The final solution, the researcher stephen knight went further still, arguing that gull. Stephen knight was a journalist and the author of jack the ripper. It proposed a solution to five murders in victorian london that were blamed on an unidentified serial killer known as jack the ripper. Knight, a british journalist, not only details the murders themselves, but also explores the politics of the era. Was he a solitary assassin lurking in the shadows of gaslit london. In an attempt to solve the mystery, knight presented an elaborate conspiracy theory involving the. The final solution and the killing of justice godfrey. The answers he came up with tie up every loose end and unlikely suspect i ever heard of related to the events of 1888 and every ripperologist knows there are many of those indeed. Stephen knight 26 september 1951 25 july 1985 was a british journalist and author. Get an adfree experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase.
He concluded that the victims were murdered to cover up a secret marriage between the secondinline to the throne, prince albert victor. He is best remembered for the books jack the ripper. Stephen knight was born in hainault, essex in 1951. Stephen knight was a british journalist and author. Kop the university is closed for open day av stephen knight pa. The final solution is a book written by stephen knight first published in 1976.
After stephen knights early death, in july 1985, at 33 his book, jack the ripper, the final solution became massively popular, which caused englands ripperologist community who knight had little respect for to view it as a threat, i think they were just jealous of it and to attempt to discredit him at every opportunity something they never did while knight was still living, by the way. Knight presented an elaborate conspiracy theory involving the british royal family, freemasonry and the painter walter sickert. It proposed a solution to five murders in victorian london that. The university is closed for open day stephen knight haftad.