Features
The Canterbury Encore: The Further Adventures of Dr
Tumblety
Joe Chetcuti stalks Dr Tumblety, confidence man and
Ripper suspect, to bring you two tales separated by 22
years in time but very close in pattern.
Lights, Camera, Action and Cut! Did Jack the Ripper
Invent Cinema?
Andy Aliffe leads us through the black-and-white world
of early cinema - one of whose first pioneers may have
been the Whitechapel Murderer.
The Green of the Peak: Part II. Thomas Bramah Diplock, 1830–1892
Robert Charles Linford, John Savage and David
O’Flaherty trace the life story of Dr Diplock, who
conducted the inquest into the death by drowning of
Montague John Druitt.
Ripper Fiction
The Demon Spell
Hume Nisbet is back with a ghost story which was among
the first to propose the Ripper as a malevolent,
supernatural presence.
Regular
East End Life
A Death in the Family: Adam Wood looks at the world of Victorian funerals.
Cyber Jack
Website Monty explores the Internet, spots the best it
has to offer and tells you where to find it
Press Trawl
Chris Scott is back in force with his superb
compilation of news from half-forgotten newspapers of
the past.
In Brief: Best Books of 2005
Karyo Magellan chooses the best books of 2005 and
shares with you his expectations for the future.
I Beg to Report
News news news... if it happened, you’ll find it here.
The Worst Briton in History
Eduardo Zinna presents the views of several notable Ripperologists on the significance of the Ripper’s choice as the Worst Briton ever.
Scottish Scoundrels
Eduardo Zinna completes this journey through British
iniquity with a look at the Scots’ own villains:
cannibals, body-snatchers and everything in between.
Undercover Editor furtively removes Ripperologist from Wikipedia
Just what it says: sad but true.
Dear Rip: Your Letters and Comments
On the Crimebeat
Wilf Gregg guides you through the latest additions to
the True Crime shelf.
Reviews: this month’s new titles
Ripping Yarns: Books, Films, Television, CD, DVD
The Last Word
Christopher-Michael DiGrazia draws startling parallels
between musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and -
Jack the Ripper.
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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: David Canter, Clive
Emsley, Stewart P Evans, Martin Fido, Shirley
Harrison, Trevor Marriott, Robin Odell, Robert Smith,
Colin Wilson. Thank you!
Quote for February
“There’ve been men who killed for pleasure. Strange
pleasure. There was Bluebeard in France, Jack the
Ripper in London. It’s not uncommon.” James Bell to
Denis O’Keefe in The Leopard Man (1943).
