This book puts one of the most infamous serial killers of all time into the geographical, historical, and social context of london's east end, offering tantalising details about how its inhabitants lived and worked. Did you know that londoners were charged tuppence for the privilege of sleeping on a washing line? You might have heard of the cryptic message left in goulston street, but did you know about the other jack the ripper graffiti scrawled on whitechapel's walls? Inside you will read about...The whitechapel murderer's hunting groundLeather apronThe double murderThe investigationLetters from jack the ripperWho was jack the ripper?And much more!
The other aspect of the story focusses on the police investigation, by contrasting two different investigative approaches to catching jack the ripper. Detective inspector reid tries to understand the crimes and the killer from a psychological perspective. Each killing is explained and analysed in detail by inspector reid, for him to build up a picture of the killer and his probable motives. Whereas, detective inspector fred abberline is relying on his local knowledge policing.

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Opdateret den: 14-06-2024 07:50