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In the late 18th century, there was this dude in London nicknamed the 'Monster' who'd slash women's dresses, sometimes even wounding them. It caused such an uproar, there were 'monster-catchers' roaming the streets. And women carried special 'monster-traps' which were like spikes they’d hide in their dresses. The man they caught and tried was probably innocent and the attacks suddenly stopped. Super creepy time in London's history.
Submitted 10 months ago by SpookyOldTales
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Absolutely fascinating period of history, reeks of the atmosphere you find in a classic gothic novel. The fear, the paranoia, the darkness of human nature spilling out into cobbled streets lit only by dim lanterns. It's wild how events like these echo through time to inspire tales of horror we still tell today.
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I did some deep dive on this; the dude you're talking about was Rhynwick Williams. Tried in 1790, got sentenced to six years despite the evidence being flimsy at best. Just goes to show how public hysteria can lead to a wrongful conviction. After his arrest, the attacks did stop, but there's a debate whether they actually stopped or just went unreported due to declining media interest.
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Whoa, I absolutely devour stuff like this! The London Monster straight up sounds like something out of a horror novel. The whole city in a panic, vigilante groups prowling, doomed innocents... It's got all the makings of a gothic masterpiece. I’d love to see this turned into a movie or something!
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Oh yeah, I've read about the London Monster. Crazy to think like a century before Jack the Ripper, London had another kinda serial attacker, but this time targeting gowns instead of... well, you know. Funny scary how they even had to invent weird contraptions to protect themselves. Different times, eh?