Jack the Ripper and the Case for Scotland Yard's Prime Suspect

Jack the Ripper and the Case for Scotland Yard's Prime Suspect
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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages : 360
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ISBN-10 : 9781118003237
ISBN-13 : 1118003233
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Jack the Ripper and the Case for Scotland Yard's Prime Suspect by : Robert House

An investigation into the man Scotland Yard thought (but couldn't prove) was Jack the Ripper Dozens of theories have attempted to resolve the mystery of the identity of Jack the Ripper, the world's most famous serial killer. Ripperologist Robert House contends that we may have known the answer all along. The head of Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Department at the time of the murders thought Aaron Kozminski was guilty, but he lacked the legal proof to convict him. By exploring Kozminski's life, House builds a strong circumstantial case against him, showing not only that he had means, motive, and opportunity, but also that he fit the general profile of a serial killer as defined by the FBI today. The first book to explore the life of Aaron Kozminski, one of Scotland Yard's top suspects in the quest to identify Jack the Ripper Combines historical research and contemporary criminal profiling techniques to solve one of the most vexing criminal mysteries of all time Draws on a decade of research by the author, including trips to Poland and England to uncover Kozminski's past and details of the case Includes a Foreword by Roy Hazelwood, a former FBI profiler and pioneer of profiling sexual predators Features dozens of photographs and illustrations Building a thorough and convincing case that completes the work begun by Scotland Yard more than a century ago, this book is essential reading for anyone who wants to know who really committed Jack the Ripper's heinous and unforgettable crimes.

Scotland Yard's First Cases

Scotland Yard's First Cases
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Publisher : Robert Hale
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 0709091257
ISBN-13 : 9780709091257
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Scotland Yard's First Cases by : Joan Lock

When Scotland Yard's first detective branch was set up in 1842, detectives had few aids and suffered many disadvantages - they had no transport, and fingerprinting was 50 years away. Despite this they achieved significant successes. This book explores classic cases such as the First Railway Murder as well as many fascinating reports.

Bloody Business

Bloody Business
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0760712174
ISBN-13 : 9780760712177
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis Bloody Business by : Harry Paul Jeffers

From the serial murders of Jack the Ripper to the Great Train Robbery, the real-life crimes documented by Scotland Yard rival the thorniest cases of such resourceful fictional detectives as Sherlock Holmes, Jane Marple, and Hercule Poirot. Gathering together a dazzling array of true crime stories, this fascinating history of the world's most famous police department presents detailed portraits of the colorful characters who have left their mark on British law enforcement: magistrate Henry Fielding and his Bow Street Runners; Charles Rowan and Richard Mayne, the architects of England's new police force; and a rogues' gallery of notorious criminals--from Constance Kent, the 16-year-old child killer whose ingenious coverup almost fooled Victorian detectives, to a raft of modern-day terrorists including foreign extremists, IRA gunmen, and drug overlords. Elegantly written and filled with intriguing information, this book is a fitting tribute to those staunch upholders of British justice, the "sharp-eyed blokes'' of Scotland Yard. --Publisher description

Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates

Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates
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Publisher : The History Press
Total Pages : 401
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ISBN-10 : 9780752499253
ISBN-13 : 0752499254
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates by : Stewart P Evans

In 1888 the dreaded figure of Jack the Ripper stalked London's East End murdering prostitutes. His crimes set in motion a huge police operation and have held a dark fascination over the public's imagination for over a century, yet his identity has never been proved. Now, for the first time, two leading Ripper experts have joined forces to treat the case like a police investigation. Drawing on their unparalleled knowledge of the Jack the Ripper murders and their professional experience as police officers, they uncover clues that have remained undetected for over a hundred years. There are five 'canonical' Ripper victims, yet Scotland Yard's 'Whitechapel Murders' files include another six suspected victims. Drawing the reader into the world of police investigation in Victorian London, Evans and Rumbelow reveal the conflict between the City and Metropolitan forces and the ridicule heaped on the police by the press. Investigating each murder, they conclude that only four of the eleven victims were actually killed by the Ripper. Perhaps most tellingly, they question the motives behind the destruction of evidence – particularly the message 'The Juwes are the men that will not be blamed for nothing', which was chalked on the wall near one murder site and rubbed out on order of the Chief Commissioner – and ask whether the enigmatic Dr Robert Anderson, officer in charge of the investigation, knew the Ripper's true identity. Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates strips away much of the nonsense that has accumulated since 1888 and reopens files on a case that will perhaps never be fully solved but will always fascinate.

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
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Publisher : DigiCat
Total Pages : 227
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ISBN-10 : EAN:8596547115489
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Lady Molly of Scotland Yard by : Baroness Emmuska Orczy

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Black Country

The Black Country
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Publisher : G.P. Putnam's Sons
Total Pages : 402
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ISBN-10 : 9780425267738
ISBN-13 : 0425267733
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis The Black Country by : Alex Grecian

When members of a prominent coal-mining family go missing, Scotland Yard's Murder Squad teammates Inspector Walter Day and Sergeant Nevil Hammersmith investigate dark secrets and realize that the family's village is slowly sinking into underground mines.

The Yard

The Yard
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 432
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ISBN-10 : 9781101588574
ISBN-13 : 1101588578
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis The Yard by : Alex Grecian

As Jack the Ripper’s reign of terror in London comes to an end, a new era of depravity sets the stage for the first gripping mystery featuring the detectives of Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad. “If Charles Dickens isn’t somewhere clapping his hands for this one, Wilkie Collins surely is.”—The New York Times Book Review Victorian London—a violent cesspool of squalid sin. The twelve detectives of Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad are expected to solve the thousands of crimes committed in the city each month. Formed after the Metropolitan Police’s spectacular failure in capturing Jack the Ripper, they suffer the brunt of public contempt. But no one can anticipate the brutal murder of one of their own... A Scotland Yard Inspector has been found stuffed in a black steamer trunk at Euston Square Station, his eyes and mouth sewn shut. When Walter Day, the squad’s new hire, is assigned to the case, he finds a strange ally in Dr. Bernard Kingsley, the Yard’s first forensic pathologist. Their grim conclusion: this was not just a random, bizarre murder but in all probability, the first of twelve. The squad itself it being targeted and the devious killer shows no signs of stopping. But Inspector Day has one more surprise, something even more shocking than the crimes: the murderer’s motive.

Murder in Thrall

Murder in Thrall
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Publisher : Kensington Books
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9780758287922
ISBN-13 : 0758287925
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Murder in Thrall by : Anne Cleeland

After a horse trainer is found dead, Acton and Doyle try to find the culprit, a pursuit complicated by the jealousies and blunders of their coworkers.

Scotland Yard's History of Crime in 100 Objects

Scotland Yard's History of Crime in 100 Objects
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Publisher : The History Press
Total Pages : 520
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ISBN-10 : 9780750966559
ISBN-13 : 0750966556
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Scotland Yard's History of Crime in 100 Objects by : Alan Moss

Explore Britain's dark criminal history through the fascinating objects that have been hidden away in the Crime Museum at Scotland Yard, a collection that, although world-famous, is so sensitive it is not open to public view. Each object tells its own story: the briefcase with a concealed syringe owned by the notorious Kray twins; the gun Ruth Ellis used to murder her lover David Blakely; a burnt-out computer from the Glasgow airport car bomb; a picture from the property of Dennis Nilsen of the grisly drain that was blocked with human body parts; and the gun that Edward Oxford fired at Queen Victoria that failed to assassinate her. Updated to feature new objects that have entered the collection since 2015, Scotland Yard's History of Crime in 100 Objects is an absorbing, sometimes shocking and often disturbing journey through criminal history. Peer within to experience a unique insight into the crimes and criminals dealt with by Scotland Yard.

Scotland Yard Casebook

Scotland Yard Casebook
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1839013680
ISBN-13 : 9781839013683
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Scotland Yard Casebook by : Joan Lock

In this classic story of the early days of detection, Joan Lock tells the fascinating story of the creation of the CID, the scandal which preceded it, and the successes and failures of the new organization.