RIPPER NOTES Written in Blood Issue No. 26

Norder (Dan) Ed. by:

ISBN 10: 0978911202 / ISBN 13: 9780978911201

Published by Inklings Press, 2006

Softcover. The International Journal for Ripper Studies. Contents include : Say Cheese, Mr. Abberline by Julie Stangeland; In Hours of Red Desire by David A Green; The Proof is in the Penmanship by Vance McLaughlin; The 17th September Letter: A Closer Look by John Bennett; The McCarthys of Dorset Street by Tom Wescott; 'Time Is On My Side' by Don Souden; On Brothels and Bullies by Stephen P. Ryder; A Widow of Doubtful Age by Dan Norder; Old Wounds by Tom Wescott; Speaking for the Dead by Wolf Vanderlinden; Jack - The Musical by Kelly Robinson. Illus. 107pp. trade size soft cover. F. Seller Inventory # 20071

Synopsis:

"Ripper Notes: Written in Blood" is a collection of essays about the famous unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper and related topics. Julie Stangeland starts things off with a look at a rarely-seen photograph of the Whitechapel division of London's Metropolitan Police in which, the author argues, Inspector Frederick Abberline can be identified here for the first time. David A. Green then names John Barlas, a Victorian decadent poet and anarchist who was locked up in asylums for the rest of his life shortly after the Whitechapel murders, as the previously unknown lunatic Ripper suspect described in a contemporary newspaper account. Vance McLaughlin follows with a look at three early serial killers in the United States who wrote messages to police and their victims' families. John Bennett reports on his first-hand examination of a 'Dear Boss' letter signed Jack the Ripper and dated September 17, 1888, but that may be a modern hoax slipped into the National Archives to mislead researchers. Tom Wescott has two essays: the first compares the wounds on Polly Nichols, the first canonical Ripper victim, to other area murders, and the second examines the various individuals named "McCarthy" living on Dorset Street in London's East End to try to determine which was the landlord of victim Mary Jane Kelly. Don Souden then argues that John McCarthy was not just a grocer but also Kelly's pimp, and Stephen P. Ryder contributes some Victorian letters to the editor discussing the problems of pimps of prostitution. Dan Norder presents four period paintings to see if a conclusion can be made about which, if any, was featured in "The Fisherman's Widow" print found in Kelly's room at the time of her death. Wolf Vanderlinden reports from the 2006 Jack the Ripper conference in Baltimore, Maryland; Kelly Robinson reviews a production of Chris George and Erik Sitbon's "Jack - The Musical" in Charlotte, North Carolina; and various writers critique a number of recent Ripper books and DVD. Profusely illustrated with photos and engravings from the Victorian era, Ripper Notes is a nonfiction anthology series covering all aspects of the Jack the Ripper case.

Bibliographic Details

Title: RIPPER NOTES Written in Blood Issue No. 26
Publisher: Inklings Press
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Softcover / Paperback
Condition: Fine
Edition: First edition.