The mystery of who Jack the Ripper was has fascinated the imagination of the public for years. Even though Jack the Ripper reportedly killed many women in England, he was never caught by Scotland Yard.
Author Robert Graysmith proposes that Jack the Ripper left England and settled in San Francisco - an idea I had never heard before. In his book, The Bell Tower, he believes that an Emmanuel Baptist Church pastor named "Jack" Gibson could be the same guy. He was from Glasglow and London and apparently had some of the same features according to first-hand witnesses who believe they saw Jack the Ripper.
Although I'm not sure just how far to believe this book by an author who has been nominated seven times for the Pulitzer Prize, The Bell Tower still makes for a very fascinating read about a person who has entered the imaginations of the public -Jack the Ripper.
You can find The Bell Tower on the second floor under the Dewey call # 364.1523 GRA.
c Waterloo Public Library 2008
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