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Fully updated and revised, Donald Rumbelow’s classic work is the ultimate examination of the facts, theories, fictions and fascinations surrounding the greatest whodunit in history.

The Complete Jack the Ripper lays out all the evidence in the most comprehensive summary ever written about the Ripper. Rumbelow, a former London Metropolitan policeman, and an authority on crime, has subjected every theory – including those that have emerged in recent years – to the same deep scrutiny. He also examines the mythology surrounding the case and provides some fascinating insights into the portrayal of the Ripper on stage and screen and on the printed page. More seriously, he also examines the horrifying parallel crimes of the Düsseldorf Ripper and the Yorkshire Ripper in an attempt to throw further light on the atrocities of Victorian London.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01BI3YLBG
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Virgin Digital; Revised, Updated ed. edition (February 18, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 18, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 24355 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 386 pages
Reviewer: Paul
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: As the title states, the book is pretty complete.
Review: This was the first book I picked up when I became interested in unsolved true crime, especially unsolved murders. It's still the book I judge all the rest of them by. Rumbelow examines the atmosphere of the late industrial revolution in London and the wretched poverty that existed in the districts where the crimes occurred. Rumbelow then takes his time to examine each murder in detail, who discovered the body, testimony from passers by, descriptions of the injuries to the body, and exactly how the body and possessions nearby were found. As well as taking time to describe what was known about the life of the victim. He follows up each case with an escalating tension as police desperately attempt to apprehend the criminal. Climaxing with the final, most brutal murder. Then as the Ripper vanishes the book settles in to looking into all the possible subjects that had been accused or since discovered through academic research on the murders. Rumbelow remains impartial describing which suspects could have most likely to have been the Ripper based on known facts and presumptions about their lives from later sources. Ruling out lesser known candidates because of a lack of fact based evidence. Ultimately and wisely Rumbelow refuses to declare the case closed by fingering a candidate for the Ripper. This case is so interesting because with the use of early an early police force on this crime there are tons of original records, and most importantly photographs. In the end we know so much about the crime scenes and the evidence, but lacking forensics we know nothing about who the killer could have been, making it possibly the greatest unsolved crime in history.

Reviewer: Thornton Mellon
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very Well Done
Review: I didn't know if I would like this but I got it anyway since I haven't read Rumbelow before. Alot of this is the usual fare about the murders but it also addresses alot of things that I've never read. For example, Rumbelow goes into great detail on why Walter Sickert is not the ripper and points to things Cornwell should've caught in her investigation. He also adds alot of great points throughout the book that will get you thinking.If I had one complaint it would be that the words are so small! Literally! You will enjoy it none the less.

Reviewer: Pamela S. Simone
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Definitive Study
Review: Donald Rumbelow is the true expert on Jack the Ripper. He approaches this case with an unbiased view of the murders and suspects. His deductions are based on whether the evidence fits the suspect not making the evidence fit his pet suspect. He also does an excellent job of debunking many of the more far fetched theories and suspects.I have the hardback of his first edition of this book and formed a lot of my ideas about the case from that book. When I read other articles or books on the case, they did not seem as sound as authoritative as Mr Rubelow's book. I was thrilled when I saw this update and bought the Kindle edition.He has expanded the book to include more material especially his analyses of recent theories. He does not disappoint with the update.While Mr Rumbelow has his own suspect, he admits that we will not likely ever know the true perpetrator. Too much time has passed, all the witnesses and investigators are dead, a lot of evidence was lost or destroyed over the years, and forensics of the time were not as developed as a science with police officers specially trained in the field as they are today. Crime scenes were not secured and methods for chain of custody are not as rigorous as they are now either.I am not so sure about Montague Druitt and think his suicide was coincidental with the cessation of the ripper crimes. Sexual serial killers tend to target prostitutes because they make easy targets. The very nature of their work puts them in harms way every time they get in a car or go with a customer. They tend to be heterosexual but highly misoginitic when women are their targets. The mutilations suggest that this is the case. Serial killers also have a pattern of collecting "trophies" of their crimes so they can relive the experience, hence the missing organs or personal items that were obviously taken.There has been a claim that one of the victim's shawl was found with DNA but the provenance of the shawl and DNA testing results have been called into question.I strongly recommend this for anyone who likes reading about true crime or is an amateur ripperologist.

Reviewer: Lindsey
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: First half was good
Review: The first half was really good and detailed about the crimes. However, the second half, specifically discussing suspects was pointless it felt like. It seemed to just be a stream of consciousness that I really couldn't follow very well. Again, first part useful, but the second part made me regret the purchase.

Reviewer: Ernest C.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: An Excellent Read
Review: Having taken the authors Ripper Walking Tour, I was anxious to read his book and it does not disappoint. The only thing more compelling than Rumbelow's written account of the murders and related folklore is to hear him tell it in person as you are standing at the murder scenes. A lifelong Law Officer and Detective, he is no less a talented and gripping storyteller in both the spoken and written word

Reviewer: Matt
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good read
Review: I had always heard about Jack the Ripper but was never really that interested until I saw a documentary on tv. Rumbelow is widely considered to be the leader in 'Ripperology' as they call it. He does a good job with the opening of the book, giving us a visualization of Whitechapel London in the 1880's. From there he goes on to describe the 5 victims in detail as to how they were killed and includes others who may or may not have been Ripper victims. The longest section of the book is dedicated to various suspects and his theories as to why they are or aren't Jack the Ripper. A slight warning to the queasy: he does include actual photographs of the prostitutes that were murdered. As of this writing, this is the latest edition and in the foreward he mentions his changes: He has eliminated a suspect, he makes an argument that Liz Stride was not a Ripper victim, and he has included a never before seen photograph of the man he believes to be Inspector Abberline. A fascinating read. I hope to make it to London someday as Rumbelow offers a Jack the Ripper tour.

Reviewer: Alessandra M.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: L’ho trovato un libro ben scritto e pieno di dettagli sul caso, tuttavia non è il mio preferito in assoluto (mentre molti lo considerano la “Bibbia” per chi vuole approcciarsi a questi affascinantissimo cold case).Lo consiglio, ma da integrare con altri libri per avere una visione più completa

Reviewer: Julie C Salmon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: The classic go to book about jack the ripper,Exceptionally well written it is a factual account of the rippers crimes.

Reviewer: RAFAEL LÓPEZ MONTES
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: The first part where the murders are recounted add details not found in other books. The second part is heavy-goibg and boring. Cantabria time to fnishi

Reviewer: amazonkunde
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Eines der besten Ripper-Bücher auf dem Markt. Mir ist es bloss ein Rätsel, warum solche Bücher nicht auch in deutscher Übersetzung geliefert werden. Aber egal, es macht auch Freude, sie in englisch zu lesen (wenn auch langsamer).

Reviewer: Shaun Yip
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I came to Rumbelow with high hopes in the expectation that his work - first published in 1975 - would be both a classic of JTR literature, and also relatively up-to-date, after a 2013 revision. Rumbelow is fully deserving of kudos for re-introducing audiences to the subject nearly fifty years ago. Not having read the original, I hoped the revised edition would be as precisely detailed as recent works by other researchers. Sadly, it was not to be.What stands out almost immediately is a lack of requisite detail which discerning enthusiasts have come to expect from serious researchers. Take the Buck's Row (Durward Street) murder for example. Rumbelow fails to individually name all the persons involved in the immediate aftermath of the discovery of Nichols' body (despite there being only 8 persons). The 'two or three slaughtermen' remain exactly that, unnamed 'two or three slaughtermen'. Neither does he bother to name the 'constable on an adjoining beat' who was called by PC Neil for assistance. This casual approach may have been acceptable in 1975, but not in 2013 when it was 'revised and updated', and certainly not in 2021. Incidentally, the slaughtermen are said by Rumbelow to have finished their work and were on their way home. This is wrong, as we know from other fastidious researchers in more recent works, the slaughtermen were still very much at work.By highlighting this random section and its general style (applicable to the whole book), of skipping over or ignoring small but important details which were available to the author in 1975 and 2013, I simply make the point that Rumbelow cannot be regarded today as 'leading edge'. For more accurate, detailed and focused accounts, read recent works by Sudgen, Begg and Westcott. Rumbelow still retains relevancy in his methodical dismissal of the more outlandish JTR suspects. However, the lengthy discussions of other 'Ripper style' murderers, and superfluous musings of JTR's cultural impact are of questionable interest and utility. Overall, Rumbelow's classic is still mostly readable, although quite dated in style, research and exactitude by today's higher standards.