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.

#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.

7.79

240 votes

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#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.

7.69

344 votes

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#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.

7.62

289 votes

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#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.

7.62

232 votes

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#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.

7.60

315 votes

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#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

280 votes

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#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.

7.53

268 votes

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#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

7.36

472 votes

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