In London in the 1880s, the city was gripped by fear. A killer was prowling the cobbled, fog heavy streets of Whitechapel murdering prostitutes in a chilling reign of terror.

Fast forward seventy years and a new killer was on the loose, this time, not in the impoverished Victorian East End, but towards the west.

Again his victims of choice would be prostitutes. Believed to have claimed anything up to possibly seven lives, or even more, his identity, again like the infamous Jack, was never discovered….or was it?

The newspapers dubbed him The Nude Killer or Jack the Stripper and his crimes are now pretty much forgotten. At the time, his crimes led to one of the largest manhunts in British history with some famous suspects along the way.

There would be links to high ranking officials, world famous sportsmen and the Profumo affair.

Ladies and gentlemen, Rainbow Valley is proud to present the story of The Hammersmith Nude Murders.

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