Shadow of the Ripper
Law and crime biography, True crime
Human-narrated audio
Summary
It was the biggest, most costly hoax of the 20th century, the results of which were wasted lives, money and police resources. In the midst of the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, police were thrown off the scent by an… elaborate hoax. This book examines the massive police hunt for the man who became known as "Wearside Jack". It reveals the various theories about the identity of Wearside Jack, his probable motive for the hoax and the unusual series of events that took police away from the trail of arguably Britain's worst serial killer. 2003.
Title Details
ISBN
9781904034421
Publisher
John Blake
Copyright Date
2003
Book number
2419238
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Various Narrators
Duration
10 hours 12 minutes 53 seconds
Audio producer
Royal National Institute of the Blind, 2007.