Knight, S: Jack the Ripper: the Final Solution

The seller is OUTSTANDING! This book is well written/hypothesized and the conclusions drawn seem to be very good. It is hard to take a case over 100 years old, the evidence collected almost gone through the years, and what investigation that was done at the time done poorly? It is worth your time to crack this book open.

Wheather or not the book is true or not is, for me, besides the point. What Stephen Knight DID achieve was a classic of modern horror tale, ranking with 'Frankienstien', 'Dracula', 'Dr Jekkle & Mister Hyde' etc. The thought of 3 fiends, like those in his book, roaming the streets of victorian London, non-chalantley stalking their prey one at a time untill they got the ultimate target, unsettles my stomach, it even angers me. The absolute arrogance they had, the lack of feeling they must have had for these women, is disturbing itself. What is equally frightning is the thought of police & high-level participation, even guidance. I mean, would William Gull be the mastermind, or was he only a un-hinged weapon in the hands of a conspiracy of power that had absolutely no respect for the lives or feelings of the people they were supposed to care for? I know one thing though, if they actually HAD been so callouss, this wouldnt have been the ONLY time they had done something so horrible, it would have taken practice. I 1st became aware of this book in 1988, when Stephen Knight appeared in an austraillian TV special on the book which was shown on PBS in the USA. It has since become a popular graphic novel & film, 'From Hell'

Knight has exceeded the amateur sleuth -- and Scotland Yard detectives for that matter. The book gets first hand evidence from a son of one of the ripper murderers (yes, the ripper was not a single individual acting alone). In proving his case, Knight refutes the opposing theories. The paintings of Walter Sickert, his son's confession and a host of other direct evidence reveals that the ripper slayings were Freemasonic ritual murderers. The "technique", if you will, of throwing the guts over the shoulder and the disciplined manner of mutilation all reflect Freemasonic origin. Knight goes through these details and more. Knight himself was eventually murdered by the Freemasons for revealing these secret truths.

I read this book and found Knight's work excellent and shortly corresponded with him about this case before his death. He was preparing a following up book with additional research into this theory and it is a sad loss of an excellent writer as well as loss to the body of the Ripper works. One really needs to read his other book The Brotherhood, the Secrets of the World of Freemasonry, to get a full view of where it was moving with this study of the Ripper. Both books really work together, so to get full appreciation, you need to read both works and know the battle Knight had in having them published due to pressure from Masonic corners.He puts forth a clear vision of what could be the real solution to the Ripper case, and if anyone doubts this sort of cover up - just look at the Watergate case or the Iran Contra Affair of the US. It is hard for people of today to understand the implications Annie Crook could have had at that period in time, so you must read both works to fully understand knights theory - based with extensive research.

This is one of the most fascinating, meticulously researched books I have ever read, and certainly more plausible than any of the other "solutions" on the market (all of which are extremely silly). I very much regret that Mr. Knight didn't produce the promised "next edition" concerning his research into the extremely convenient death of the Duke of Clarence, which would have been very interesting -- indeed.