Category: History: Europe: England: 19th Cent

Copyright/published Year: 2019 by Amberly Publishing

ISBN: 1445687763

Binding: Trade pap

Description: Between May 1887 and February 1891, a succession of horrific ì murders shook Victorian London. During a reign of terror lasting ì nearly four years numerous women were attacked. The police at the ì time believed the killings comprised two distinct sets-with two ì very different killers. Several were attributed to the relatively ì unpublicized "Thames Torso" series while the majority found their ì way into the Met's "Whitechapel" or Jack the Ripper file. Despite ì the best efforts of contemporary detectives, no one was ever ì prosecuted for these crimes and, until now, no convincing suspect ì has been put forward for the two sets of murders.

This ground-breaking work however has examined new lines of ì inquiry generated by recent scholarship. With several Thames ì torso killings now attributable to his hand, "Jack" it seems was ì culpable in upwards of 16 assaults-at least 13 of them fatal. ì Indeed, the study highlights how this individual was amply ì possessed of the three "cardinals" of the murderer-means, motive, ì and opportunity-and offers long-sought solutions to several case ì conundrums such as the Goulston Street evidence, the enduring Mad ì Doctor theory, and the Pinchin Street cross-over.

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This is a used book and is in ' like new' condition.

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Like new copy. Appears never read. NO remainder markings.