Jack the Ripper : An Encyclopedia

A detailed and meticulously researched encyclopedia on all aspects of Jack the Ripper, one of the world's most famous, and mysterious, serial killers. The encyclopedia includes a list of more than 100 witnesses and what each one saw, descriptions of the locations where the murders took place and the police officers involved in the investigations, contemporary newspaper accounts, and psychological profiles and physical descriptions of The Ripper. In the final chapter, John J. Eddleston, author of numerous books and articles on crime, reveals his own deductions about "whodunnit," narrowing the list of suspects to one man. Over 100 years ago, a serial killer murdered a number of prostitutes in the East End of London. He was the first serial killer to terrorize a large city -- at a time when literacy was rising and the power of the newspaper press was enormous. "Jack the Ripper" was the popular name that originated from letters sent to the press by somebody purporting to be the killer.The gruesome murders immediately entered the popular consciousness, and interest in them remains high even today. Despite, or because of, the lack of agreement among scholars about many aspects of the murders (we do not even know how many victims he claimed), Jack the Ripper has spawned a vast number of books and films. But we are no closer to knowing his identity.Jack the Ripper covers the murders in detail. It exposes myths and corrects misinformation about this notorious chapter in British criminal history. This fascinating and authoritative encyclopedia is divided into the following sections, each of them arranged alphabetically:-- The Murders-- The Victims-- Witnesses-- Police-- Suspects-- Others Involved-- Descriptions and Profiles-- Literature-- Myths-- Resources-- Letters and CorrespondenceThis fully illustrated volume also includes maps, a chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, and an index. This book is a detailed and meticulously researched encyclopedia on all aspects of Jack the Ripper, one of the world's most famous, and mysterious, serial killers. The legacy of Jack the Ripper fascinates and horrifies us even today. Who was Jack the Ripper? That question has been the focus of at least 100 books, 40 films, countless articles, and a half-dozen websites since this famous serial killer began murdering London prostitutes more than a century ago. Now readers can try solving this long-standing mystery for themselves. This encyclopedia lists all the likely victims, with details about the evidence linking their deaths to Jack the Ripper. It compiles and connects a myriad of facts, myths, evidence, eyewitness accounts, and police investigations. The encyclopedia includes a list of more than 100 witnesses and what each one saw, descriptions of the locations where the murders took place and the police officers involved in the investigations, contemporary newspaper accounts, and psychological profiles and physical descriptions of The Ripper. In the final chapter, John J. Eddleston reveals his own deductions about "whodunnit," narrowing the list of suspects to one man Preliminaries......Page 1 Contents......Page 5 1 The Victims......Page 17 2 The Witnesses......Page 109 3 The Police......Page 135 4 Others Who Played a Part......Page 151 5 Chronology......Page 161 6 Descriptions......Page 167 7 Letters and Correspondence......Page 171 8 Miscellaneous......Page 183 9 Myths and Errors......Page 197 10 The Locations......Page 209 11 The Suspects......Page 211 12 The Literature......Page 261 13 Resources......Page 275 14 Summary,......Page 291 About the Author......Page 301 Index......Page 303

The encyclopedia includes a list of more than 100 witnesses and what each one saw, descriptions of the locations where the murders took place and the police officers involved in the investigations, contemporary newspaper accounts, and psychological profiles and physical descriptions of The Ripper. In the final chapter, John J. Eddleston, author of numerous books and articles on crime, reveals his own deductions about "whodunnit," narrowing the list of suspects to one man.

This encyclopedia covers almost every aspect of the Jack the Ripper murders in considerable detail, exposes a number of myths and corrects many points of misinformation about this notorious British criminal history. It contains a chronology and the following sections - the victims, the witnesses, the police, and others who played a part