017-07-18 · 60 min Revealing the gruesome details of the Jack the Ripper murders, Jeff and Amaryllis challenge Ripper myths in the hunt for a link to H.H. Holmes.

E3 Whitechapel Runs Red 2017-07-25 · 60 min The Jack the Ripper letters contain an unexpected link to H.H. Holmes; Scotland Yard's list of credible suspects uncovers a key detail of the manhunt; and eyewitness accounts reveal the face of a killer.

E4 Home Sweet Hell 2017-08-01 · 60 min An investigation into the gruesome details of Holmes' infamous Murder Castle leads to the discovery that he may have been killing victims all over Chicago and beyond; while a report surfaces that the Ripper may have killed in the U.S.

E5 Black Heart, White City 2017-08-08 · 60 min Investigating the 1893 World's Fair that turned Chicago into H.H. Holmes' killing ground, Jeff and Amaryllis discover an unexpected connection to the Ripper in the city's police archives.

E6 Blood and Bone 2017-08-15 · 60 min Holmes goes on the run as his schemes unravel; the investigation picks up his trail and discovers a long lost crime scene that could hold the key to proving Holmes is the Ripper.

E7 No Rest for the Wicked 2017-08-22 · 60 min A trove of mysterious artifacts contain an unexpected link to the UK. Investigating Holmes' capture and final days on the run, Jeff and Amaryllis uncover evidence of the Holmes curse and the shocking theory that the killer escaped his own death.

E8 The Grave 2017-08-29 · 60 min The investigation hunts for proof that Holmes pulled off one final swindle–escaping his own execution–by exhuming the killer's alleged gravesite to discover what, if anything, lies beneath.

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