MURDER & MADNESS The Secret Life of Jack the Ripper Based on Heretofore Unrevealed Information from Scotland Yard

Hardback. 1st US edn. The author sheds intriguing new light on these classic questions : Who was Jack the Ripper and what were the forces that drove him? Approaching the case from a psychiatric perspective, Dr. Abrahamsen examined and analysed all the evidence available to Scotland Yard, including never-before-released files. He uncovered startling evidence that suggested JtR was two people, one of whom was a member of the British Royal Family. Part One - The Evil World of Whitechapel; Part Two - What the Inquests Revealed; Part Three - Illness and Misery Start at Home. Illus., Appendix, Bibliog. and Index. 219pp. 8vo. h/back. As New in Nr. F. dw. which has a v. sl. faded sp.