Jack the Ripper

By Mark Whitehead and Miriam Rivett

So who was Jack the Ripper? No-one in the annals of crime is capable of arousing such passionate debate as the perpetrator of the Whitechapel Murders in 1888.Was he a demented Royal, a Masonic assassin, a sexually-frustrated artist, a member of the Czarist secret police, a crazed reformist or even an escaped gorilla?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pocket Essentials
• Release date: Oct 19, 2011
• ISBN: 9781842435779

Mark Whitehead

Mark Whitehead is the co-author (with Miriam Rivett) of the Pocket Essential Jack the Ripper and author of Pocket Essentials on Slasher Movies, Roger Corman and Animation.

Reviews for Jack the Ripper

[hanneri_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

An informative compound of hypotesis and possible suspects about the Whitechapel murders and information about the victims' background. The book narrates how the case unfolded and which authorities got involved and what measures were taken to try to capture The Ripper. There's also a section about media references of Jack the Ripper, which I found interesting. It's a nice reference book and a good introduction for anyone interested in learning about Jack the Ripper's case.