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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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Season 1

  • Home Sweet Hell
    7.3/1051 votes

    Home Sweet Hell

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/1/2017

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Devil in the Details
    7.2/1057 votes

    Devil in the Details

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2017

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Whitechapel Runs Red
    7.1/1049 votes

    Whitechapel Runs Red

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/25/2017

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Butcher's Blade
    7.0/1051 votes

    The Butcher's Blade

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/18/2017

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Black Heart, White City
    6.7/1038 votes

    Black Heart, White City

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/8/2017

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Blood and Bone
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    Blood and Bone

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/15/2017

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • No Rest for the Wicked
    6.3/1038 votes

    No Rest for the Wicked

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/22/2017

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Grave
    5.8/1034 votes

    The Grave

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/29/2017

    H.H. Holmes' grave is exhumed in an attempt to prove that he pulled off one final swindle and escaped his own execution.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown