The Complete Murders of the Black Museum: Stories from Scotland Yard’s Famous Murder Museum by Gordon Honeycombe

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From Jack the Ripper onwards – a riveting analysis of over 70 murders committed between 1835 and 1985, illustrated with a wealth of photographs, based on research in Scotland Yard’s famous Black Museum by bestselling author Gordon Honeycombe.

This book contains complete and factual accounts of the crimes and characters of such famous and notorious murderers as William Palmer, Charles Pearse, John Lee, George Chapman, Ruth Ellis, Donald Neilson and Dennis Nilsen. In most cases the true facts are not generally known, and some of the contemporary photographs used in the book to illuminate each case have never been seen outside Scotland Yard.

This book, widely researched and written with lucid objectivity, provides a fascinatingly informative textbook on murder and a grim insight into the minds and methods of murderers.