In this episode, Noelle covers the lives and murders of Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly. Then we step back and look at what happened around the case: the crowds, the newspapers, the clothing, the panic, and the birth of murder tourism before anyone had the decency to call it tacky.

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Selected sources and further reading:

Begg, P. (2004). Historical study of the Whitechapel murders and investigation.

Connolly, S. (2006). "The Murder of Polly Nichols." Oxford University Press Blog.

https://blog.oup.com/2006/09/the_murder_of_p/

Crimes Through Time (2023). "The Women of Whitechapel: Mary Ann 'Polly' Nichols."

https://crimesthroughtime.co.uk/the-women-of-whitechapel-mary-ann-polly-nichols-1888/

Evans, S. and Rumbelow, D. (2006). Historical study of Scotland Yard's investigation.

Sugden, P. (2002). Detailed historical account of the Whitechapel murders.

Whitehead, M. and Rivett, M. (2009). Short historical overview of the case and its legacy.

Casebook victim pages for Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly.

https://www.casebook.org/

Wellcome Collection. "Paris Morgue and a Public Spectacle of Death."

https://wellcomecollection.org/stories/paris-morgue

Madame Tussauds London. "Chamber of Horrors."

https://www.madametussauds.com/london/whats-inside/experiences/chamber-of-horrors/

Catacombes de Paris. "Site History."

https://www.catacombes.paris.fr/en/history/site-history

Scrivner, C. (2021). Research on morbid curiosity and dangerous phenomena.

Vicary, A.M. and Fraley, R.C. (2010). Research on women's interest in true crime and survival-relevant information.