Leather Apron and the City on Edge - Whitechapel Chronicles4
News of the Times Episode 503 | 1888
As fear gripped Whitechapel after the brutal murder of Annie Chapman, the press gave that fear a name: Leather Apron.
This episode of The Whitechapel Chronicles follows the frantic days after Chapman's body was found—when suspicion fell on local bootmaker John Pizer, infamously dubbed “Leather Apron.” His arrest, driven by media frenzy, raised more questions than it answered.
Using only 1888 newspaper reports, we trace the missteps of the investigation: false leads, public panic, and a press beginning to question not just the killer, but the world that let him flourish. Whitechapel wasn’t just the setting—it was part of the story.

Plus, in our Further Particulars segment: a lighter (and stranger) slice of 1888 life with a tale of frog swallowing. Yes, really.
Maybe don’t listen over breakfast.😉
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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The Butcher Escalates - Whitechapel Chronicles 3
News of the Times Episode 502 | 1888
By September 1888, fear in Whitechapel had turned to full-blown panic. When Annie Chapman’s mutilated body was found in a narrow yard on Hanbury Street, it became clear—these murders were no longer isolated horrors, but part of something far more chilling.

In this episode, we revisit the scene through the eyes of Victorian newspapers, witnesses, and police reports.
A whispered sound before the violence.
A cryptic message: “Five: Fifteen more, and then I give myself up.”
A killer growing bolder.

False arrests, whispered rumours of “Leather Apron,” organs missing with surgical precision—the East End was unraveling.

And in today's Further Particulars: a bizarre 1888 hoax involving 80 people, a ruined farmer, and a vanishing £6,000.
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Blood in Buck's Row - Whitechapel Chronicles2
News of the Times Episode 501| 1888
Episode Two: The Murder of Mary Ann Nichols
August 31, 1888 — a woman is found brutally murdered on a quiet East End street. Her name is Mary Ann Nichols, known as Polly, and her death marks a turning point in Whitechapel’s descent into fear.
This episode dives into the chaos that followed Polly’s killing: eerie silences, vanishing cries for help, and a bloodied crime scene that offered more mystery than clarity. Was the killer a lone madman? A ruthless gang? Or something far worse, stalking the gaslit alleys?
Using only newspapers from the time, we uncover the frantic early theories, shifting eyewitness accounts, and the public hysteria surrounding “Leather Apron” and the feared High Rip Gang.
Polly's murder wasn't just a tragedy.
It was a rupture. A warning.
The first real glimpse of what was to come.

And in today’s Further Particulars: a courtroom case with twilight breakfasts, flaming carpets, and one very peculiar gentleman indeed.
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