New Edition of Macpherson Book

Macpherson, Euan. The Trial of Jack the Ripper [updated edition]. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, [2018]. A 2018 update of Euan Macpherson’s 2005 The Trial of Jack the Ripper is now available as a Kindle e-book from Amazon. The book includes a foreword by Sue Black, the anatomist and forensic anthropologist, formerly of the University of Dundee, … [Read more…]

Bury in Two Recent Suspect Overviews

Williams, Paul.  Jack the Ripper Suspects: The Definitive Guide and Encyclopedia.  [Toronto]: VP Publications, an Imprint of RJ Publishing, 2018. C.J. Morley.  Jack the Ripper Suspects.  CreateSpace, 2018. In their respective books Williams and Morley have taken on the monumental task of describing the large number of individuals who at one time or another have … [Read more…]

Film Review: The Trial of William Bury

The Trial of William Bury. Presented by Dan Snow. Directed by Nathan Williams. Hit Networks, 2018. 54 minutes. https://tv.historyhit.com/watch/27937289. The Trial of William Bury is a documentary about the February 2018 mock trial of William Bury for the murder of his wife Ellen. It does not provide a detailed examination of the evidence linking Bury … [Read more…]