Zoom Party 11-17-25: The Secret History of Jack the Ripper (Aud) (Patreon)

There's no shortage of approaches one can take to Jack the Ripper.

I wanted to focus on the parapolitical implications of the case, which are often neglected. The murders occurred in 1888 in the midst of decade that witnessed no shortage of violence over British occupation of Ireland. The so-called "Dynamite War" was in full swing while the British establishment was committed to destroying upstart Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell. The situation was especially dire in America, where the British had thoroughly co-opted Clan-na-Gael. The organization continued to sponsor and promote the kind of violence that undermined Parnell.

While often ignored by Ripperologists, the Irish intrigues are impossible to separate from the Ripper killings as the Metropolitan Police were kneed deep in both. This is just one aspect of the case I sought to highlight, along with the curious presence of the Pinkertons.

Beyond parapolitics, another crucial but neglected point I wanted to raise was possible influence from the Bohemian movement. There is an undeniably ghoulish sense of humor that permeates the murders and assorted paraphernalia, and I believe it derives directly from the Bohemians. It also raises the most unsettling metaphyiscal implications of the murders. Unlike Aleister Crowley's forays into Ripperology.....

As always, I hope everyone enjoys.

Music by: Keith Allen Dennis

https://keithallendennis.bandcamp.com/