"Robert Louis Stevenson's story about a respectable man leading a double life, Dr Jekyll, has become our idea of who we think
Jack the Ripper is.
Regardless, the mystery of
Jack the Ripper, is still likely to fascinate many of us for years to come.
Speaking ahead of the release of their three-part BBC One documentary,
Jack The Ripper - The Case Reopened, David says: "I always try to put victims in the centre of the narrative about serial murder.
"In the series, we're going to have a step by step explaining each evidence we have uncovered, which absolutely connects Holmes to
Jack The Ripper," he said.
Critique: "The Conan Doyle Notes: The Secret of
Jack the Ripper" is an expertly written novel that pays full homage to one of literature's greatest characters and the author who created the deductive genius of Sherlock Holmes.
But a Metropolitan Police spokesman insisted: "Information about informants relating to
Jack the Ripper are contained within our Special Branch ledgers.
Jack The Ripper has never been identified although there have been a lot of names suggested over the years including more far-fetched suspects like Alice In Wonderland writer Lewis Carroll and Prince Albert.
Evans, a figure of some authority in Ripperological circles--he is the author of the Ripper enthusiast's bible The Ultimate
Jack the Ripper Companion (2009) and the routinely sensational
Jack the Ripper: First American Serial Killer (1996)--does not inspire confidence.
FROM HELL, FIVE, 10PM Inspector Fred Abberline (Johnny Depp) is on the trail of
Jack the Ripper in Victorian east London.
Jack the Ripper: TabloidKiller - Revealed (8.00pm) New series.
This modern twist on the classic
Jack The Ripper tale has a suitably gothic feel about it, with London painted in grimy, nocturnal hues and police pathologists who leer over freshly butchered dead bodies and utter something portentous like: "Welcome to hell, gentlemen!"
NOTORIOUS serial killer
Jack the Ripper died in Australia in 1952, an expert on his murderous reign of terror claims.