Jack the Ripper Revealed

On 25th September 1888, a letter arrived at Britain's Central News Agency. It claimed to come from the most famous serial killer in history and for the first time, revealed the now legendary name, 'Jack the Ripper.' A closer look at history reveals how this serial killer could have been fabricated for readers who couldn't get enough tabloid thrills. If Jack was fiction, who made him up?

London, 1888. A killer known by the name of Jack the Ripper brutally murders five prostitutes. Though the killings made world headlines, the slayer's identity remained a mystery for over 120 years. But new evidence leads to an improbable suspect, a German sailor, and to locations as far flung as New York's Lower East Side. Can detectives finally identify the world's most famous serial killer?

Taking you back to 1888, this extraordinary film goes back to basics, dispelling the myths and misconceptions that have surrounded the case of Jack the Ripper. Reconstructing in 3D virtual environments show the original buildings and lighting and, using real actors, reconstructs what actually happened on the night of each murder as never seen before.