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b'\\u201cIn war, one of our great protections against the dangers of air attack after nightfall will be the "blackout". On the outbreak of hostilities all external lights and street lighting would be totally extinguished so as to give hostile aircraft no indication as to their whereabouts. But this will not be fully effective unless you do your part, and see to it that no lighting in the house where you live is visible from the outside. The motto for safety will be \'Keep it dark!\'\\u201d\\nSo read the opening paragraph from Public Information Leaflet No.2, published in England on the eve of war, 1939. What may have kept people safe from German bombs, however, had its own disadvantages. Criminality thrived in the gloomy, empty streets. In 1942, as the German bombs began to fall less frequently, a new threat opened up on the streets of London, altogether more silent, emerging from the shadows with a rye smile and unrelenting charm.\\nSOURCES\\nThe Daily Herald (1942) Waiting Woman is Murdered. Feb 10, 1942. p.3. London, UK\\nThe Daily Mirror (1942) Three Women Murdered In Two Days. Feb 11, 1942. P.8. London, UK.\\nThe Daily Mirror (1942) Razorblade Killed Ex-Soho Actress. Feb 12, 1942. P.8. London, UK.\\nThe Daily Mirror (1942) Fifth Woman Murder In Week. Feb 14, 1942. P.8. London, UK.\\nCivil Defense (1939) Public Information Leaflet No.2. Lord Privy Seal\\u2019s Office, UK\\nRead, Simon (2006) In The Dark. Berkeley Publishing Group, USA.\\nThomas, Donald (2003) An Underworld at War: Spivs, Deserters, Racketeers and Civilians in the Second World War. John Murray, UK.\\n----------\\nFor extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com \\nSupport the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories\\nConnect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast\\nOr find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories\\n& Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/\\nOr you can contact us directly via email at contact@darkhistories.com\\nor via voicemail on:\\xa0(415) 286-5072\\nor join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/cmGcBFf\\nThe Dark Histories Butterfly was drawn by Courtney, who you can find on Instagram @bewildereye\\nMusic was recorded by me \\xa9 Ben Cutmore 2017\\nOther Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It\'s out of copyright now, but if you\'re interested, that was that.'