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On 17 July 1904, an intimate group of like-minded gentlemen sat down to dinner in London's Great Central Hotel. They were united by one shared interest: a fascination with crime and the workings of the criminal mind. This meeting, occurring in the golden age of literary dinners and good fellowship, marked the birth of the Crimes Club, a concept that quickly developed into a professional and academic society boasting members of the legal and literary elite, with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, and gregarious bon viveur at its heart. Until now, the exclusive nature of the club meant that little has been divulged about these aficionados of murder, but Conan Doyle and the Cri...
Ripperology - a sometimes obsessive interest in studying the crimes ofJack the Ripper - is a subject of timeless interest that has suffered fromconfusion, exaggeration, and hyperbole for over a century. Jack theRipper was probably the first serial killer to appear in a large metropolisat a time when the general populace was literate and the press was aforce for social change. The press was also partly responsible forcreating many myths surrounding the Ripper.