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Patricia Cornwell: Stalking the Ripper

The bestselling crime writer argues her controversial belief that the infamous 19th Century London killer Jack the Ripper was in fact a renowned British painter. (2002)

Bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell has set herself her toughest assignment yet - discovering the true identity of Jack the Ripper, widely seen as the world's first serial killer. Cornwell applies 21st Century scientific methods to these century-old crimes and is now convinced she knows the Ripper's identity. But how will her evidence be received?(2002)

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Wed 18 Dec 2002 21:00
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BBC Four Murder By Gaslight Collection

BBC Four Murder By Gaslight Collection
A collection of documentaries on notorious murderers that horrified 19th Century Britain.

Murder By Gaslight

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Presenter Patricia Cornwell
Producer Francis Whately
Series Editor Basil Comely

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