The Thames torso murders of Victorian London /
Gordon, R. Michael, 1952-
The Thames torso murders of Victorian London / by R. Michael Gordon. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland Publishers, c2002. - x, 247 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-242) and index.
Introduction to murder -- The road to serial murder. London's bloody history. Of torsos, torture and serial murder. The Rainham mystery of 1887. A rich environment for a serial killer -- The Ripper era. The Whitehall torso mystery of 1888. In the shadow of the Ripper. The torso murder of Elizabeth Jackson, 1889. The mystery of the Pinchin Street torso, 1889 -- A serial killer and a final torso. The serial killer up close. On the trail of a Victorian serial killer, George Chapman. The torso of Salamanca Place, 1902. A possible motive as a dark horse emerges, Wolff Levisohn -- Postscript of terror.
0786413484 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2002006628
Serial murders--History--England--London--19th century.
Serial murderers--History--England--London--19th century.
HV6535.G6 / L65349 2002
364.15/23/09421109034
The Thames torso murders of Victorian London / by R. Michael Gordon. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland Publishers, c2002. - x, 247 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-242) and index.
Introduction to murder -- The road to serial murder. London's bloody history. Of torsos, torture and serial murder. The Rainham mystery of 1887. A rich environment for a serial killer -- The Ripper era. The Whitehall torso mystery of 1888. In the shadow of the Ripper. The torso murder of Elizabeth Jackson, 1889. The mystery of the Pinchin Street torso, 1889 -- A serial killer and a final torso. The serial killer up close. On the trail of a Victorian serial killer, George Chapman. The torso of Salamanca Place, 1902. A possible motive as a dark horse emerges, Wolff Levisohn -- Postscript of terror.
0786413484 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2002006628
Serial murders--History--England--London--19th century.
Serial murderers--History--England--London--19th century.
HV6535.G6 / L65349 2002
364.15/23/09421109034