Cold Cases: Case 7: Spring-heeled Jack
5/19/202628 min
Danny Robins and the team unpack a terrifying mystery that has remained unsolved for almost 200 years - Spring-heeled Jack.
The demonic character stalked the streets of Victorian England at night, reportedly slashing his victims with sharp claws, breathing blue-white fire, and evading the police by making impossible leaps over rooftops.
But was he a real person, a supernatural entity, or the product of mass hysteria?
Presented by Danny Robins Experts: Evelyn Hollow and Dr Ciaran O’Keeffe Story sections by Tom Neenan Research by Nancy Bottomley and John West Filming and editing by Robb Leech Editing and sound design by Charlie Brandon-King Theme music by Katherine Priddy Theme co-produced by Jennifer Ann Keller Incidental music by Evelyn Sykes Commissioning executive: Paula McDonnell Commissioning editor: Rhian Roberts Produced by Simon Barnard and Victoria Lloyd
A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4
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First 90 secondsDanny Robins· Host0:00
[mysterious music] Hello, thank you for all of your comments, questions, and theories on all of our cold cases so far. We're gonna be updating on all the investigations later in the series, but right now, we've got a deeply dark mystery from Victorian times. A mysterious assailant who brings fear to the streets of London. He moves with terrifying, seemingly supernatural speed, and escapes the police by leaping over rooftops, which earns him a chilling nickname, Spring-Heeled Jack. He leaves behind a trail of destruction. Londoners are afraid to open their door after dark. But is he a real person or something paranormal? It is time to get investigating. I'm Danny Robins, and this is Uncanny Cold Cases.
Evelyn Hollow· Guest0:44
What has passed comes again. In the cold where we lay. Secrets still remain. Secrets still remain.
Danny Robins· Host1:12
Welcome back. Today, we are unboxing a mystery that has remained unsolved for almost 200 years. It's an incredible story, like something from a nightmare brought to life, but backed up by multiple witnesses