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Title	:	Jack the Ripper: First American Serial Killer
Author	:	Stewart P. Evans
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	December 15th 1998 by Kodansha (first published July 4th 1996)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. History. Crime. True Crime. Mystery. Classics

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Does the bloody trail of Jack the Ripper finally lead to America?

This headline-making book offers convincing proof that the serial killer who terrorized London in 1888 was, in fact, an American. Spurred by the startling discovery of a letter written by a Scotland Yard inspector, two veteran police investigators have traced the shadowy movements of a self-styled "doctor" from St. Louis who had a criminal record spanning both sides of the Atlantic. Two decades after the Ripper's murderous spree, Inspector John George Littlechild, then retired, laments in his fateful letter: "to my mind a very likely [suspect] . . . was an American quack named Francis Tumblety. . . his feelings toward women were remarkable and bitter in the extreme." Littlechild expresses dismay that Tumblety, who was in custody only briefly, was ever granted bail, enabling him to flee London-just as the murders ended. The Littlechild letter, printed in this book, provides crucial details either overlooked by police officials at the time of the investigation or later suppressed because they would reveal the same officials had allowed their prime suspect to slip through their fingers.

Sifting through the entire historical record and their own surprising discoveries, Stewart Evans and Paul Gainey have created a true-life detective story that will fascinate all readers of Arthur Conan Doyle, Wilkie Collins, and Charles Dickens. Vividly evoking the mean streets of Victorian London and the wave of terror that swept the city with the Ripper's grisly crimes, they convincingly paint a portrait of history's most infamous serial killer.

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Original Title:	Jack the Ripper: First American Serial Killer
ISBN:	1568362579 (ISBN13: 9781568362571)
Edition Language:	English

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An excellent view of one the most credible suspects in the Ripper Murders. Well-researched, unbiased, and non-preachy. The authors were willing to adapt their theory and opinion based on the presented evidence, some of which is highly difficult to come by. My only criticism is that the book spends a lot of time going over the facts before even mentioning the name of the suspect, simply referring him prior to this as "The Littlechild Suspect"

Ok.... I'm hoping that other Jack the Ripper books are better. But so far it's been 2 bad books about the most feared killer in history. First off, Jack the Ripper WAS NOT the first American Serial killer. Because I really don't believe that he was from Rochester, NY and Herman Mufgett (aka H.H. Holmes)was the first American Serial killer. The only link between these two men.... they both started killing in 1888 and were both liked for the assassination of President Lincoln. Odd. Why don't I

Pretty convincing theory....

Well researched and written and adds a new suspect to the canon, but the information about his alleged homosexuality contradicts a profile of him as a serial killer of women.

Very interesting read. I don't really believe that the killer was from America and I think that they conveniently "forgot" some aspects of the case, but I think all the theories do that. Overall an interesting theory and it was easy to read.

This is the best book I've ever read about Jack the Ripper. It investigates a suspect that has been overlooked by most historians. It also give incredible detail as to the crime scenes and victims. Jack the Ripper has become a complete myth, and many facts are skewed or lost in the many books you can read about this subject. This is a must read for anyone interested in Jack the Ripper or serial killers in general.

3.75 starsEvans and Gainey have suggested a "new" suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders. He was an American in London at the time of the murders. Actually, this suspect was not new, but was suspected at the time, as well, but some of the info had been hidden or lost. The book starts in the U.S., then moves to London to describe the murders, the investigators looking for the Ripper, and it also looks at a few of the other suspects. The authors then describe how Dr. Francis Tumblety could very