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Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper
In the foggy, gas-lit streets of London’s East End in 1888, a name emerged that would echo through history: Jack the Ripper. This unidentified serial killer terrorized the Whitechapel district, leaving a trail of gruesome murders that shocked Victorian society and baffled police.

Jersey Devil

Jersey Devil
Depiction of the Jersey Devil (wikipedia.org) In the dense, shadowy forests of South Jersey’s Pine Barrens, a creature has lurked in local lore for nearly three centuries. Known as the Jersey Devil—or sometimes the Leeds Devil—this legendary beast is said to haunt the swamps and woods, a terrifying mix of animal parts that defies nature....