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Bad Women: The Blackout Ripper

Pushkin Industries
Chinatown
Drug Trafficking
Heroin Trafficking
Heroin
Flying Dragons
Johnny Ang
Tina Wong
Beryl Howell
New York City
Heroin Smuggling
Johnny Yang
Lydia Abrams
Idlewild
Jesse Owens
Friendship
Boston Marathon
Berlin Olympics
Federal Sting Operations
Chinatown Gang Dynamics
Community Impact

The streets of wartime London are pitch black and the darkness offers cover to a murderer every bit as terrible as Jack the Ripper. During one awful week in February 1942 he viciously attacks women night after night. But the victims of the so-called Blackout Ripper are now all but forgotten.

In this season of Bad Women, historian Hallie Rubenhold and criminologist Alice Fiennes share new details... more

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After five days of deliberation, a jury finally returns a verdict in the case of Johnny Eng. Its ultimate meaning depends on whom you ask — and the lessons it taught the justice system may already be forgotten.

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Mike Moy’s memoir book Ba... more

Flying Dragons gang leader Johnny Eng faces so many separate counts of heroin smuggling that prosecutors from various jurisdictions have to join forces. But Eng’s defense lawyers ably attack the government’s cooperating witnesses in court. And Beryl ... more

Lidia Jean and Shuyu search for traces of Johnny Eng, aka “Onionhead,” the elusive leader of the Flying Dragons gang. He’s nowhere to be found in his former estate in rural Pennsylvania. Back in the late 1980s, he was nowhere to be found at all. Coul... more

Being only half Chinese, Tina Wong felt like an outsider growing up in Chinatown. But then she met another girl who was a natural leader and included her in the pack. After they grew up, that friend would eventually recruit her to accept and move pac... more

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Recent Guests

Joan Cohen
Former juror in the trial of Johnny Yang
JP Morgan
Episode: Episode 6: A Sense of Order from The Chinatown Sting
Mike Moy
Former gangster turned NYPD officer
NYPD
Episode: Episode 6: A Sense of Order from The Chinatown Sting
Tina Wong
A former associate of Johnny Yang, turned key witness in his drug trafficking case.
Episode: Episode 4: A Ghost Hand from The Chinatown Sting
Beryl Howell
Prosecutor investigating Johnny Yang and his criminal enterprise.
Episode: Episode 4: A Ghost Hand from The Chinatown Sting
Tina Wang
A childhood friend of Wah, involved in a drug trafficking scheme
Episode: Episode 3: What’s a Friend? from The Chinatown Sting
Katherine Switzer
First woman to run the Boston Marathon
None mentioned
Episode: Pushkin Goes to the Olympics
Tim Harford
Host of Cautionary Tales
Cautionary Tales Podcast
Episode: Pushkin Goes to the Olympics
Sylvia Blenker
Professor of biomedical engineering and co-founder of Springbok Analytics
University of Virginia
Episode: Pushkin Goes to the Olympics
Diana Fedder
A former Secret Service agent who shares her insights on Dia's disappearance
Episode: Introducing Where's Dia?

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 3.6k ratings
  • What is this accent?!

    Sure the content is great based on other reviews if you can make it past the accent first. An American trying to sound British is very jarring. I can’t get past it to continue listening.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Lbol123
    United Kingdom16 days ago
  • Season 1 is Amazing!

    I cannot recommend this podcast highly enough. From episode 2 onwards the storytelling is masterful, you really get a feel for what every day life in Whitechapel was like. Focussing on the victims, and what their lives were like, rather than the murders themselves means this podcast is like nothing else out there telling the story of the ripper. Awesome.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    the real D4N
    Australia4 months ago
  • The Blackout Ripper

    I discovered this series purely by chance. I must own up; in 2020, I began a wartime trilogy set during the height of the Blitz in London. I used the crimes of Gordon Cummins as a backdrop to the series especially Book 2, which is centred on a sex worker, Nancy Keeling, and her relationships with the men in her life. I moved Cummins’ crimes of 1942 to 1940 for the purposes of the narrative. This trilogy, The Ha’penny Steps, was published in 2024.

    The podcast series delved into the women v... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    fed up with Strong
    France5 months ago
  • Interesting story but not ear friendly

    Wonderful research but feels more like a book, not an audio story. Hard to follow in spots. Could have used a script editor who understands audio writing.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    StellaGrace
    United States6 months ago
  • A fascinating podcast that dives in the lives of Victorian women and the Ripper’s victims

    I was hooked from the start, great storytelling about the world of poor women in Victorian London and the victims of the killing spree of the so called Ripper

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MatildaTheGreat
    Israel8 months ago

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There are some criticisms about the dramatization of certain elements, but overall, the storytelling and sound design receive high marks.
Many find the historical context enlightening, with several expressing gratitude for shedding light on lesser-known stories of women.
Listeners appreciate the deep research and respect for victims' stories, often praising the narrative style and emotional depth of the content.

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#215
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#147
South Africa/True Crime
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#184
Finland/True Crime
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#194
Ukraine/True Crime
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#196
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#199
Brazil/True Crime

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Episode 4: A Ghost Hand from The Chinatown Sting
Q: Did you know that he was head of the Flying Dragons?
Tina explained that while she knew of Johnny, she didn't know much about his rank or operations, indicating a limited insight into the gang's hierarchy.
Episode 4: A Ghost Hand from The Chinatown Sting
Q: When did it occur to you that the government thought you were lying?
Tina believed the government suspected her of lying from the beginning, feeling the untrustworthiness in their interactions.
Episode 3: What’s a Friend? from The Chinatown Sting
Q: What was it like to testify against Wah in court?
Tina felt conflicted, she saw Wah mad during her testimony but still held affection for their past friendship, suggesting both were hurt by the situation.
Episode 3: What’s a Friend? from The Chinatown Sting
Q: How did you meet Wah?
Tina explains that she met Wah when she was eleven, bonding over a game of Chinese jump rope and developing a close friendship from there.

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What is Bad Women: The Blackout Ripper about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A gripping exploration of the forgotten stories of women who fell victim to horrific crimes, this podcast examines two distinct cases: the Blackout Ripper in wartime London and the notorious Jack the Ripper of the late 19th century. With a strong historical focus, the narratives illuminate the lives of the victims, emphasizing their humanity and the societal injustices faced by women during these tumultuous times. The hosts, a historian and a criminologist, utilize archival research to challenge longstanding perceptions, shedding light on why these women's lives and deaths have been overlooked in mainstream narratives. This unique blend of history and true crime invites listeners to reconsider familiar tales and understand the complexities ... more

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