Table of Contents

Introduction to murder; the road to serial murder; London's bloody history; of torsos, torture and serial murder; the Rainham torso mystery of 1887; a rich environment for a serial killer; the Ripper era; the Whitehall torso mystery of 1888; in the shadow of Jack the Ripper; the torso murder of Elizabeth Jackson, 1889; the mystery of the Pinchin Street torso, 1889; a serial killer and a final torso; the serial killer up close; on the trail of a Victorian serial killer, George Chapman; the final torso of Salamanca Place, 1902; a possible motive as a dark horse emerges, Wolff Levisohn; postscript of terror; the torso murders of 2001.

About the Author

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.