Part 1/4. By investigating the men accused of being Jack the Ripper, we uncover dark truths about Victorian society - and our own. Why were these men, most of them almost certainly innocent, singled out as monsters? Today Anthony Delaney tells Maddy Pelling about how Prince Albert Victor, grandson to Queen Victoria, became suspected of being Jack the Ripper. It's a story of Victorian masculinity and how our twentieth-century relationship with the monarchy helped ferment baseless accusations. 0:00 Why We Must Investigate the Killer's Masculinity 3:22 The Royal Suspect: Prince Albert Victor 6:27 Debunking the Ripper Prince Theory 14:23 The Indisputable Alibi of a Prince 21:53 A Royal Conspiracy & a Secret Catholic Child? 27:55 The Crippling Ideals of Victorian Manhood 34:14 Sexuality, Morality, and a Prince's Reputation 35:54 Next Time: New DNA Evidence Written by Anthony Delaney. Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick and Charlotte Long. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. All music from Epidemic Sounds. #HistoryHitPodcast #AfterDark #SerialKiller