"A must for Ripper buffs and good fare for any armchair detective" ("Publishers Weekly"), this book offers evidence that the most convincing candidate for the notorious Victorian serial killer was a convicted murderer and escaped mental patient from the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum. Illustrations.
Read More
"A must for Ripper buffs and good fare for any armchair detective" ("Publishers Weekly"), this book offers evidence that the most convincing candidate for the notorious Victorian serial killer was a convicted murderer and escaped mental patient from the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum. Illustrations.
Read Less
Add this copy of Prisoner 1167: the Madman Who Was Jack the Ripper to cart. $3.01, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Carroll & Graf Publishers.
Add this copy of Prisoner 1167: the Madman Who Was Jack the Ripper to cart. $3.01, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Carroll & Graf Publishers.
Add this copy of Prisoner 1167: the Madman Who Was Jack the Ripper to cart. $3.01, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Carroll & Graf Publishers.
Add this copy of Prisoner 1167: the Madman Who Was Jack the Ripper to cart. $3.02, very good condition, Sold by Half Price Books Inc rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Carroll & Graf Pub.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of Prisoner 1167: the Madman Who Was Jack the Ripper to cart. $4.53, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Carroll & Graf Publishers.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Add this copy of Prisoner 1167: the Madman Who Was Jack the Ripper to cart. $4.99, good condition, Sold by nealsbooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Menominee, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Carroll & Graf Pub.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Pages are clean and unmarked. The cover corners and edges are lightly rubbed. The binding is tight. 396pp.
Add this copy of Prisoner 1167: the Madman Who Was Jack the Ripper to cart. $7.89, like new condition, Sold by Basement Seller 101 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cincinnati, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Carroll & Graf Pub.
Add this copy of Prisoner 1167: the Madman Who Was Jack the Ripper to cart. $17.97, new condition, Sold by Integrity Books & Music rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Mayfield Heights, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Carroll & Graf Pub.
Add this copy of Prisoner 1167: the Madman Who Was Jack the Ripper to cart. $28.68, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Carroll & Graf Pub.
Add this copy of Prisoner 1167; the Madman Who Was Jack the Ripper to cart. $45.00, very good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. The format is approximately 5 inches by 7.75 inches. xvii, [1], 396, [2] pages. Illustrations. Bibliography. Archival Sources. Appendix A: Maps. Appendix B: Points to Ponder. Index. A fascinating true-crime study answers questions about an escaped prisoner from the lunatic asylum who was roaming the streets of London during the same period as Jack the Ripper, while also exploring the mystery behind the classified documents that could prove such a theory true. Presents evidence that suggests British authorities had Jack the Ripper in custody but released him and deliberately ignored information that might have led to his arrest and conviction for the murders of prostitutes. James Kelly was criminally insane, and was sent to Broadmoor in 1883 for stabbing his wife to death. He escaped in 1888. His own account of his subsequent adventures in England, France, Canada and the USA is a story in itself, but there is a gap. He was vague over where he was and what he did in 1888/9-The months of the Ripper Murders. James Tully's persistent research has revealed damning evidence from previously secret files-some mysteriously culled-that during these months the police were well aware that Kelly could well be the Ripper, but they failed to find him and then deliberately covered up their mistakes. Backing his arguments with meticulous research into the exact evidence at the inquest, and a wealth of detail-Kelly's personality matches today's profiles of serial killers-James Tully presents an overwhelming case that here is the definitive answer to the greatest conundrum in the history of crime. Derived from a Kirkus review: This book details the careers of Jack the Ripper and asylum fugitive James Kelly, making a case that the two men are one and the same. Like many a Ripperologist before him, Tully has his own theory concerning the identity of 19th-century London's infamous slasher of prostitutes: James Kelly, `the only convicted, lunatic, throat stabbing woman killer who was known...to have been at large during 1888. '' In the book's most satisfying sections, based on exhaustive original research, Tully documents the life of this little-known Victorian, an upholsterer of illegitimate birth who manages a wily escape from Broadmoor Asylum, where he was sentenced for murdering his wife, only to discover he prefers his cell. Roaming Europe and America for decades, he periodically tries to give himself up but is foiled by the incompetence of the authorities until at last, in old age, he returns home to Broadmoor to die. That story would have made a nice moral tale in its own right, and it is followed by a lengthy recap of every bit of evidence about the Ripper murders-mostly old news that does not add substantially to the case against Kelly. When the author finally gets to that case, it boils down to the fact that Kelly was available and had already stabbed one woman; why not more? No positive evidence links Kelly to the crimes. As the author depicts him, Kelly seems too pathetic and half-hearted a player to cast as the granddaddy of serial killers. Regarding the claim of an official cover-up, the chief evidence is the fact that some of the century-old files on Kelly have been partially destroyed. For those who can't get enough of the Ripper, this book will stuff the belly until the next one, with the next theory, comes along.
