Gripping reconstructions of a selection of the most notorious serial murders in the history of London Focuses on several less-well-known nineteenth-century cases as well as covering those from more recent times Based on police reports, Home Office and prison files, trial transcripts and lurid accounts in contemporary newspapers Describes the methods the murderers used, who they were, what motivated them, and how some of them got away with it Includes suspected serial murders that have never been solved A fascinating insight into the development of police procedures and forensic science over the last two hundred years