Numerous films have been made about the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888, and many famous film directors have tackled the subject on celluloid. Alfred Hitchcock based his creepy 1927 movie The Lodger: A Story of A London […]
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In the 19th century cocaine and opium and their various derivatives, were widely, and legally, available as painkillers and pick-me-ups in over the counter remedies from pharmacists. Indeed, the number of legally available products that contained cocaine is […]
Read ArticleGeorge Lusk On 16th October 1888 Mr George Lusk, the head of the Mile End Vigilance Committee received a package in the evening mail. When he opened it a foul stench assailed his nostrils. The package contained a […]
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