Jack the Ripper in Hull? A Victorian city gripped by fear...

 

When the streets of Hull were recently transformed into Victorian Whitechapel for a new television drama, it raised a fascinating question... was there ever a real connection between Hull and the world's most infamous serial killer?

In this episode of The Wanderlust Way, we travel back to Victorian Hull in 1888 to uncover a forgotten chapter of one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries. Through original newspaper reports, local history and the streets where it all happened, we'll explore how fear of Jack the Ripper spread far beyond London.

From a chilling letter claiming to be from the killer, to a city gripped by rumour and suspicion, we'll discover why Hull became caught up in the national obsession. We'll walk the historic docklands, examine the role of one of Britain's busiest ports, investigate crimes that earned comparisons to the Whitechapel murders, and meet one of the most controversial Jack the Ripper suspects ever put forward... a man born right here in Hull.

Was it all nothing more than Victorian panic... or was there something far more unsettling beneath the surface?

📍 Hull, England