Murder, Legal Figures, Law Enforcers, & Criminals, British History - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
After more than a year of authentication analysis, a Victorian journal found in England is determined to be the actual diary of the notorious serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. This detailed recounting of the authentication process contains a facsimile of the document itself.James Maybrick harbored a reckless drug addiction and an insane jealousy that spawned a monster the world would never forget. In a chilling narrative that traces the murderer's footsteps, this new edition provides fresh evidence of his diary's authenticity. Photo insert.
Synopsis
In this new edition, as well as revealing the full and complicated history of the diary, Shirley Harrison destroys the arguments of the critics that have doubted the authenticity of the document, her reasearch points to only one conlusion.Editorials
Library Journal
This controversial title, originally scheduled for publication by Warner Books and subsequently dropped, makes its American debut amid great speculation and skepticism. Is it real? Maybe, and then again maybe not. The diary's alleged author is James Maybrick, a Liverpool cotton merchant who began his ghastly reign of terror as the infamous Ripper after discovering that his wife was unfaithful. The volume is divided into three sections: a lengthy explanation of the case that tries desperately to convince the reader of both Maybrick's guilt and the diary's genuine pedigree; photographs of the original handwritten entries and a typed transcript of the diary's text; and a critical report on the dating of the diary by document specialist Kenneth Rendell, which is rebutted by the diary's British publisher, Robert Smith. Before releasing the volume, Smith consulted several psychologists, forensic experts, and noted ``Ripperologists,'' several of whom agree the diary could be authentic. Many of the supposed clues clinching Maybrick's guilt, however, are as flimsy and ambiguous as those of the ``Paul is dead'' craze of 1968. True or false, this chilling read is still worth purchasing.-- Michael Rogers, ``Library Journal''Book Details
Published
October 1, 1998
Publisher
Blake Publishing
Pages
474
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781857823608