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Title: Jack the Ripper: First American Serial Killer by Stewart P. Evans, Paul Gainey, Philip Turner ISBN: 1-56836-160-2 Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: October, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.78 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Case Closed
Comment: The evidence presented in this book, and the associated TV documentary, is almost conclusive. It is amazing the evidence most researchers have missed to date. The strength of this book are that extensive new evidence was uncovered which triangulated in on the same person. Also, one of the authors is a serving London policeman who approached the case in a very methodical fashion.
Rating: 1
Summary: Poor Mr. Tumblety
Comment: He was a quack Dr. born in 1833, which was old enough to make him Jack The Ripper's father. He was strange to say the least. He was wrongfully arrested in the plot to [destroy] President Lincoln, and later wrote a booklet stating how upset that had made him, since he had been a Lincoln supporter. It's also probably true that he was at least bisexual, and had a low opinion of women. He pretty much traveled all over the world. He got into trouble in 1888 in London for having [relations] with men, and was arrested for that. While in jail, the police grasping at straws considered him a possible Ripper suspect, like many others arrested during this time period. However, when Mary Jane Kelly was murdered and Tumblety was in jail at he time, there case fell apart and he was let out on bail, in which he left town (do you blame him). This poor man dressed [differently], and had strange habits. However, to say he was Jack the Ripper is an injustice to him as he cannot defend himself, and with the evidence provided, no court on earth would convict him. Sorry this is not the man. The only thing that let me down was the ending, in which he died in 1903 under the care of nuns. I was hoping that he had been a passenger on the Titanic, and had celebrated his 104th birthday (and sadly) died while on the Hindenburg. I also like how the writers state that George Chapman could not be the killer - Well it was at least proved that Chapman murdered 3 women. As for Tumblety being the Ripper, nice fairy tale.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent book and a must read for all interested in JTR
Comment: I have read most of the well-known books on Jack the Ripper and I think this is probably my favorite. I found this in my school's library (I teach high school English) and thought the author did a very good job pointing out the problems with the suspects generally believed to have been the Ripper and painting a good case for Dr. T. An excellent read. Also, if you're intested in books about serial killers, check out "Zodiac" by Robert Graysmith. An incredibly interesting case (and still unsolved).
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Title: The Complete History of Jack the Ripper by Philip Sudgen, Philip Sugden ISBN: 0786709324 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: 09 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Jack the Ripper: Letters from Hell by Stewart P. Evans, Keith Skinner, Martin Fido ISBN: 0750925493 Publisher: Sutton Publishing Pub. Date: 15 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Sourcebook: An Illustrated Encyclopedia by Stewart P. Evans, Keith Skinner ISBN: 078670926X Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: 10 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Jack the Ripper: And the Whitechapel Murders by Stewart Evans, Keith Skinner ISBN: 1903365392 Publisher: Casemate Pub Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper -- Case Closed by Patricia Cornwell ISBN: 0399149325 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 11 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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