Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction -- The Trouble with Jack; In Hindsight; 'Watchman, Old Man, I Believe Somebody Is Murdered Down the Street'; 'Cool Impudence and Reckless Daring'; Interlude; Double Event; A Study in Terror; Jack's Back; The Suspects Assemble; Ripping Yarns; Ripper Haunts; Index.
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More than a century has passed since this unknown killer murdered East End prostitutes under the very noses of the police and yet we seem no closer to uncovering the Ripper's identity. Countless volumes have been written by warring researchers, seemingly unable to agree even on the number of his victims. Is it possible that we will ever know the truth or is the Ripper destined to remain an enigma, his place in history secured as both an English-heritage crime icon and a universal bogeyman? This revised and updated edition contains a summary of Jack's crimes, victims and the ill-fated police i.
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Jack the Ripper.
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1904048692
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Jack
Jack
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Serial murderers-- England-- London-- History-- 19th century.
Serial murders-- England-- London-- History-- 19th century.