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

by House, Robert; Hazelwood, Roy

• ISBN13: 9780470938997
• ISBN10: 0470938994
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-03
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

An investigation into the man Scotland Yard thought (but couldn't prove) was Jack the RipperDozens 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 illustrationsBuilding 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.

Author Biography

Robert House is a Ripperologist and an expert on the suspect Aaron Kozminski.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Coming to London
ôFear God and the Kingö	p. 9
1881: The Storm Breaks	p. 15
The Victorian East End	p. 21
Jewish Tailors in the East End	p. 31
1888
The Murders Begin	p. 65
Martha Tabram	p. 70
Polly Nichols	p. 78
The Police	p. 84
Annie Chapman	p. 90
Elizabeth Stride	p. 101
Kate Eddowes	p. 110
Lonesome October	p. 118
The Batty Street ôLodgerö	p. 127
Mary Kelly	p. 142
The Curtain Falls	p. 156
An Encore? The Murder of Frances Coles	p. 164
Aaron Kozminski
Downward Spiral	p. 179
Anderson's Suspect	p. 199
Macnaghten and Swanson	p. 216
A Few Possible Leads	p. 224
The Identification, the Witness, and the Informant	p. 234
A Modern Perspective
Not Guilty?	p. 259
A Modern Take on Serial Killers	p. 265
Geographic Profiling	p. 283
Schizophrenia and Violence	p. 290
Murder Will Out	p. 309
Notes	p. 317
Photo Credits	p. 341
Index	p. 343
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