. . "London (England)" . . . "Eighteen eighty-eight"@en . "1888 London Murders in the Year of the Ripper"@en . "Eighteen hundred and eighty-eight"@en . . . . . . . . . . "1888 London murders in the year of the Ripper"@en . . "Electronic books"@en . . . "History"@en . "In 1888 Jack the Ripper made the headlines with a series of horrific murders that remain unsolved to this day. But most killers are not shadowy figures stalking the streets with a lust for blood. Many are ordinary citizens driven to the ultimate crime by circumstance, a fit of anger or a desire for revenge. Their crimes, overshadowed by the few, sensational cases, are ignored, forgotten or written off. This book examines all the known murders in London in 1888 to build a picture of society. Who were the victims? How did they live, and how did they die? Why did a husband batter his wife to deat."@en . "SOCIAL SCIENCE Criminology." . . "Social Science." . . "1800 - 1899" . .