Jack and the Thames torso murders : a new ripper?
Gray, Drew D.2019
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Between May 1887 and February 1891, a succession of horrific murders shook Victorian London. During a reign of terror lasting nearly four years numerous women were attacked. The police at the time believed the killings comprised two distinct sets - with two very different killers. Several were attributed to the relatively unpublicised 'Thames Torso' series whilst the majority found their way into the Met's 'Whitechapel' or Jack the Ripper file. Despite the best efforts of contemporary detectives, no-one was ever prosecuted for these crimes and, until now, no convincing suspect has been put forward for the two sets of murders. This ground-breaking work however has examined new lines of enquiry generated by recent scholarship. With several 'Thames torso' killings now attributable to his hand, 'Jack' it seems was culpable in upwards of sixteen assaults - at least thirteen of them fatal.
Main title:
Jack and the Thames torso murders : a new ripper? / Drew D. Gray and Andrew Wise.
Author:
Gray, Drew D., authorWise, Andrew, author
Imprint:
Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley, 2019.
Collation:
286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes QR code.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781445687766 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
364.15232364.152320942109364.1523 GRA364.152320
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1286810