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Episode 416: Theodore Durrant "The Demon in the Belfry" Part 2

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The Ending Arguments

Theodore Durant was found guilty of murdering Blanche Lamont and her lover Theodore Alibi in 1897. He appealed his conviction to the US Supreme Court, which upheld a lower court's decision that he had not committed the crime. The case became known as 'Jack the Ripper' because it featured an unsolved murder with no clear motive or apparent explanation. Theo started going on a rampage writing letters to anyone that he felt could help him in his appeals. His personality took a sharp turn leading up to his final appeal when he decided to take his life.

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