"I came to learn that there was more to Tabram's murder than 39 stab wounds" This work is pretty upfront that it is not meant for the beginner seeking a quick read about the infamous late 19th-century murder investigations or the gruesome exploits of Jack the Ripper. No, The Bank Holiday Murders: The True Story of the First Whitechapel Murders was created to preserve facts, to be looked over slowly and introduce the interested reader into the forgotten lanes and boxes of the Ripper Murders (to examine the overlooked names that are always shoved to the side and written off as inconsequential to the central mystery that plagued London in 1888). That may not be what you thought to encounter when you pick this thin volume up but if you stay with Mr Wescott and his recitation of facts, collected faded affidavits, coroner's reports and miscellaneous eye witness reports, you will find a title chock full of noteworthy research and unique theories that could give you pause. Personally, I appreciated there were no disrespectful spins of colourful narrative to fit a writer's opinions to be found in the pages as these are the known facts of horrific unsolved crimes that continue to baffle all types of historians and serve as fodder for fiction and attract those with morbid curiosities. I just wish certain different lanes were explored at points, any possible explanation the murders were committed on a Bank Holiday could have been shared in any kind of theory and the middle of this book didn't feel like the connections to possible suspects were being forced in the chapters (although I do agree that it is a very odd thing that many of the murdered women knew one another, knew one figure in general in some way or lived in the same run-down establishments at certain times). I also found the obvious compassion for the victims the author displayed refreshing while at the same time everything was still presented in a serious tone as he reviewed each woman's start of life (if known) and the movements of actions (or poor luck) that could have led her in a shadowy alleyway with a flash of a knife or stab of walking stick (as the author strongly believes killed one woman and incapacitated other victims in some form). Overall a worthwhile read, another fascinating reference for my home library and I will be reading Ripper Confidential: New Research on the Whitechapel Murders (Jack the Ripper Book 2) this August or October. -purchased and read on kindle EGP/August 2018 Comments are closed.
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