The Fog That Started It All

In the fall of 1888, London’s Whitechapel district went from overlooked to unforgettable. A string of brutal murders targeting vulnerable women shocked the city, and newspapers rushed to give the unknown killer a name that would echo through history: Jack the Ripper. Gas lit streets, narrow alleys, and packed tenements created a perfect breeding ground for panic and rumors. If social media existed, Victorian London would have crashed every timeline.

The terror didn’t stay local. Across the ocean, Americans followed each update like a serialized thriller, waiting for the next headline to drop like a grim episode cliffhanger.

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