# Jack the Ripper
Haunting Dark Tourism Destinations for Dark History Lovers
Dark tourism seems like the preferred vacation for Wednesday Addams or legions of goth kids exploring their disturbed, grotesque side. This may be true, but they are only part of the dark tourism…
Disturbing and Gruesome Facts About Jack the Ripper
Known during the period of his depredations as the Whitechapel Murderer, the true identity of Jack the Ripper has never…
Cleopatra Lived Closer to the Computer Age than to the Pyramids, and Other Atypical History Facts
We all have mental images of what we picture history was like. Implanted by schools, history books, conventional wisdom, popular…
16 Frightening Details in the Story of Spring Heeled Jack
In 1837 terrifying tales of a “devil-like gentleman” or “leaping man” began to spring up in the villages around London.…
Breaking News in Historic Ripper Murders: Diary May Reveal Identity of the Real Jack the Ripper
Unlike the man himself who is long since deceased, the story surrounding serial killer Jack the Ripper simply refuses to…
5 Notorious Copycat Killers In The 20Th Century
All cold-blood killings are reprehensible acts, and we continue to struggle to come to terms with these seemingly motiveless murders.…
This Day In History: Jack The Ripper Kills His First Victim
On this day in London in 1888, the notorious serial killer ‘Jack the Ripper’ murders his first victim. His first…