Name: American Ripper
Released: 2017-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Jeff Mudgett, Amaryllis Fox

TV Show · Crime · Documentary

An investigation into the possible connection between an American serial killer and Jack the Ripper is undertaken by the former's great-great grandson and a former CIA analyst.

2017 · 43m

Starring Jeff Mudgett, Amaryllis Fox

EPISODE 1

Devil in the Details

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 investigate

40m
EPISODE 2

The Butcher's Blade

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.

39m
EPISODE 3

Whitechapel Runs Red

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.

39m
EPISODE 4

Home Sweet Hell

A probe of gruesome details of Holmes' infamous Murder Castle reveals that there may have been multiple victims in Chicago. Meanwhile, a report surfaces that the Ripper may have killed in the U.S.

40m
EPISODE 5

Black Heart, White City

Jeff and Amaryllis discover an unexpected connection to the Ripper in police archives while investigating the 1893 World's Fair that turned Chicago into H.H. Holme's killing ground.

40m
EPISODE 6

Blood and Bone

H.H. Holmes goes on the run as his schemes unravel; the investigation picks up on Holmes' trail with a long-lost crime scene that could hold the key to proving he's the Ripper.

40m