Murder Investigation Team: Jack the Ripper: A 21st Century Investigation

In 1888, Jack the Ripper committed a series of brutal murders in London, which remain unsolved to this day. In Murder Investigation Team: Jack the Ripper, ex-detective Steven Keogh revisits the crimes and attempts to discover the identity of the killer using modern-day investigative approaches. He is joined by criminal profiler Pippa Gregory, who provides insight into the investigation.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 20 July 2023
Publisher: John Blake Publishing Ltd

London, 1888, was a time of terror and chaos as a one-man's brutal campaign of violence took the lives of unsuspecting victims, cutting London to the core and carving his name into history. However, the identity of this man remains a mystery, and his nickname, Jack the Ripper, has become synonymous with the horror he inflicted. If Polly Nicholls, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly had not fallen to his knife, their names would have been lost to history. Instead, they themselves are as much a part of the folklore as their killer.

The same is true for those who investigated the crimes. The ordinary men, doing their jobs as best they could, who will always be associated with the failed attempts to catch this monster. But if those crimes had happened today, how would they be investigated and how would the approach differ?

There is no doubt that detectives' work has changed dramatically over the past 130 years. Although, in many senses, things are very much the same. Solving murders relies on an understanding of people, be that the victims, the witnesses, and, most importantly, the killers themselves.

In Murder Investigation Team: Jack the Ripper, ex-detective Steven Keogh takes us on a journey through these infamous murders, using meticulous contemporary research, witness statements, and reporting to revisit the crimes that were committed, why these lives were taken, and attempt to discover just who was Jack the Ripper.

Applying modern-day investigative approaches to the 19th-century investigation, Keogh is joined by Pippa Gregory, one of the UK's leading criminal profilers, who provides ground-breaking insight into one of the most infamous crimes in British history.

Through their combined efforts, Keogh and Gregory explore the motives behind the murders, the methods used by the killer, and the impact that the crimes had on London and the world. They also examine the legacy of Jack the Ripper, and the ways in which the case has been mythologized and fictionalized over the years.

Murder Investigation Team: Jack the Ripper is a gripping and informative documentary that sheds new light on one of the most notorious crimes in history. It is a testament to the enduring power of human curiosity and the never-ending quest for truth and justice.

Weight: 318g
Dimension: 128 x 198 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789466454