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Annie Chapman - Wife, Mother, Victim: The Life and Death of a Victim of Jack The Ripper
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The day of September 8th, 1888 started with the end of Annie Chapman.
What can be said or written about Annie Chapman that has not already appeared previously? That was the question Mike Covell was asked recently, and his reply was: a lot. We know of only a handful of reports and primary sources regarding her life and untimely death at the hands of a serial killer known only as “Jack the Ripper,” but there is always new material being discovered.
Annie Chapman's life was a tragic one, with suffering and pain at almost every step. By the time she had died she had lost one child, separated from her husband, and seen him pass away. Whether we accept her as a victim of “Jack the Ripper” or not, her story deserves to be told. Her story as a wife, a mother and a victim. This is that story.
The book is also in development for a motion picture by Thunderball Films, LLC.
The day of September 8th, 1888 started with the end of Annie Chapman.
What can be said or written about Annie Chapman that has not already appeared previously? That was the question Mike Covell was asked recently, and his reply was: a lot. We know of only a handful of reports and primary sources regarding her life and untimely death at the hands of a serial killer known only as “Jack the Ripper,” but there is always new material being discovered.
Annie Chapman's life was a tragic one, with suffering and pain at almost every step. By the time she had died she had lost one child, separated from her husband, and seen him pass away. Whether we accept her as a victim of “Jack the Ripper” or not, her story deserves to be told. Her story as a wife, a mother and a victim. This is that story.
The book is also in development for a motion picture by Thunderball Films, LLC.
577 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 13, 2014
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June 17, 2020
This isn't the story of Annie Chapman, it's just a compilation of newspaper reports detailing the murder and it's aftermath. The parts I read were repetitive and unoriginal.... very lazy authorship - straight into the bin as far as I'm concerned.
November 16, 2014
This book is just a collection of Newspaper articles written around the time of the murders, there is not much original writing here. There are contradictions, errors and probably some exaggerations as is common in the news of any era. Mostly, this is just reading Newspaper clippings which makes for a very dry read, at least for me.
August 9, 2016
No new information, just a reprint of the newspapers of the day which are available in dozens of places. I'm very disappointed; I thought she'd finally get "fleshed: out as a person.
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