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Naming Jack the Ripper: new crime scene evidence, a stunning forensic breakthrough, the killer revealed

Book information

Publisher
Lyons Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9781493011902, 1493011901
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
346 MB (362455891 bytes)
Pages
312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm\341
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

From Birkenhead to Brick Lane -- A murderer strikes in Whitechapel -- A nameless midnight terror : the deaths of Mary Ann Nichols and Annie Chapman -- A murderer interrupted : the death of Elizabeth Stride -- From hell : the death of Catherine Eddowes -- Murder most ghastly : the death of Mary Jane Kelly -- The history of the shawl -- Finding human blood -- Finding DNA -- Narrowing down the suspects -- Who was Aaron Kosminski? -- Catching the Ripper -- Conclusion.;Edwards is in the unique position of owning the first physical evidence relating to the 1888 Jack the Ripper crimes. In 2007 he purchased a shawl believed to have been left beside the body of the fourth victim. This evidence has now been rigorously examined by some of the most highly-qualified forensic scientists in the country who have ascertained its true provenance. With the help of modern forensic techniques, Russell's ground-breaking discoveries provide conclusive answers to many of the most challenging mysterious surrounding the case. From Birkenhead to Brick Lane -- A murderer strikes in Whitechapel -- A nameless midnight terror : the deaths of Mary Ann Nichols and Annie Chapman -- A murderer interrupted : the death of Elizabeth Stride -- From hell : the death of Catherine Eddowes -- Murder most ghastly : the death of Mary Jane Kelly -- The history of the shawl -- Finding human blood -- Finding DNA -- Narrowing down the suspects -- Who was Aaron Kosminski? -- Catching the Ripper -- Conclusion.

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