Case Closed

390 pages. some wear, marks sunned spine, tannedUsing the firsthand expertise she has gained through writing the bestselling Dr Kay Scarpetta novels, Patricia Cornwell has used the demanding methods of mod ern forensic investigation to re-examine the contemporaneous evidence in the Jac k the Ripper murders. These include state-of-the-art DNA testing on various mate rials, computer enhancement of watermarks and expert examinations of hand-writin g, paper, inks and other relics. She has also used her knowledge of profiling on the possible suspects, as well as consulting experts in the field. On presentin g her conclusions to a very senior Metropolitan Police officer she learned that had the investigators of the time been presented with the facts she has unearthe d her suspect would definitely have been arrested and would probably have faced trial. On an ABC Prime Time documentary in December 2001 Patricia Cornwell n amed the killer as the artist, Walter Sickert. This book details the reasons and evidence for her compelling and credible conclusion.…