Naming Jack the Ripper: New Crime Scene Evidence, A Stunning Forensic Breakthrough, The Killer Revealed - Softcover

Edwards, Russell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447264223 ISBN 13: 9781447264224

Verlag: Pan, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

Bringing together ground-breaking forensic discoveries – including vital DNA evidence – and gripping historical detective work, Naming Jack the Ripper constructs the first truly convincing case for identifying the world's most notorious serial killer.

In 2007, Russell Edwards, fuelled by fascination and determination, discovered a shawl – an unexpected key in the historical mystery of Jack the Ripper.

With an intriguing blend of forensic investigation and historical research, the book explores the gripping evidence, a blood-stained shawl, connected to the universally infamous criminal, Jack the Ripper.

Persistent and fearless, Edwards embarks on a captivating seven-year quest to authenticate the shawl and unearth its concealed truths. His search takes him deeper into the heart of one of history's most chilling real crime stories.

Tested meticulously by top forensic scientists, the shawl is not just proven to be genuine, but also revealing – it carries the blood of Catherine Eddowes, the fourth victim of Jack the Ripper.

In an earth-shattering revelation, the extracted DNA leads Edwards to the most elusive truth – the identity of the notorious Victorian serial killer, Jack the Ripper . . .

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Russell Edwards is a businessman and property developer who has long been fascinated by the East End of London and by the crimes of Jack the Ripper. He is the author of Naming Jack the Ripper. He lives in Hertfordshire.

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THE WORLD'S MOST INFAMOUS CRIMES SOLVED AT LAST

In 2007, businessman Russell Edwards bought a shawl believed to have been left beside the body of Jack the Ripper's fourth victim, Catherine Eddowes. It was the start of an extraordinary seven-year quest for Russell, as he sought to authenticate the shawl and learn its secrets. After undergoing extensive forensic testing by one of the country's top scientists, the shawl was not only shown to be genuine and stained with Catherine Eddowes' blood, but in a massive breakthrough the killer's DNA was also discovered - DNA that would allow Russell to finally identify Jack the Ripper as Aaron Kosminski.

Bringing together ground-breaking forensic discoveries and gripping historical detective work, Naming Jack the Ripper constructs the first truly convincing case for identifying the world's most notorious serial killer.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pan
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1447264223
• ISBN 13: 9781447264224
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 368
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