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Season 1 – American Ripper

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Herman Mudgett, whose alias was H.H. Holmes, is believed to have been the first serial killer in America, potentially responsible for as many as 200 murders in the late 19th century. Around the same time, Jack the Ripper famously killed at least five people on the streets of London. In this series, Jeff Mudgett -- Holmes' great-great-grandson -- tries to prove a controversial theory that Holmes and Jack the Ripper were the same person. Mudgett has spent 20 years researching his ancestor, and he uses that information, combined with 21st-century science and technology, to team with former CIA analyst Amaryllis Fox to launch an investigation that could solve one of history's biggest cold cases.
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American Ripper — Season 1

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Verne Gay Newsday 07/12/2017
C+
Whether circumstantial and compelling (or more likely not), American Ripper sure looks like another one of those summer potboilers that promise the moon but deliver only a hunk of green cheese. Go to Full Review
Neil Genzlinger New York Times 07/12/2017
The investigation is to be a rickety one, with lots of conjecture and not a lot of hard evidence. Go to Full Review
Andy Dehnart Reality Blurred 02/26/2020
There's more horror in imagination, and more thrill in discovery, and American Ripper doesn't yet have enough of either. Go to Full Review
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Sid C @RT33184716 Jul 17 The series has its compelling moments and the evidence could be there. The many commercial inturuptions are not complimentary to the series. The commercial breaks are more embarrassing then thoughtful towards products. I found the amount of evidence collected to lend itself to Holmes and Ripper having connections. The disapearence from US and The Ripper apearing in London at that time cannot be disputed according to steamship manifest? I want to see more. See more Jennifer L @RT40478109 07/02/2023 They should have just made a documentary based on H. H. Holmes life, crimes and death. There is no evidence to say he was the real Jack the Ripper and they were clutching at straws and it was frustrating. See more 06/15/2020 I binged the entire show one night only to end up disappointed with the final episode. It turns out Holmes is buried in Holmses' tomb. I took the entire thing with more than a few grains of salt but I did enjoy the ties they drew with Jack the Ripper. Seems as credible as many of the other theories and more so than some. Harmless fun. See more 08/20/2018 I found this show fascinating. I watched every episode and was looking for a second season. I feel sure that more evidence would be found either pro or con for H H Holmes being Jack the Ripper. Either way the parallel "careers" of these two infamous killers held my intense interest. See more 11/15/2017 This series was no better then Oak Island. While a good over view of the H.H Holmes case they did not come close to proving the links to Jack the Ripper. Each episode ends with a "cliff hanger" only to be dismissed in the first 5 mins of the next episode. See more 11/12/2017 I gave a 5 star rating on the fact that Mr. Mudgett & Miss Fox uncovered more evidence connecting HH Holmes and JTR are one in the same. Including uncovering more victims killed by JTR/ HH Holmes during the world's fair...I feel Penn University & London botched the evidence. Leaving more question's then answer's. The History Channel completely dropped the ball in the final episode 8..They need to finish this in a proper way.. A season 2.. Get permission to dig up under the ground's post office. Where the Murder Castle once stood. Dreg the Chicago River. In front of the cement factory once owned by HHHolmes. See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Jul 11, 2017 Devil in the Details Jeff Mudgett seeks to prove his ancestor, U.S. serial killer H.H. Holmes, was also London's infamous murderer, Jack the Ripper; Mudgett teams up with ex-CIA analyst Amaryllis Fox to prove this theory, using modern science and methodologies. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 18, 2017 The Butcher's Blade While revealing the gruesome details of the murders committed in 1888 London by Jack the Ripper, Jeff and Amaryllis challenge Ripper myths in the hunt for a link to H.H. Holmes. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 25, 2017 Whitechapel Runs Red The Jack the Ripper letters contain an unexpected link to H.H. Holmes; Scotland Yard's list of credible suspects holds a key detail about the manhunt; eyewitness accounts reveal the face of a killer. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 1, 2017 Home Sweet Hell An investigation into the gruesome details of Holmes' infamous Murder Castle leads to the discovery that he may have been killing victims all over Chicago and beyond; a report says the Ripper may have killed in the United States. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 8, 2017 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. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 15, 2017 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. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 22, 2017 No Rest for the Wicked A trove of mysterious artifacts contains an unexpected link to the U.K.; Jeff and Amaryllis uncover evidence of the Holmes curse and the shocking theory that the killer escaped his own death. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 29, 2017 The Grave H.H. Holmes' grave is exhumed in an attempt to prove that he pulled off one final swindle and escaped his own execution. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Matt Ostrom, Laura Palumbo Johnson, Jason Fox, Kristen Burns, Sean Boyle
Network
History
Rating
TV-14 (V)
Genre
Documentary, History, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 11, 2017