Poison Murders of Jack the Ripper

R. Michael Gordon is the author of several books, and has written extensively on Victorian London and the Ripper phenomenon. He lives in Long Beach, California.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Prologue—A Young Man from Poland      Section I—A Background of Serial Murder1. The Ripper and Torso Murders      2. The American Murders of Jack the Ripper      Section II—The Poison Work of Jack the Ripper3. A Serial Killer Returns to London      4. Mrs. Spink and a Man Called Chapman      5. The Slow Death of Bessie Taylor      6. A Barmaid Named Maud      7. A Death at George’s American Bar      8. The Arrest of a Serial Killer      Section III—The Investigation of a Serial Killer9. The Investigation Begins: Other Crimes and a Final Torso      10. Coroner Waldo’s Inquest: The Maud Marsh Matter      11. The Police Court Does Its Work: The Case of the Borough Poisoner      12. The Police Court Continues: Focus on Mrs. Spink and Bessie Taylor      Section IV—The King’s Justice13. The First Day of Trial: The Case of the Borough Poisoner      14. The Second Day of Testimony      15. Requiem for a Serial Killer      16. “You’ve Got Jack the Ripper at Last”      Section V—The Future of Jack the Ripper17. A Century of Speculation and a Pub called the Crown      Appendix I. A Chronology of the Borough Poisoner      Bibliography      Index