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The women killed by Jack the Ripper

Hallie Rubenhold discusses the little-known life stories of Jack the Ripper’s five victims

Hallie Rubenhold. (Photo by Fran Monks)

Hallie Rubenhold discusses her new book The Five, which uses the untold stories of Jack the Ripper’s victims to reveal what life was like for working-class women in Victorian London

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