OneArmed Jack, Sarah Bax Horton
OneArmed Jack, Sarah Bax Horton
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One-Armed Jack
Uncovering the Real Jack the Ripper

Author: Sarah Bax Horton

Narrator: Charlie Sanderson

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/08/2025


Synopsis

This highly revelatory book—based on original research and completely new analysis—presents a compelling new suspect as the most notorious serial killer of all time: Jack the Ripper. Using a different analytical approach, for the first time, Sarah Bax Horton identifies a named perpetrator as Jack the Ripper by linking eyewitness accounts of the killer’s distinctive physical characteristics to his official medical records. It argues that his broken left arm, which left him unable to work in early 1888, was one of his triggers to kill as part of a serious physical and mental decline caused by severe epilepsy. This new perpetrator fits the profile as stated by the police of the day: a local man of low class of whom they became aware after the final murder, when they launched an unsuccessful surveillance operation against him. As has never been done before, the author—an experienced former government researcher with specific expertise in research and analysis—formulates a complete analysis of the killer and his methodology, including how he accosted his victims, where he took them to their deaths, his unique modus operandi of a blitz-style attack, and how he escaped from each crime scene without detection. Each of the six murders—from Martha Tabram to Marie Kelly—is discussed and reconstructed as perpetrated by this man, with his escalating violence clearly demonstrated.

About Sarah Bax Horton

Sarah Bax Horton is an experienced former civil servant for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. She has an MA Honours degree in English and Foreign Languages (German) from Somerville College, Oxford. Her interest in genealogy and a family member related to the Jack the Ripper case inspired her to research the lives of the personalities involved and to establish the previously unknown connection between the perpetrator and an eyewitness in the Catherine Eddowes case.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Erin on February 04, 2024

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review. Expected publication date: Feb. 27, 2024 Sarah Bax Horton’s great-great grandfather was one of the police officers charged with solving the biggest unsolvable case......more

Goodreads review by Juliew. on February 17, 2024

Does being an ancestor of a law enforcement officer who actually worked on one of the most famous cases in true crime history make you an expert on the afore mentioned case?Perhaps not but this author makes a convincing attempt.While heavy with autopsy details and eye witness accounts which sometime......more

Goodreads review by Megan on March 22, 2024

Since hearing about One-Armed Jack on Goodreads, I have really wanted to read Sarah Bax Horton's nonfiction book and I'm so glad I did. The mystery of Jack the Ripper's true identity has gripped the curiosity of the public and police alike, with dozens of suspects from the 1880s to today. Horton, a......more

Goodreads review by Jason on October 29, 2023

There have been many books on identifying Jack the Ripper and these have produced many compelling suspects, here we are in 2023 with another book and another new suspect…can Horton bring anything new to revealing the identity of this killer? The answer is yes she can. When I was younger I read quite......more

Goodreads review by Victoria on March 31, 2024

Without giving too much away, this is a really compelling read and very interesting. A very compelling case is made for who the author thinks could have been Jack The Ripper and it was interesting to read. If you have an interest in true crime, I would recommend this! Special Thank You to Sarah Bax......more