Whitechapel
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Tumblety had been sat in a cell with his handcuffs removed and had regained his composure during the short journey to the police station. He had prepared himself psychologically for another grilling from Abberline. It wasn’t long before the door to his cell opened and Abberline was stood there with his same sidekick again, Godley. “Hello, Doctor. About to strike again were you?” asked Abberline. “Is this an interview, cop?” said Tumblety abrasively. “Just answer the question.” Tumblety looked around the cell before speaking and swallowed looking down before looking at Abberline. “Actually, no. I thought the auburn haired girl was someone else. So it doesn’t matter really. Your men over-reacted of course, it’s not like I didn’t know they were there so it’s unlikely, don’t you think, that I would commit a murder whilst knowingly being watched. Hmm?” Abberline wasn’t going to allow Tumblety any form of moral victory in his mind so he took his time to give a considered reply. “Well, Tumblety, lets examine where we are at tonight. You are in here and that potential victim is still out there. I reckon if we can go the next seven days without another murder then that starts to give us a healthy case against you.” “What? Keep me here for a week? You can’t do that, Abberline.” The cell door was slammed shut leaving him alone. He stood and rushed to the door and shouted through the closed wicket. “ABBERLINE, COME HERE!” He found himself alone with no one taking any notice of him.
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In 1888 a series of notorious murders were perpetrated by an enigmatic killer known only as ‘Jack the Ripper’ who terrified the Whitechapel district of East London. Six women were murdered in a four month period with the killings ending as suddenly as they began with an unknown motive. ‘Whitechapel’ tells the story of these killings through the eyes of Robert Ford a young uniform constable working in the district during the reign of the horrific crimes. The fictional story of his involvement with the investigation presents a plausible explanation of how and why the killings were perpetrated; how and why ‘Jack the Ripper’ was never caught and how members of the British establishment perverted the course of justice for their own selfish ends. It is also a story of love, duty, romance, tragedy and ultimately revenge that spans the late 19th Century in America, London and Paris through to the early 20th Century returning to St Louis, Missouri. Not only does it present a compelling read as a thriller but also serves as a history lesson about the ‘Jack the Ripper’ murders and about social deprivation in London during the late Victorian era. Although in reality the mystery of the killer’s identity remains, ‘Whitechapel’ draws a conclusion on why and who committed these ghastly crimes.
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In 1888 a series of notorious murders were perpetrated by an enigmatic killer known only as ‘Jack the Ripper’ who terrified the Whitechapel district of East London. Six women were murdered in a four month period with the killings ending as suddenly as they began with an unknown motive. ‘Whitechapel’ tells the story of these killings through the eyes of Robert Ford a young uniform constable working in the district during the reign of the horrific crimes. The fictional story of his involvement with the investigation presents a plausible explanation of how and why the killings were perpetrated; how and why ‘Jack the Ripper’ was never caught and how members of the British establishment perverted the course of justice for their own selfish ends. It is also a story of love, duty, romance, tragedy and ultimately revenge that spans the late 19th Century in America, London and Paris through to the early 20th Century returning to St Louis, Missouri. Not only does it present a compelling read as a thriller but also serves as a history lesson about the ‘Jack the Ripper’ murders and about social deprivation in London during the late Victorian era. Although in reality the mystery of the killer’s identity remains, ‘Whitechapel’ draws a conclusion on why and who committed these ghastly crimes.