Ripper fans take stab at naming evil Jack

From: The Independent - London | Date: April 18, 1998| Author: Kim Sengupta | Copyright information

THE VENUE is the Friendly Hotel in the suburb of Bowthorpe, in peaceful Norwich. Ninety men and women were discussing murder, disembowelment, Freemasonry and the royal family. Among those due to be taking part was Jeremy Beadle.

To outsiders it may seem surreal but for delegates at the seminar it is deadly serious: after three days of wading through bodies, gore and entrails, they hope to be closer to identifying Jack The Ripper.

In the process, it is predicted, backs will be sta...

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