“Reading through newspapers published around the time in which my Jack the Ripper tour is set can be enlightening…attitudes to women a century and more ago were very different from our present attitudes…but even in our more enlightened times things are far from perfect” So begins a fascinating piece by Richard Walker, the centrepiece of which is a now forgotten “incident” that occurred in Dalston in December, 1888. A witness “had an idea that ‘Jack the Ripper was at work.'”
This is a classic example of what is so impressive about Richard Walker. And in particular his VIP Small Group Jack the Ripper’s Whitechapel Walk. Not only is Richard au fait with all the secondary literature about the case, he’s also continually unearthing primary documents that have a bearing on the case. He brings those documents to light – and then he makes all sorts of telling connections.
In short, Richard isn’t “just” a top-flight Ripper guide – he’s a genuine authority on the subject. A bona fide crime historian who’s regularly making “finds”, bringing evidence to light that hasn’t been seen in nearly 140 years.