“Imagine knowing you’re related to someone who brutally murdered hundreds of innocent people.” History has released a new preview for their upcoming TV series American Ripper.
The docuseries follows Jeff Mudgett, the great-great-grandson of Herman Mudgett (aka H.H. Holmes, one of America’s first serial killers), as he tries to prove that his ancestor and Jack The Ripper were the same man.
History has not yet set a premiere date for American Ripper, but you can watch a teaser and read more info below:
Herman Mudgett, alias H.H. Holmes, was America’s first serial killer. No one knows for sure how many lives he took, but it’s believed he was responsible for killing as many as 200 people in the late 19th century. A con man, opportunist and evil genius, the crowning achievement of his dark deeds was the construction of a building later dubbed the Murder Castle: a hotel on Chicago’s south side that he engineered to be a factory of death, complete with a gas chamber, dissection room, trap doors and a basement furnace to destroy any trace of his sinister work.
At the same time across the Atlantic, a killer was terrorizing the streets of London, murdering and mutilating at least five victims in the Whitechapel area of the city. To this day, the killer has never been caught or identified. He is known as Jack the Ripper.
In American Ripper, Holmes’ great-great-grandson, Jeff Mudgett, sets out to prove a controversial theory: that H.H. Holmes and Britain’s most notorious serial killer, Jack The Ripper, were the same man. After twenty years searching for the truth about his notorious ancestor, Mudgett partners with ex-CIA analyst Amaryllis Fox to launch an all new investigation, using 21st century science and methodology to unlock the secrets of one of the biggest cold cases of all time.”
What do you think? Are you interested in true crime stories? Will you watch American Ripper?
Awaiting the second season! Thorough enjoyed the first season and all the historical data it contained! I am also very intrigued to learn the end result! Whether or not it turns out to be Mudgett’ great great grandfather or not, this is a very interesting journey!
I watched this series. Is this it or will there be a Season 2? Thoroughly enjoyed it.
I love this series. Even if it turns out not to be true it shows you how to think about situations in a different way and that it is possible what you know to be true could be different from what history has taught you.
Regarding the Zodiac Killer
Would dried glue preserve DNA?
If yes, test the postcard etc..
Very interesting and will watch to its conclusion.
Interesting… yes, I’ll probably tune in.