American Ripper

2017 • HISTORY
4.8
21 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (8)

1 Devil in the Details
7/11/17
Could history's two most notorious killers actually be the same man? Jeff Mudgett, great-great-grandson of America's first serial killer and expert con man, H.H. Holmes, and ex-CIA operative Amaryllis Fox team up to investigate the theory that Holmes was Britain's infamous murderer, Jack the Ripper.
2 The Butcher's Blade
7/18/17
Revealing the gruesome details of the Jack the Ripper murders, Jeff & Amaryllis challenge Ripper myths in the hunt for a link to H.H. Holmes.
3 Whitechapel Runs Red
7/25/17
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.
4 Home Sweet Hell
8/1/17
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.
5 Black Heart, White City
8/8/17
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.
6 Blood and Bone
8/15/17
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.
7 No Rest for the Wicked
8/22/17
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.
8 The Grave
8/29/17
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.

About this show

H.H. Holmes was America’s first serial killer believed to have killed nearly 200 people in the late 19th century. Simultaneously, an unidentified murderer known as Jack the Ripper was terrorizing the streets of London. In HISTORY’s new eight-part limited series, Holmes’ great-great-grandson, Jeff Mudgett is determined to prove a theory that H.H. Holmes and Jack the Ripper, were the same man.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
21 reviews
Scott Garrison
August 26, 2017
I've been watching this show since the the first episode. As a history lover I think this is great. If all this terms out to be true. One of the worlds greatest cold cases will finally be solved. I hope after its all aired that it comes out on dvd
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A Google user
October 3, 2017
Dear boss Beautiful ! I loved the show,the details. I think H.H.Holmes was Jack The Ripper and I think that he had a student to become Saucy Jack knowing that he might be caught one day.
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Jocelyn Angeles
August 4, 2019
Is there a Spanish version of this? This is very interesting story and I’d love my parents to see this
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