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For the first time, the American murders of Jack the Ripper are revealed in the 1891 and 1892 crimes of Severin Klosowski (a.k.a. George Chapman, the Borough Poisoner), a prime suspect in the Ripper case. After his narrow escape from Scotland Yard, the killer would travel to the New York City area where four high-profile murders took place soon after his arrival. With Victorian era New York as his backdrop, Gordon recounts the gruesome scenes. He also details Klosowski's subsequent return to England where he would eventually be convicted and executed for another murder spree—with poison as his weapon of choice.
Readers will learn about these unknown Ripper victims: Carrie Brown, an aging prostitute who was brutally slashed and mutilated; Hannah Robinson, a servant girl who was strangled to death; 73-year-old Elizabeth Senior, who struggled bravely against an intruder who stabbed her multiple times in her New Jersey home; and Herta Mary Anderson, a teenaged New Jersey hotel maid, found dead from a bullet wound and cut throat. How could the Ripper evade capture so easily? Why did the American connection remain hidden for so long?
Contents
Acknowledgments Prologue from London's East End Scotland Yard Hunts a Serial Killer The American Search for "Jack the Riper" New York City "Old Shakespeare" The Hunt for Jack the Ripper "Frenchy" Goes on Trial Long Island A Mysterious Murder on Long Island The Search for Hannah's Killer New Jersey A Brutal Murder in New Jersey A Mysterious Murder along the Tracks A Serial Killer Returns "Home" Once Again London Was Calling Chief Inspector Abberline Names Jack the Ripper Postscript Appendix I: Macnaghten's Memorandum--February 23, 1894 Appendix II: The Littlechild Letter--September 23, 1913 Appendix III: A Chronology of Death Bibliography