In 1964 the nude body of Hannah Tailford was found on the Thames, strangled. And she was only the first…
Show Notes
Trigger Warning: Violence, sexual assault, descriptions of crime scenes
In 1964 the nude body of Hannah Tailford was found on the Thames, strangled. And she was only the first…
As months went on, more bodies would be found. Who was this serial killer that the press tastelessly called Jack the Stripper? In the first part of our two part look at the case we take a close look at the murders that baffled the police.
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