Book description
Updated and expanded edition of the fullest ever collective
investigation into Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel Murders.
This volume collects not just all the key factual evidence but
also 20 different arguments as to the identity of Jack the Ripper,
such as that advanced by Patricia Cornwell. Contributions are from the
world's leading Ripperologists, including William Beadle, Melvyn
Fairclough, Martin Fido, Shirley Harrison, James Tully and Colin Wilson.
The identity of Jack the Ripper has plagued professional
historians, criminologists, writers and amateur enthusiasts. The many
suspects include Montague John Druitt, Walter Sickert, Aaron
Kosminski, Michael Ostrog, William Henry Bury, Dr Tumblety and James
Maybrick. The only certainty is that Ripperologist have not found an
invididual on whom they can all agree.
The essays are supported by a detailed chronology, extensive
bibliography and filmography.
