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Raymond Burr played crime-fighting lawyer, Perry Mason for 40 years.

23 Astonishing Perry Mason Facts

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On September 21, 1957, Perry Mason appeared for the first time on television. The crime-fighting attorney had already solved 51 cases in the pages of Erle Stanley Gardner’s novels and made his debut on movie screens and the radio. Portrayed by Raymond Burr, the legal swashbuckler used dramatic cross-examinations, legal strategies, and surprise witnesses to […]

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Constable Jonas Mizen discovers the body of Mary Ann Nichols, 1st canonical victim of Jack the Ripper. (Image; Wikimedia Commons)

Jack the Ripper’s 1st Murder

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On August 31, 1888, Constable Jonas Mizen discovered the body of Mary Ann Nichols, the first canonical victim of Jack the Ripper, also known as the Whitechapel Murderer. The killer is believed to have murdered and mutilated at least five women in and around London’s Whitechapel district from August to November 1888. The name “Jack

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