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Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack the Ripper

Victorian Crime

articles/2014/11/16/sherlock-holmes-vs-jack-the-ripper/141113-sherlock-jack-tease_fcsaif — The Daily Beast

One was the best detective of his day. The other was an elusive serial killer. So why didn’t Holmes catch the Ripper? Only don’t say ‘because Holmes wasn’t a real person.’

Published Nov. 16 2014 6:45AM EST

LONDON — If Sherlock Holmes was such a smart detective, why was he not put on the case of Jack the Ripper? It’s a reasonable question.

Clive Irving

Clive Irving

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