Whitechapel, a town wreaking of sin and poverty, suffered under the weight of five gruesome murders at the end of 1888. One man rose from the darkness to save Whitechapel from the pits of despair with his fistfuls of cash: good-old Jack the Tipper.
Today we ask, “What if Jack the Ripper, instead of committing a series of murders in Whitechapel, turned his attention towards philanthropy?”
Cody discusses social reform in Whitechapel after the murders. Colin dishes on the dark side of philanthropy.
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Edited by Hannah Burkhardt
Hosted by Alex Smith, Cody Sharp, and Colin Sharp.
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Music courtesy of Maurice “YoungBlaze” Clopton
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