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Aug 31, 1988
80 min
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The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper (1988)

A panel of experts examines the five main suspects in the Jack the Ripper murders and determines which of them is the most likely to have committed the crimes.

Category

Documentary Drama TV Movie

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Peter Ustinov

Self - Host

Regis Cordic

Self - Announcer

John Douglas

Self - FBI Special Agent

Paul Begg

Self - Research expert

William Roy Eckert

Self - Forensic Pathologist

Daniel Farson

Self - Author

Martin Fido

Self - Crime Historian

Melvin Harris

Self - Author

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