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008 080425s2008 ncuabc b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008018622
020 $a9780786433278 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0786433272 (softcover : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aHV6524$b.G673 2008
082 00 $a364.152/3092$222
100 1 $aGordon, R. Michael,$d1952-
245 14 $aThe poison murders of Jack the Ripper :$bhis final crimes, trial and execution /$cR. Michael Gordon.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$cc2008.
300 $ax, 213 p. :$bill., maps, ports. ;$c26 cm.
520 $a"Considered a primary suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders, Polish-born Severin Antoniovich Klosowski also gained considerable notoriety as "The Borough Poisoner of Southwark" in the late 1800s. Within a span of five years, Klosowski took on three women as his wives and lethally poisoned each with deadly doses of antimony."--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 203-207) and index.
505 0 $aPrologue: A young man from Poland -- The Ripper and torso murders -- The American murders of Jack the Ripper -- A serial killer returns to London -- Mrs. Spink and a man called Chapman -- The slow death of Bessie Taylor -- A barmaid named Maud -- A death at George's American Bar -- The arrest of a serial killer -- The investigation begins : other crimes and a final torso -- Coroner Waldo's inquest : the Maud marsh matter -- The police court does its work : the case of the Borough poisoner -- The police court continues : focus on Mrs. Spink and Bessie Taylor -- The first day of trial : the case of the Borough poisoner -- The second day of testimony -- Requiem for a serial killer -- "You've got Jack the Ripper at last" -- A century of speculation and a pub called the Crown.
600 00 $aJack,$cthe Ripper.
600 10 $aKlosowski, Severino Antoniovich,$d1865-1903.
650 0 $aSerial murders$zUnited States$xHistory$vCase studies.
650 0 $aSerial murders$zEngland$zLondon$xHistory$vCase studies.
650 0 $aSerial murder investigation$xHistory$vCase studies.
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