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yardwork

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2. I really enjoyed a Ripper walking tour in London, but that was 30 years ago.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 16, 2018, 12:35 PM

Dec 2018

The man who had written a book about the identity of Jack the Ripper led the tour. He talked about the various theories and debunked most of them. Based on his research, he believed that the murderer was a local butcher, whose identity was known at the time to the police and most of the prostitutes in the neighborhood.

The walk was fascinating because of the history of that section of London.

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Anyone ever been on a tour about Nazi Germany called [View all] raccoon Oct 2018 OP

I like history but that seems incredibly depressing... Then again those London "RIPPER" tours don't hlthe2b Oct 2018 #1

I really enjoyed a Ripper walking tour in London, but that was 30 years ago. yardwork Dec 2018 #2