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Shadow Files: Jack The Ripper

Red River Radio | By Dr. Cheryl White
Published July 4, 2019 at 7:45 AM CDT
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The 'Nemesis of Neglect': Jack the Ripper depicted as a phantom stalking Whitechapel, and as an embodiment of social neglect, in a Punch cartoon of 1888

Airs Thursday. July 4, 2019, at 7:45 a.m. Dr. Cheryl White goes back to the turn of the last century and a tale that haunted London, Jack The Ripper.
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Dr. Cheryl White
Dr. Cheryl White is a Professor of History at LSU Shreveport, where she teaches Medieval and Early Modern Europe as well as British history. Dr. White has also been actively engaged in the field of local history, and she has published numerous books and journal articles. She is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer, and her popular Historic Haunts of Shreveport tours continue to raise funds for historic preservation in the region.
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