‘The identity of the elusive killer is an abiding mystery which has engaged the minds and imaginations of every generation and … make no mistake about it – the field is still wide open.’

James Tully–The Secret of Prisoner 1167:

Was this man Jack the Ripper? 1997

‘Most sensible writers accept that Jack was a local man, of the same class as those he murdered and was someone the victims would readily have accepted as one of their own.’

John H Eddleston–Jack the Ripper; An Encyclopaedia, 2002