Welcome to Litsy!

A survey of the crimes that have haunted the world's imagination since Jack the Ripper's murderous reign drew to a close in 1888. Exploring their social context, it includes facsimiles of documents such as police reports, letters purporting to be from Jack the Ripper and newspaper clippings. Putting these directly into the hands of readers enables them to become detectives - sifting through the evidence and clearing away the mess of complex and contradictory theories to assess all the evidence and conclusions gathered so far.