Jack The Ripper Book Summary

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"The Complete Jack the Ripper"

"The Complete Jack the Ripper" by Donald Rumbelow is an in-depth book that looks at the theories', murders, and suspects. of Jack the Ripper and the crimes that were committed in Whitechapel. He even looked at the more unlikely suspects very thoroughly. It was originally published in 1975 but has been revised since then.

Donald Rumbelow was an London policeman and a crime historian. He is also a tour guide on the Jack the Ripper Walk in London. He has several different books about Jack the Ripper and other murders in history. This book was very enjoyable and you can tell that he was very qualified to be writing about this topic. He knew every little detail about the suspects and about the murders that was committed.
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He murdered 5 people all within a mile of each other. He had everyone on a search party for him. He may not have been the first serial killer, but he was one of the first to have been broadcasted all across the world. People think that his murders are what started international coverage of other murders. He also showed he had some knowledge of anatomy by how he murdered his victims. People was worried that he might be a doctor because of the level of knowledge he showed. He even left notes for the policemen and called into the police station messing with them. (He amazed people with his note he left on a wall, which has different meanings and different ways of putting the words). Jack the Ripper is …show more content…
The East End was stricken with poverty, which a lot of people did not know about. He brought more attention to the lower class by murdering them. Jack the Ripper is very historical known. He has made headlines for more than 120 years. He has books, movies, tours, and T. V. shows. People are still trying to figure out the mystery of who he is. (There have been recent articles proving that H.H. Holmes was "Jack the Ripper"). Jack the Ripper is very important in history, so is this book about him. This book provides information about everything that people didn't know before reading this book. The way he looked at evidence and made you picture the crime scene while you are reading is brilliant. Other Ripperologists (the investigation into the crimes committed by Jack the Ripper) have used and praised this book. It has helped them with their investigations into his murders. He has also written other books about Jack the Ripper which have also helped people with discovering more about him. These books are very well known and has been taken seriously by other people studying the

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