@inbook{8257d413ac55445d878230642dcd6f62,
title = "The Legal Legacy of Jack the Ripper",
abstract = "This chapter discusses the legal legacy of the Ripper murders. Without an accused and a trial, this is not an easy task. We identify two limited areas where we can identify a legal aftermath: bankruptcy and false accusations. We then offer a novel approach to the legal legacy in a counter- factual discussion and analysis of what might have happened had Jack been apprehended. By considering the possible impact of a Whitechapel trial on the law, and the role of the press within the trial, this we use a counter-factual approach to examine what the legal legacy of a trial could have been. Ultimately, we conclude that even had Jack been caught, tried, and found guilty the events would not have left a lasting legal legacy",
author = "Cerian Griffiths and Helen Rutherford",
year = "2025",
month = sep,
day = "1",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781032203348",
series = "Routledge International Handbooks",
publisher = "Routledge",
editor = "Anne-Marie Kilday and David Nash and Watson, \{Katherine D.\}",
booktitle = "The Routledge Handbook of Jack the Ripper Studies",
edition = "1st",
}