Mitre Square — Eddowes

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The Astonishing Legends podcast devoted a two-part series to Jack the Ripper — Episodes 133 and 134 ('Jack the Ripper Parts 1 & 2,' published October 2018) — examining both the historical case and its paranormal folklore dimension. The episodes document the long tradition of mediums and psychics attempting to identify the Ripper's identity through psychic readings at the murder sites, including a documented account of a 1970s séance at the Ten Bells pub during which participants reportedly received a communication purportedly from Mary Jane Kelly directing them to a name the medium declined to publish. The podcast also discusses Stephen Knight's theory (from 'Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution,' 1976) that the murders had a Masonic-ritual occult dimension, noting that while this theory is widely rejected by historians it gave rise to a specifically occult-ritual strand of Ripper supernatural lore. Both episodes name their sources and present the paranormal dimension as lore and cultural history. Cited here as named podcast source for the séance tradition and ritual-occult lore strand.

Area: Whitechapel Murder sites — Astonishing Legends Episode 133/134 'Jack the Ripper' (2018) and Ripper lore transmission

Mitre Square (square still exists; paving plaque marks approx spot)

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