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A shocking and brutal murder had taken place in the city in February that year, and the words 'Jack Ripper is at the back of this door' were found written in chalk on a door at the scene of the crime. When he was arrested, the accused, William Bury, admitted that he was 'afraid he would be arrested as Jack the Ripper'.
The police investigation uncovered some disturbing details. William Bury was a small dark-haired man who was known to have been violent towards women. He had been born and brought up in the Midlands but had moved to the East End of London in the late autumn of 1887. On 20 January 1889, he and his wife travelled by boat to Dundee. This meant that he had arrived in London before the start of the Jack the Ripper murders and had left around the same time that they ceased. Could this be coincidence, people wondered. Could it also be a coincidence that the murder in Dundee carried all the hallmarks of a 'ripper' murder?
In the month before the trial, the local newspapers in Dundee began to run sensational stories linking the accused with the notorious Whitechapel murders. When the trial opened to a packed courtroom, many in the public gallery were wondering if the man standing in the dock was none other than Jack the Ripper himself.
In this sensational and ground-breaking book, Euan Macpherson presents the evidence that the long arm of the law really did catch up with Jack the Ripper . . . in a dingy basement flat in Dundee in the cold winter months of early 1889.
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Euan Macpherson is a librarian who has written for a number of publications in both the UK and USA.
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By Junius (London, Middlesex United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Trial of Jack the Ripper: The Case of William Bury (1859-89) (Paperback)
This is a good account of the case of William Bury, a Scottish wife murderer. However, the case for him being the Whitechapel killer is not so good. The author does show that he might have been the infamous murderer, but so might thousands of other men in London at that time. As with all the suspects put up by authors, these are men who might have been able to have done the crimes, but there is no hard evidence against any of them. Until any is found, then all that we have are possibilities. The author does not mention, because it does not suit his case, that the Ripper killings might not have ended with Mary Kelly and might have begun before Marth Tabram. Nor does he state that the Met. officers did not suspect him at all. Finally, the allusions made by Bury and the graffiti artist about Jack shouldn't be taken too seriously as references to him were commonplace in 1888 and immediatley afterwards - a serial poisoner in Deptford in 1889 was called Jack the Ripper, and a man trying to commit suicide at a suburban London station also made this admission in 1891. One wonders whether the Ripper tag was used in this book because it would make it a better bet for the publishers?
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Euan MacPherson uncovers the Ripper,
This review is from: The Trial of Jack the Ripper: The Case of William Bury (1859-89) (Paperback)
I loved reading this excellent book which is very well written. It is so descriptive and readable and does not just tell a story but also paints a picture of life in the late 1800s and of Mr Bury. Euan MacPherson has got into the atmosphere of the time. I like it when a writer can use words in this way. The book is set out in a very good way. William Bury's story is told in the first half. Then in the second half the Rippers modus operandi is compared with Bury's actions and words. This works very, very well. There is more than enough information given in the book to back up Euan MacPherson's case. I appreciate the fact that we are not presented with all the printed information that is available on the Ripper. There has been so much written on the Ripper, some sensible and some just plainly ludicrous. It was apleasure to read this book and I am sure I will read my copy a few more times. I agree with Ms S Savage from Clevedon, Avon that Euan MacPherson presents a very convincing case for William Bury being Jack the Ripper.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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The Trial of Jack the Ripper:The Case of William Bury(1859-,
By MS S SAVAGE (CLEVEDON, AVON United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Trial of Jack the Ripper: The Case of William Bury (1859-89) (Paperback)
Even if you're not a fan of Jack the Ripper books, you'll find this book fascinating. Not only does the author paint a picture of London and Dundee during the period Jack was 'active' but puts forward a very convincing case for William Bury being, indeed, the Ripper himself. A real page-turner.
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