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Ripperologist No. 61: September 2005


 
FEATURES
 
2. Inquest, London
Adam Wood charts the life and career of Wynne Edwin Baxter
21. Cutthroat
Karyo Magellan examines the neck wounds sustained by the Whitechapel murder victims and reaches some momentous conclusions
25. Ripper Reminiscences: A Personal View
Stewart P Evans recalls with a touch of nostalgia his first steps on the trail of Jack the Ripper
29. The Executioner, the Musician, his Wife and her Friend
Daniel Olsson writes about an unknown episode in the life of Elisabeth Gustafsdotter, better known as Long Liz Stride
31. A Question of Timing
Antonio Sironi assesses and Jane Coram illustrates the witness statements on the killing of Annie Chapman
 
REGULARS
 
36. In Brief
The Adventure of the Plaited Hair and
The Fenian and the Confidence Man
41. I Beg to Report
News news news...
49. Obituaries: Juan-Jacobo Bajarlia and John Morrison
50. Letters and Comments
52. On the Crimebeat
Wilf Gregg guides you through the latest additions to the True Crime shelf
59. The Last Word
Christopher Michael-DiGrazia harks back to Hollywood glamour and gore for a look at the murder of film director William Desmond Taylor
 
REVIEWS
 
53. The Trial of Jack the Ripper, The Seduction of Mary Kelly, and many more!

COVER ILLUSTRATION: Wynne Edwin Baxter. Photograph ŠAdam Wood. Sketches taken from contemporary newspaper reports of the Ripper inquests.

QUOTES FOR SEPTEMBER: 'He was the most unpopular Englishman since Jack the Ripper.' An unnamed Australian commenting on legendary cricketer Douglas Jardine, who brought the Ashes home to England in the 1930s but made a few enemies in the process. Daily Telegraph, 7 September 2005.

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We would like to acknowledge the valuable assistance given by the following people in the production of this issue of Ripperologist: Andy Aliffe, Peter Furtado (History Today), Robert Charles Linford, Stephen P Ryder. Thank you!