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Vigilante Groups and Jack the Ripper

Kilday, A.-M. (2025) Vigilante Groups and Jack the Ripper. In: Kilday, A.-M., Nash, D. and Watson, K. (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Jack the Ripper Studies :. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

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Abstract:
This chapter will assess the significance of vigilante groups to the investigation into the Whitechapel Murders, with a particular emphasis on the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee and the central involvement it seemed to have in the public perception of the investigation into these crimes. Not only will this analysis highlight the weaknesses of the police investigation into the killings in the Autumn of 1888, but it will also ascertain the strength of opinion towards the ‘new’ police amongst Victorian society and what Victorians suggested as viable alternatives in the hunt for Jack the Ripper.
Creators:
Kilday, A.-M.
Editors:
Kilday, A.-M., Nash, D. and Watson, K.
Publisher:
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
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Date:
17 December 2025
Date Type:
Publication
Title of Book:
The Routledge Handbook of Jack the Ripper Studies :
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781032203348
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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