Documentaries are polarizing. The narrative is always biased. That's not exactly a secret. That being said, this is still worth a watch if you like history, and maybe have a morbid curiosity about serial killers (let's be real, they're fascinating in a way that is hard to explain). You learn quite a bit about the murders by Jack the Ripper and H. H. Holmes, and especially about the latter.
Since the person who is investigating a possible connection between the two killing sprees is a direct descendant of Holmes, you get that personal touch that is sometimes lacking in other docu series. He'd be researching this regardless of the presence of the cameras. He finds some interesting information.
Does he prove that H. H. Holmes was, in fact, Jack the Ripper? No.
Does he disprove it? No.
The ending is ambiguous. It leaves the viewer thinking. As far as I'm concerned, it succeeded. It really makes you wonder if they really were one in the same. It's an intriguing concept. What if the Jack the Ripper spree only stopped because Holmes went back to the US? Just imagine...and that "what if?" factor is what kept me watching, and kept me thinking about it since it ended.
Since the person who is investigating a possible connection between the two killing sprees is a direct descendant of Holmes, you get that personal touch that is sometimes lacking in other docu series. He'd be researching this regardless of the presence of the cameras. He finds some interesting information.
Does he prove that H. H. Holmes was, in fact, Jack the Ripper? No.
Does he disprove it? No.
The ending is ambiguous. It leaves the viewer thinking. As far as I'm concerned, it succeeded. It really makes you wonder if they really were one in the same. It's an intriguing concept. What if the Jack the Ripper spree only stopped because Holmes went back to the US? Just imagine...and that "what if?" factor is what kept me watching, and kept me thinking about it since it ended.