Prisoner 1167: The Madman Who Was Jack the Ripper

by James C.H. Tully

Book Overview

A fascinating true-crime study answers questions about an escaped prisoner from the lunatic asylum who was roaming the streets of London during the same period as Jack the Ripper, while also exploring the mystery behind the classified documents that could prove such a theory true. Reprint. AB. PW.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786705434
• ISBN13: 9780786705436
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.2" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Interesting facts and figures

If your a definite Ripper buff this book is worth reading. It presents interesting facts, as to who just might be the Ripper. I definitely recommend it to anyone who is interested in looking into the mind of a very psychotic man!

A good read on the subject, and a fascinating hypothesis.

Tully theorizes that Jack is really James(John)Kelly, an inmate of the Broadmoor, commited for murdering his wife by stabbing her in the neck. The notable fact is that he escaped from that facility in 1888 prior to the first of the Whitechapel murders. Here is a true madman, a paranoid who deeply distrusts women, has a history of a violent attack in early Ripper style, and is on the loose in London at precisely the correct time. Tully's case is bolstered by the very strange actions of the constabulary, whose attempts to recapture Kelly were half-hearted at best; orders being given, for instance, that if identified Kelly was not to be arrested(???). Unfortunately, there is little beyond these coincidences to make the case. As usual many questions are raised, but answers are in limited supply. Still, I recommend this book for its very plausible argument and excellent style.