RAF Airman Who Killed Women in WWII London: Gordon Cummins
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London’s wartime blackout hid more than enemy planes. RAF airman Gordon Cummins murdered and mutilated women in early 1942, becoming infamous as the “Blackout Ripper.” Through crime scene details, witness accounts, and rare records, this film explores his shocking double life and the trial that ended with his execution at just 28 years old.
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