Thursdays lecture was really good! Its amazing to see just how many television programmes have used Jack to up their ratings!
I have been looking for some iformation about the copt cat murders that Mark refered to in the lecture and Imanaged to find the following article:
I have been looking for some iformation about the copt cat murders that Mark refered to in the lecture and Imanaged to find the following article:
Ripper copycat is found guilty of murder
Derek Brown, a convicted sex attacker who sought notoriety, will spend a minimum of 30 years in jail.
Derek Brown, a convicted sex attacker who sought notoriety, will spend a minimum of 30 years in jail.
A convicted sex attacker who wanted to become a serial killer was jailed for life at the Old Bailey today for the murders of two women.
Derek Brown, 48, was found guilty of the murders of Xiao Mei Guo, 29, a DVD seller, and Bonnie Barrett, 24, a sex worker, whom he picked up in Whitechapel, east London. Both were young mothers.
Police believe Brown, a newspaper delivery driver from Preston, Lancashire, was trying to emulate the serial killer Jack the Ripper. He had borrowed the book, Killers: The Most Barbaric Murderers of Our Time, from his local library as well as assembling a DIY murder kit, including a bow saw, a steam cleaner and waterproof sheeting.
A search of Brown's flat in Rotherhithe, south-east London, last October, revealed blood from the women in the kitchen, corridor and bathroom, where police suspect he may have dismembered the women.
Derek Brown, 48, was found guilty of the murders of Xiao Mei Guo, 29, a DVD seller, and Bonnie Barrett, 24, a sex worker, whom he picked up in Whitechapel, east London. Both were young mothers.
Police believe Brown, a newspaper delivery driver from Preston, Lancashire, was trying to emulate the serial killer Jack the Ripper. He had borrowed the book, Killers: The Most Barbaric Murderers of Our Time, from his local library as well as assembling a DIY murder kit, including a bow saw, a steam cleaner and waterproof sheeting.
A search of Brown's flat in Rotherhithe, south-east London, last October, revealed blood from the women in the kitchen, corridor and bathroom, where police suspect he may have dismembered the women.
the article appeared in every newspaper on 6th oct 2008.
follow the link for the full story!
I have also found out the title of the very first use of the murders as an influence in fiction.
The Curse Upon Mitre Square was the first piece of Ripper fiction (October 1888) and was originally published in the month-and-a-half period between the murders of Catherine Eddowes and Mary Kelly. (Mitre Square is where the body of Catherine Eddowes was found)
There is a link to the book at:
I'm amazed that the book was actually published DURING the murders!
2 comments:
Just looked at the link you have added.I am so suprised that there are still such killings going on which are influenced by jack the ripper.It just shows how soceity is still so interested and how some sick people are inspired by him to act in such a brutal and cruel way.I think the link will be a usefull source to make a point about ripperology and how people are still so interested in jack the ripper even in todays society.
Hi just ssw the blog and wow copycat killers over one hundred years later. i don't think the press will vever let go of jack the ripper. this just shows that jack the ripper is still very much alive and thriving within todays society. if its ok i think we could use this info in the conclusion to show jack the rippper is still used and made reference to. i think our presentation is guna be great.
Again sorry for spelling mistakes if there are any.
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