Synopsis

The story of Jack The Ripper is one of the most gruesome and infamous unsolved crimes in history. An horrific killing spree, which exposed the darkest recesses of Victorian London, leaving a city gripped in terror. More than 120 years later, modern science may just hold the key to cracking the case. On the other side of the world, Australian scientists have made a major breakthrough – they’ve extracted DNA from a 122-year-old skull believed to be that of Australia’s first known serial killer and a suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders.   Now former Scotland Yard Detective, Robin Napper, leads a cutting edge investigation into the case. His mission, to find out: Could an Australian killer be Jack the Ripper?

Developed and Post Produced in Western Australia on the Traditional Country of the Noongar Whadjuk peoples