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1898 – 1891: Think you know all there is to know about the Ripper Murders?
1898 – 1891: Think you know all there is to know about the Ripper Murders?
The murders in London between 1888-91 attributed to Jack the Ripper constitute one of the most mysterious unsolved criminal cases. This story is the result of many years meticulous research. The author reassesses all the evidence and challenges everything we thought we knew about the Victorian serial killer and the vanished East End he terrorized.
Jack the Ripper and Whitechapel
This is a book about not just the Ripper but about the series of murders in and around Whitechapel. What happened, how people felt and how the investigations were carried out.
The author compiles the timeline of events using reports and police records of the time. The entire investigation deals with the myths which circulated then and still do now surrounding the case which has become one of the most notorious in criminal history.
The books also looks at the wider picture such as the conditions – both social and political which existed at the time. Victorian London was a tough place to be a woman and if you were a prostitute even more so.Conditions in life and home were grim and often deadly. The Ripper’s victims were real women, women with the same worries and concerns as anyone and a wide picture of Whitechapel comes to life.
This book takes you back to Victorian Whitechapel and the brutal events of those few years.
Author/Guide: Philip Sugden Destination: London Departure Time: 1888- 1891
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