As both a photographer and someone who works in the funeral industry, I have always held a fascination with the theatricality and visual aesthetic of Victorian mourning practices. Death in the Victorian era was not hidden away or sanitised; it was ritualised, romanticised, and woven visibly into everyday life.
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Reading this piece of history now makes me wonder as Jack the Ripper’s second victim was killed the next day, whether it had angered Jack as we all know how serial killers like to be the first and act superior to the rest of the world. Continue reading Just Another Ripper
From murders to mass shootings, our history knows its fair share of serial killers. Many of them hope to reach the ultimate glory of having their name remembered, such as Ted Bundy and Richard Ramirez.
Over time, some slip through the cracks of history pages and become an afterthought. Some have minimal information about them and what they did is unknown to the public.
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