Jack the Ripper & the Whitechapel Murders: The True Story Through Contemporary Documents

Between the months of Aug. & Nov. 1888, six prostitutes were found murdered in London's East End. The killer, who became known as ÔJack the Ripper', was never found, & the story remains an enduring source of fascination over a hundred years on. This portfolio pack tells the story through facsimiles of key documents form the Metropolitan Police & Home Office files held at the British Public Record Office, such as: reports by Inspectors; ÔSaucy Jacky' postcard; a ÔJack the Ripper' letter; & a front page of the Illustrated Police News.Ó An illustrated introduction by two of the world's leading experts on the case provides a full explanation of the documents & sets them in their historical context. Illustrated.Evans, Stewart P. is the author of 'Jack the Ripper & the Whitechapel Murders: The True Story Through Contemporary Documents', published 2002 under ISBN 9780756792602 and ISBN 0756792606.