Naming Jack The Ripper

Author : Russell Edwards
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781447264231

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Naming Jack the Ripper by Russell Edwards Pdf

Bringing together ground-breaking forensic discoveries – including vital DNA evidence – and gripping historical detective work, Naming Jack the Ripper constructs the first truly convincing case for identifying the world's most notorious serial killer. In 2007, businessman Russell Edwards bought a shawl believed to have been left beside the body of the fourth victim, Catherine Eddowes. He knew that, if genuine, the shawl would be the only piece of crime scene evidence still in existence. It was the start of an extraordinary seven-year quest for Russell as he sought to authenticate the shawl and learn its secrets. He had no idea that this journey would take him so far. After undergoing extensive forensic testing by one of the country's top scientists, the shawl was not only shown to be genuine, and stained with Catherine Eddowes' blood, but in a massive breakthrough the killer's DNA was also discovered –DNA that would allow Russell to finally put a name to Jack the Ripper . . .

Author : Stewart P Evans,Keith Skinner
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1997-02-20
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780750953818

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Jack the Ripper: Letters from Hell by Stewart P Evans,Keith Skinner Pdf

The name 'Jack the Ripper' is instantly recognised throughout the world, yet many people probably don't know that the famous nickname first appeared in a letter or that this was where the whole legend of Jack the Ripper really began. This title poses a controversial question: was 'Jack the Ripper' merely a press invention?

Author : Donald Rumbelow
Publisher : Random House
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-18
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780753549933

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Complete Jack The Ripper by Donald Rumbelow Pdf

Fully updated and revised, Donald Rumbelow’s classic work is the ultimate examination of the facts, theories, fictions and fascinations surrounding the greatest whodunit in history. The Complete Jack the Ripper lays out all the evidence in the most comprehensive summary ever written about the Ripper. Rumbelow, a former London Metropolitan policeman, and an authority on crime, has subjected every theory – including those that have emerged in recent years – to the same deep scrutiny. He also examines the mythology surrounding the case and provides some fascinating insights into the portrayal of the Ripper on stage and screen and on the printed page. More seriously, he also examines the horrifying parallel crimes of the Düsseldorf Ripper and the Yorkshire Ripper in an attempt to throw further light on the atrocities of Victorian London.

Author : Maureen Johnson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781101535691

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The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson Pdf

New York Times bestseller Maureen Johnson takes on Jack the Ripper in this captivating paranormal thriller! The day that Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London to start a new life at boarding school is also the day a series of brutal murders breaks out over the city, killings mimicking the horrific Jack the Ripper spree of more than a century ago. Soon "Rippermania" takes hold of modern-day London, and the police are left with few leads and no witnesses. Except one. Rory spotted the man police believe to be the prime suspect. But she is the only one who saw him--the only one who can see him. And now Rory has become his next target. In this edge-of-your-seat thriller, full of suspense, humor, and romance, Rory will learn the truth about the secret ghost police of London and discover her own shocking abilities.

Author : Various
Publisher : Random House
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781407013268

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Jack The Ripper and the East End by Various Pdf

In 1888, Whitechapel - at the heart of the inner East End - was the most (in)famous place in the country, widely imagined as a site of the blackest and deepest horror. Its streets and alleys were seen as violent and dangerous, overflowing with poverty and depravity. This book aims to uncover the reality of East End life. Sections look at slum housing, immigration, attitudes to women, poverty, violence and crime. The book examines how the brutal killings were reported and how the police tried to identify the murderer. A final section shows how Jack the Ripper has shaped our vision of London, and influenced our popular culture. Jack the Ripper and the East End coincides with an exhibition organised by the Museum of London at their Museum in Docklands. Key surviving documents from the National Archives and the London Metropolitan Archives will be on display - in addition to material from the collections of the Museum of London such as photographs of the Whitechapel Mission. The illustrations for the book will include rare and unpublished photographs, sections of the 'master' Booth Map of Poverty, detectives' reports and original letters. The introduction will be written by Peter Ackroyd, who is the acknowledged expert on London, its darker aspects and how its history has seeped into its very stones. Leading historians and curators will provide additional insights. This is a book which will be valued for years to come for its enduring and important portrait of the Victorian East End.

Author : Philip Sugden
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781780337098

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The Complete History of Jack the Ripper by Philip Sugden Pdf

The murders in London between 1888-91 attributed to Jack the Ripper constitute one of the most mysterious unsolved criminal cases. This story is the result of many years meticulous research. The author reassesses all the evidence and challenges everything we thought we knew about the Victorian serial killer and the vanished East End he terrorized.

Author : John Morris
Publisher : Seren
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781854115676

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Jack the Ripper: The Hand of a Woman by John Morris Pdf

The Jack the Ripper murders of 1888 continue to exert a macabre hold on our imagination. Among the first serial murders, their brutality and bizarreness, and the seeming impossibility of detection have a terrible fascination. What kind of person could have performed such horrific deeds, and could have overstepped the boundary of what marks humankind? How could they not have been caught by the unprecedented police effort? The murders were reported on around the world and the murderer was the first to be given a macabre nickname. He has been the subject of hundreds of books and several films but his identity remains a mystery. Suspects have included the eminent Victorian doctor Sir William Gull, royal gynecologist Sir John Williams and the painter Walter Sickert. Conspiracy theories abound, involving Masonic, Jewish and other connections. This is the story of the extensive research of John Morris and his late father. Starting with the many unresolved questions about the murders they shockingly concluded that they could be answered if Jack was in reality a woman, not a man. But who could she be? After many twists and turns they reach an all too plausible conclusion...

Author : Jonathan Hainsworth,Christine Ward-Agius
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781684511785

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The Escape of Jack the Ripper by Jonathan Hainsworth,Christine Ward-Agius Pdf

Previously published in 2020 by Amberley Publishing.

Author : Paul Begg,John Bennett
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-28
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780300207071

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Jack the Ripper by Paul Begg,John Bennett Pdf

Two Ripper experts examine unsolved murders—from Great Britain and around the world—that occurred during the era of the notorious killer. The number of women murdered and mutilated by Jack the Ripper is impossible to know, although most researchers now agree on five individuals. These five canonical cases have been examined at length in Ripper literature, but other contemporary murders and attacks bearing strong resemblance to the gruesome Ripper slayings have received scant attention. These unsolved cases are the focus of this intriguing book. The volume looks at a dozen female victims who were attacked during the years of Jack the Ripper’s murder spree. Their terrible stories—a few survived to bear witness, but most died of their wounds—illuminate key aspects of the Ripper case and the period: the gangs of London’s Whitechapel district, Victorian prostitutes, the public panic inspired by the crimes and fueled by journalists, medical practices of the day, police procedures and competency, and the probable existence of other serial killers. The book also considers crimes initially attributed to Jack the Ripper in other parts of Britain and the world, notably New York, Jamaica, and Nicaragua. In a final chapter, the drive to identify the Ripper is examined, looking at suspects as well as several important theories, revealing the lengths to which some have gone to claim success in identifying Jack the Ripper. “When it comes to the meticulous details of a murder, the minute-by-minute examination of a crime and its policing, Messrs. Begg and Bennett are the very best in the true-crime genre.”—Judith Flanders, Wall Street Journal

Author : Melvin Harris
Publisher : G2 Entertainment
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1782818812

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The True Face of Jack the Ripper by Melvin Harris Pdf

Jack the Ripper was the name given to an unidentified serial killer who murdered five women in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. Attacks ascribed to the Ripper typically involved female prostitutes who worked in the slums of London and whose throats were cut prior to abdominal mutilations. The removal of internal organs from at least three of the victims led to the suspicion that their killer possessed surgical knowledge. Author Melvin Harris spent years of research examining and discarding many fake documents and falsified testimonies in his quest for the true Ripper. He had to unravel the many dubious theories which have led to wrong identifications including unfounded speculation that a member of the Royal family could have been the Ripper. He believed that the evidence, meticulously documented in this book, leads to one man who was interviewed by the police at the time of the murders and had inside information on all of them. Using FBI techniques for identifying serial killers, he built a totally convincing case against the suspect and presented a mass of unpublished evidence that will amaze those familiar with the case.

Author : Jennifer Joline Anderson
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781614784708

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Jack Ripper by Jennifer Joline Anderson Pdf

Put on your detective hat and uncover the facts and myths about Jack the Ripper. Jack the Ripper was the name given to a serial killer who committed his bloody deeds in the Whitechapel district of London, England. Topics discussed include the background of London at the time of the murders, the murders and the victims, investigations and clues, profiles of Jack the Ripper, the suspects, and a modern look at the crimes. Features include a Tools and Clues section that highlights research tools, technology, and investigative methods, a timeline, a glossary, selected bibliography, further readings, places to visit, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Kerri Maniscalco
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780316273503

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Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco Pdf

This #1 New York Times bestseller and deliciously creepy horror novel has a storyline inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, blood-chilling conclusion. Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her back to her own sheltered world. The story's shocking twists and turns, augmented with real, sinister period photos, will make this dazzling, #1 New York Times bestselling debut from author Kerri Maniscalco impossible to forget.

Author : Otto Penzler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1784976245

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Jack the Ripper by Otto Penzler Pdf

Author : Bruce Robinson
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 1037 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062296399

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They All Love Jack by Bruce Robinson Pdf

For over a hundred years, the mystery of Jack the Ripper has been a source of unparalleled fascination and horror, spawning an army of obsessive theorists and endless volumes purporting to finally reveal the identity of the brutal murderer who terrorized Victorian England. But what if there was never really any mystery at all? What if the Ripper was always hiding in plain sight, deliberately leaving a trail of clues to his identity for anyone who cared to look, while cynically mocking those who were supposedly attempting to bring him to justice? In They All Love Jack, the award-winning film director and screenwriter Bruce Robinson exposes the cover-up that enabled one of history's most notorious serial killers to remain at large. More than twelve years in the writing, this is no mere radical reinterpretation of the Jack the Ripper legend and an enthralling hunt for the killer. A literary high-wire act reminiscent of Tom Wolfe or Hunter S. Thompson, it is an expressionistic journey through the cesspools of late-Victorian society, a phantasmagoria of highly placed villains, hypocrites, and institutionalized corruption. Polemic forensic investigation and panoramic portrait of an age, underpinned by deep scholarship and delivered in Robinson's inimitably vivid and scabrous prose, They All Love Jack is an absolutely riveting and unique book, demolishing the theories of generations of self-appointed experts—the so-called Ripperologists—to make clear, at last, who really did it; and, more important, how he managed to get away with it for so long.

Author : Colin Kendell
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-15
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781445615899

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Jack the Ripper by Colin Kendell Pdf

Reassesses the evidence and unmasks the celebrated East End killer.