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The Crimes of Jack the Ripper

Paul Roland

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing

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"Roland provides a well-balanced overview ... extensively  illustrated and with timely coverage of some of the latest theories and  research." -Stephen P. Ryder, Editor, Casebook: Jack the Ripper More  than a century after he stalked the streets of London's East End, Jack  the Ripper continues to exert a macabre fascination on the popular  imagination. After scrupulously re-examining official documents  of the time, investigative journalist Paul Roland strips away decades of  myth and misconceptions to reveal the identity of a brand-new suspect  who has never been seriously considered until now. If you are expecting a  finger to be pointed at one of the usual suspects, be prepared to have  your assumptions turned on their head. If these crimes were  being investigated today, what would the authorities consider to be the  vital clues? How would their profilers describe England's first serial  killer and who would they be looking to convict?As Roland makes clear in this book, nothing about the Whitechapel murders can be taken at face value.
Available since: 06/23/2017.

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