Kolchak: The Night Stalker
The Ripper
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1974-09-13
Synopsis
A serial killer murders attractive women in the Illinois/Indiana area, and soon comes to Chicago. Kolchak begins to suspect that the killer is not just imitating the 18th century Jack the Ripper, but actually is the seemingly immortal killer.
In the series
This episode is part of Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975) on ABC.
Wire-service reporter vs. monsters — seersucker suit against the supernatural.
Key cast
- Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak
- Simon Oakland as Tony Vincenzo
- Jack Grinnage as Ron Updyke