• The Whitechapel Expert: Discover why Abberline’s 14 years in the Metropolitan Police’s H Division made him the indispensable choice to lead the Ripper investigation in 1888.
• Beyond the Ripper: We explore his other major cases, including his investigation into the Cleveland Street Scandal of 1889—a high-stakes inquiry into a male brothel that threatened to implicate the British aristocracy and even royalty.
• The Private Eye: Learn about Abberline’s post-police life, where he served as a private investigator for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, even tackling gambling cheats in Monte Carlo.
• Fact vs. Fiction: We separate the real man—described by colleagues as looking more like a "bank manager" or "solicitor"—from the fictionalized, substance-dependent versions portrayed by actors like Johnny Depp and Michael Caine.
• A Legacy Etched in Stone: The story of Abberline's final years in Bournemouth and the 2007 campaign that finally marked his grave with a headstone nearly 80 years after his death.

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If you enjoy this podcast, listen in as well to:

The story of Guiseppe Dosi, the Italian Detective famous for disguises: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5kUqdCR44bXE7OPySaDQgG?si=55bfdc8461544337

An interview with Chief Superintendent Robert Hoblin on modern day policing in the UK:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1l3Gbh8Ndi0i24zh0uX25s?si=253ef485b51847b9

Credits:

Narrator: Nigel Parsons

Introduction: Harry Watts

Readers: AC McKeith, Deb Parsons, Adina Loliceru

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