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Gordon Frederick Cummins (18 February 1914 – 25 June 1942) was a British spree killer, convicted for the killing of 4 women in London over a six-day period in February 1942, during World War II. Cummins, a Royal Air Force serviceman during World War II, was known as the Blackout Killer or Blackout Ripper due to a comparison to Jack the Ripper, as both killers mutilated their victims.Gordon Frederick Cummins was born in York, England, the son of John Cummins and his wife Amelia. He married a theatre producer's secretary in 1936, and was a Leading aircraftman in the Royal Air Force (RAF), where he was nicknamed The Count because of his claims to have noble heritage. Cummins had volunteered to retrain for aircrew duties and had been posted to the RAF ACRC (Aircrew Reception Centre) in Regents Park, London. There, serving members of the RAF and new recruits were assessed for training, and this intake ran from 2 to 25 February when trainees were posted to ITW (Initial Training Wing) at home for three months ground training before commencing flying training, or to Blackpool prior to going overseas for training. At the time of his arrest, Cummins had neither a previous criminal record nor a known history of violence. Wikipedia
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