Who Actually Was Jack The Ripper?

This is part 5 in our series on Jack The Ripper Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @restishistorypod   Our whole playlist on Jack the Ripper can be found here:    • Jack The Ripper   PART 1:    • Jack The Ripper: History's Darkest Mystery...   PART 2:    • Jack The Ripper: Horror in Whitechapel | P...   PART 3:    • The Night Jack the Ripper Struck Twice   PART 4:    • Jack The Ripper's Final Murder   Who are the prime suspects for the identity of Jack the Ripper? Why did he suddenly halt his hellish killing spree, and never strike again? And, once and for all, who really was Jack the Ripper…? Join Dominic and Tom as they reveal, with shocking melodrama, the true identity of one of the world’s most mysterious serial killers: Jack the Ripper… Hive. Know your power. Visit https://hivehome.com to find out more. Give The Rest Is History Club this Christmas – a year of bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access, the private chat community hosted on Discord, and an exclusive t-shirt! Just go to https://therestishistory.supportingca... And of course, you can still join for yourself at any time at therestishistory.com or on apple podcasts." Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Social channels:   / theresthistory     / theresthistory   https://x.com/TheRestHistory https://bsky.app/profile/theresthisto... https://www.threads.com/@theresthistory 00:00 Intro 00:25 Hive 01:56 From Hell clip + why we want a “meaningful” killer 15:15 William E. Gladstone 15:57 Lewis Carroll 16:41 W. G. Grace 17:06 Lord Randolph Churchill 17:43 Joseph Merrick (Elephant Man) 18:17 Boston Corbett 19:32 Prince Albert Victor 22:55 Dr. Thomas Stowell (“S.”) 25:47 Steven Knight / royal–Masonic conspiracy 30:29 Sir William Gull 32:24 Walter Sickert 39:12 Rest Is History Club 40:53 “More serious” suspects (police theories) 42:17 Jill the Ripper 45:24 George Chapman (Severin Kłosowski) 53:54 Aaron Kosminski 59:44 Montague John Druitt 1:04:42 Michael Ostrog 1:11:18 James Maybrick 1:16:02 Francis Tumblety 1:20:29 Joseph Barnett 1:20:47 George Hutchinson 1:21:00 Charles Lechmere (“Cross”) 1:22:51 Verdicts + their “most plausible” picks 1:24:29 Tom and Dominic's preferred explanation Video Editor: Jack Meek Social Producer: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude Producer: Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Theo Young-Smith Executive Producer: Dom Johnson