Bringing together the combined knowledge of two of the foremost experts on Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel Murders, Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates is the most authoritative account of the case so far. Making full use of their background as police officers, Stewart P Evans and Donald Rumbelow re-investigate every aspect of it from the point of view of the contemporary investigator. By so doing, they have been able to uncover links and clues that have remained hidden for more than a century, and to extend the investigation beyond the 'canonical' five victims. Stripping away much of the speculation, guesswork and legend that has built up since 1888, Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates is a thorough re-investigation of one of history's greatest unsolved crimes, and is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the Ripper murders.
Zusammenfassung
In 1888 the dreaded figure of Jack the Ripper stalked London's East End murdering prostitutes. His crimes set in motion a huge police operation and have held a dark fascination over the public's imagination for over a century, yet his identity has never been proved. Now, for the first time, two leading Ripper experts have joined forces to treat the case like a police investigation. Drawing on their unparalleled knowledge of the Jack the Ripper murders and their professional experience as police officers, they uncover clues that have remained undetected for over a hundred years. There are five 'canonical' Ripper victims, yet Scotland Yard's 'Whitechapel Murders' files include another six suspected victims. Drawing the reader into the world of police investigation in Victorian London, Evans and Rumbelow reveal the conflict between the City and Metropolitan forces and the ridicule heaped on the police by the press. Investigating each murder, they conclude that only four of the eleven victims were actually killed by the Ripper. Perhaps most tellingly, they question the motives behind the destruction of evidence particularly the message 'The Juwes are the men that will not be blamed for nothing', which was chalked on the wall near one murder site and rubbed out on order of the Chief Commissioner and ask whether the enigmatic Dr Robert Anderson, officer in charge of the investigation, knew the Ripper's true identity. Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates strips away much of the nonsense that has accumulated since 1888 and reopens files on a case that will perhaps never be fully solved but will always fascinate.
Titel
Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates
EAN
9780752499253
ISBN
978-0-7524-9925-3
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
21.05.2010
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Dateigrösse
11.42 MB
Anzahl Seiten
320
Jahr
2010
Untertitel
Englisch
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