Jack the Ripper: The Case That Launched Modern Criminal Investigation
In the autumn of 1888, a killer prowled the narrow, fog-covered streets of Whitechapel in London’s East End. He targeted vulnerable women — mostly prostitutes — and murdered them with a ferocity and anatomical precision that shocked even experienced police surgeons. He sent letters to newspapers and police taunting investigators. He was never caught. More than 135 years later, Jack the Ripper remains the most famous unidentified serial killer in history. His case gave birth to modern criminal profiling, forensic investigation, and the global fascination with true crime that endures to this day. ...