{"podcast":{"title":"Macabre London","slug":"macabre-london-664347","podcast_index_feed_id":664347,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6422d088b548a8001145fde9","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/macabre-london-1","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6422d088b548a8001145fde9/show-cover.jpg","author":"Macabre London Podcast","episode_count":229,"summary":"Do you like your history haunted? Then Macabre London is the podcast for you. Every fortnight we'll unravel a tale that's gruesome, horrifying or downright macabre. Get bonus content on Patreon (https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/806851) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T12:21:32.575257+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/macabre-london-664347"},"episode":{"title":"Jack the Ripper’s Final Victim & the Secret Telegram That Transformed London","slug":"jack-the-ripper-s-final-victim-the-secret-telegram-that-transformed-london","published_at":"2025-09-23T15:11:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/macabre-london-664347/jack-the-ripper-s-final-victim-the-secret-telegram-that-transformed-london","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/macabre-london-664347","url":"https://shows.acast.com/macabre-london-1/episodes/68d2b8ac6f2bb8719f2f8e98","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6422d088b548a8001145fde9/e/68d2b8ac6f2bb8719f2f8e98/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode of  Macabre London , we step into the foggy streets of Whitechapel in 1888 to uncover the brutal murder of Mary Jane Kelly – the last known victim of Jack the Ripper. We’ll follow the police investigation as it reached its breaking point, examine the key suspects who haunted the inquiry, and reveal how a shocking telegram from Queen Victoria forced the government to finally take notice of London’s slums. Was this the moment the Ripper was closest to being caught? And how did Mary Jane Kelly’s death end up changing life in the East End forever? Join me as we dig into one of history’s darkest crimes and the social reforms it accidentally sparked. 🔔 Subscribe for more chilling tales from London’s dark past. Todays episode is sponsored by Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds The Immersive Experience - www.waroftheworldsimmersive.com - to get your special discount code of £10 off any two or more tickets purchased. Use the code: MACABRE10 ------------------------ If you love British true crime, unsolved mysteries, and historical murders, don’t miss this episode! Also available wherever you get your podcasts: https://podfollow.com/macabrelondon ------------------------- Be sure to check out my other podcast, Killers, Cults & Queens https://podfollow.com/queens --------------------------- SUPPORT ME ———————— ONE OFF DONATIONS: Paypal - paypal.me/macabrelondon KO-FI: ko-fi.com/macabrelondon PATREON: www.patreon.com/macabrelondon AMAZON WISHLIST - https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/... MERCH! - https://macabrelondon-shop.fourthwall.com ——————————- Thank you to our executive producer patrons - Bec, Christophe, Christina, Heathers Leg, Lisa, Mary, Matilda, Ravelle, Sally, Sam, Sarah, Sarah A, Terri & Veronica And to all of our wonderful £5 tier patrons…","meta_description":"In this episode of Macabre London , we step into the foggy streets of Whitechapel in 1888 to uncover the brutal murder of Mary Jane Kelly – the last…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2596,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/macabre-london-664347/episodes/jack-the-ripper-s-final-victim-the-secret-telegram-that-transformed-london/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/macabre-london-664347/jack-the-ripper-s-final-victim-the-secret-telegram-that-transformed-london.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}