American Ripper — Season 1

Aired 11 July 2017 • 60 min

Premiere of a series that investigates the possible connection between an American serial killer and England's Jack the Ripper

Aired 18 July 2017 • 60 min

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.

Aired 25 July 2017 • 60 min

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.

Aired 1 August 2017 • 60 min

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.

Aired 8 August 2017 • 60 min

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.

Aired 15 August 2017 • 60 min

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.

Aired 22 August 2017 • 60 min

A trove of mysterious artifacts contain an unexpected link to the U.K. Later, while investigating Holmes’ capture and final days on the run, Jeff and Amaryllis find evidence of the Holmes curse and the theory that the killer escaped his own death.

Aired 29 August 2017 • 60 min

H.H. Holmes' grave is exhumed in an attempt to prove that he pulled off one final swindle and escaped his own execution.