Prisoner 1167: the Madman Who Was Jack the Ripper (Hardcover, Carroll & Graf ed.)


In 1883, James Kelly was convicted of murdering his wife under the psychotic delusion that she was a prostitute. Judged to be deranged, Kelly was sent to Broadmoor asylum, but escaped in 1888. Within a few months, the Whitechapel Horrors began. Reviewing the history of Jack the Ripper in encyclopedic detail, Tully profiles other suspects before building his compelling case against Kelly.

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In 1883, James Kelly was convicted of murdering his wife under the psychotic delusion that she was a prostitute. Judged to be deranged, Kelly was sent to Broadmoor asylum, but escaped in 1888. Within a few months, the Whitechapel Horrors began. Reviewing the history of Jack the Ripper in encyclopedic detail, Tully profiles other suspects before building his compelling case against Kelly.

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Carroll & Graf Publishers

Country of origin

United States

Release date

August 1997

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Dimensions

235 x 155 x 40mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

416

Edition

Carroll & Graf ed.

ISBN-13

978-0-7867-0404-0

Barcode

9780786704040

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LSN

0-7867-0404-7



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