Saucy Jack The Elusive Ripper

killer's true identity." "In Saucy Jack the authors follow the grim homicidal trails that have permeated popular culture since the Whitechapel murders of 1888, including: the stories of the victims; the evolution of the Ripper archetype; an analysis of the most often cited latter-day suspects for the crimes; the conspiracy theories; and the short stories, novels, films, comic books and even video games, all inspired by the murders of 1888. And finally, the modern forensic view of the Ripper murders as sex crimes, with reference to disturbing modern cases such as that of the 'Plumstead Ripper'." --Book Jacket.