The Crimes of Jack the Ripper - Hardcover

Roland, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0785823107 ISBN 13: 9780785823100

Publisher: Chartwell Books, 2007

Synopsis

A pictorial excursion into the dark underbelly of Victorian London.

About this title

Synopsis:

This impartial investigation focuses on the forensic evidence. For the first time, Paul has had access to official police reports. Myth, misconception and speculation are stripped away here. Uniquely, he judges the investigation by our contemporary standards. How would the profilers describe the Ripper today? Which of the usual suspects would they have prosecuted? For the first time in the history of books written about Jack the Ripper, the author is able to make a proper assessment of the forensic evidence that was available at that time. Paul Roland builds up a profile of the most infamous serial killer. By looking at the injuries and mutilations to the various victims, he is able to build up a profile of the killer and make deductions about the weapon and his state of mind at the time. All the evidence is carefully weighed and the case is brought before the reader to act as judge and jury - is the Ripper really an evil psychopath or is he the first modern monster of our times?

About this edition

• Publisher: Chartwell Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0785823107
• ISBN 13: 9780785823100
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208