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

Softcover. 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. 224pp. trade size soft cover. From the library of Paul Daniel, ex-editor of the 'Ripperologist' magazine (December 1996 No. 8 - February 2000 No. 27) with his name rubber stamp and green felt-tip date to inside of back cover. Includes Paul's personal, printed, detailed book notes/review tipped-in to all feps (5pp.). This was his 4th Jack the Ripper book and pre-editorship of 'Ripperologist' magazine. With pencil marginalia throughout. Vg. with minimal creasing to covers.