
Shadow of the Ripper
Patrick Lavelle(Author)
Blake Publishing
Published on 15. February 2013
Book
Hardback
978-1-904034-42-1 (ISBN)
Description
It was the biggest, most costly hoax of the 20th century, the results of which were wasted lives, money and police resources. In the midst of the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, police were thrown off the scent by an elaborate hoax. Letters and tapes sent to the police contained information they claimed could only be known by the serial killer himself and led them to a costly conclusion: that the hoaxer and the Ripper were one and the same. This book examines the massive police hunt for the man who became known as "Wearside Jack". It reveals the various theories about the identity of Wearside Jack, his probable motive for the hoax and the unusual series of events that took police away from the trail of arguably Britain's worst serial killer.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Illustrations
16pp monographs
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 165 mm
Weight
602 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-904034-42-1 (9781904034421)
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Person
Patrick Lavelle has been a journalist in the North East of England for over 15 years. He has won many awards for journalism and currently works on the Sunderland Echo. He lives in Sunderland with his partner and son.