American Ripper

American Ripper

2017
American Ripper
American Ripper

American Ripper

6.2 | TV-14 | en | Crime

American serial killer H.H. Holmes has a dark legacy. Now, through his grandson's research, it may be that Holmes and Jack the Ripper are one in the same.

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Seasons & Episodes

1
EP8  The Grave
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.

EP7  No Rest for the Wicked
Aug. 22,2017
No Rest for the Wicked

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.

EP6  Blood and Bone
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.

EP5  Black Heart, White City
Aug. 08,2017
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.

EP4  Home Sweet Hell
Aug. 01,2017
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.

EP3  Whitechapel Runs Red
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.

EP2  The Butcher's Blade
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.

EP1  Devil in the Details
Jul. 11,2017
Devil in the Details

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

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6.2 | TV-14 | en | Crime , Documentary | More Info
Released: 2017-07-11 | Released Producted By: Magilla Entertainment , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.history.com/shows/american-ripper
Synopsis

American serial killer H.H. Holmes has a dark legacy. Now, through his grandson's research, it may be that Holmes and Jack the Ripper are one in the same.

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Reviews

MiketheWhistle First I love documentaries and this is about 50% documentary and 50% conjecture.Learning about this serial killer was interesting and scary, but the attempt to draw a connection to Jack the Ripper is very so-so with at best coincidences.Worth your time?If you love documentaries about crime and wasting half your time,you're good to go.
sdearwechter Does anyone know when or if this is coming back on>
sportznu Well I learned two irrevocable things about this series: #1. I wasted 8 hours of life watching it. #2. We still don't know who The Ripper was. This series lost me on series 7 when Jeff Muddget convinces himself, after every other expert debunks all his theories, that H.H. Holmes escaped his own hanging death and exacted revenge on all the people that assisted in his capture or criminal trial. What's worse is although quite sexy in her own way, the CIA operative Amaryllis Fox actually entertained this theory. The first few episodes I found somewhat entertaining as it did shed facts of the crimes, and hopes that there was some plausibility to the claim Holmes was linked. All in all, I guess The History Channel succeeded in what they set out to do and that was to get people to watch. I confess I watched all 8 episodes but I figured, "what the hell," I've already wasted 6 hours of this debacle.
bob-1135 Like clearing up after a hurricane, where do you start? An appalling load of rubbish from start to finish. Here are a few facts. 1. Nobody ever saw the killer - so there are no eyewitness statements as to his appearance. 2. For anyone who thinks he has surgical skill, take a look at the Eddowes photographs, I could have done a neater job with a blunt chainsaw. 3. Not one single letter has ever been proved to have come from the killer, the one that a lot of experts say might have wasn't even mentioned. 4. There are no clues left by the killer, except possibly the Goulston Street graffito. 5. There is absolutely nothing to point to the nationality of the killer. The one American suspect Dr Tumblety was arrested for homosexual acts in a public toilet with men, not for being a suspect. 6. The killer knew the streets of the East End and knew the people, he was one of them, he wasn't a mastermind - just lucky.