An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

628. Jack The Ripper: The Killer Unmasked (Part 5)

December 22, 2025

Description

Who are the prime suspects for the identity of Jack the Ripper? Why did he suddenly halt his hellish killing spree, and never strike again? And, once and for all, who really was Jack the Ripper…?...

Books Referenced

The Complete History of Jack the Ripper

Author: Philip Sugden

Context:

Tom and Dominic refer to this throughout the series as the definitive survey of the case, with Sugden writing that the quest for Jack the Ripper's identity has proved 'at best inconclusive, at worst downright fraudulent.'

From Hell

Author: Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell

Context:

Mentioned as the comic book that inspired the 2001 Johnny Depp film, featuring the royal conspiracy theory with Sir William Gull as the killer.

Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution

Author: Stephen Knight

Context:

Described as 'perhaps the single most notorious book ever written about Jack the Ripper,' presenting the royal conspiracy theory involving Prince Albert Victor, Walter Sickert, and Freemason murders.