The BEST Episodes of American Ripper
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Feb 22, 2021
Network: History
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.
#1 - No Rest for the Wicked
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired Aug 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.
7.78 
#2 - The Butcher's Blade
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired Jul 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.
7.70 
#3 - Home Sweet Hell
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired Aug 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.
7.61 
#4 - The Grave
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired Aug 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.
7.61 
#5 - Whitechapel Runs Red
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired Jul 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.
7.59 
#6 - Black Heart, White City
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired Aug 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.
7.58 
#7 - Blood and Bone
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired Aug 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.
7.52 
#8 - Devil in the Details
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired Jul 11, 2017
Premiere of a series that investigates the possible connection between an American serial killer and England's Jack the Ripper
7.37