The BEST episodes of American Ripper

Every episode of American Ripper ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Ripper!

American serial killer H.H. Holmes has a dark legacy. Now, through his grandson's research, it may be that Holmes and Jack the Ripper are one in the same.

Last Updated: 5/3/2025Network: HistoryStatus: Ended

7.79

210 votes

#1 - No Rest for the Wicked

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/22/2017

A trove of mysterious artifacts contain an unexpected link to the U.K. Later, while investigating Holmes' capture and final days on the run, Jeff and Amaryllis find evidence of the Holmes curse and the theory that the killer escaped his own death.

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7.73

300 votes

#2 - The Butcher's Blade

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/18/2017

While revealing the gruesome details of the murders committed in 1888 London by Jack the Ripper, Jeff and Amaryllis challenge Ripper myths in the hunt for a link to H.H. Holmes.

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7.63

256 votes

#3 - Home Sweet Hell

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/1/2017

An investigation into the gruesome details of Holmes' infamous Murder Castle leads to the discovery that he may have been killing victims all over Chicago and beyond; while a report surfaces that the Ripper may have killed in the U.S.

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7.57

210 votes

#4 - The Grave

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/29/2017

H.H. Holmes' grave is exhumed in an attempt to prove that he pulled off one final swindle and escaped his own execution.

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7.56

250 votes

#5 - Black Heart, White City

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/8/2017

Jeff and Amaryllis discover an unexpected connection to the Ripper in police archives while investigating the 1893 World's Fair that turned Chicago into H.H. Holme's killing ground.

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7.55

274 votes

#6 - Whitechapel Runs Red

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/25/2017

The Jack the Ripper letters contain an unexpected link to H.H. Holmes; Scotland Yard’s list of credible suspects uncovers a key detail of the manhunt; and eyewitness accounts reveal the face of a killer.

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7.51

234 votes

#7 - Blood and Bone

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/15/2017

Holmes goes on the run as his schemes unravel; the investigation picks up his trail and discovers a long lost crime scene that could hold the key to proving Holmes is the Ripper.

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7.41

408 votes

#8 - Devil in the Details

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2017

Premiere of a series that investigates the possible connection between an American serial killer and England's Jack the Ripper

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