Laid Bare: The Nude Murders and the Hunt for 'Jack the Stripper'

THE KILLER had a detailed knowledge of the alleyways and deserted places where the bodies were dumped.

THE KILLER must have somehow gained the confidence of the girls who entered his car thinking they were safe with him.

THE KILLER was obviously a resourceful man who must have acted quickly and cleverly under personal stress, particularly at times when perhaps minutes counted to avoid detection.

THE KILLER seemed to have been aware of the master plan to check on every vehicle in the killing area.

"I have just finished reading Dick Kirby’s latest book “Laid Bare”. Having served 38 years as a London Detective myself I have a very wide experience of crime and criminals, victims, witnesses, informants and people, and I am very familiar with how major enquiries are set up and progressed. In effect this book gives us a “cold case review” covering all the salient and pertinent factors with careful analysis of the actual evidence against each of the suspects, and a straightforward scepticism of the rumours and myths which grew up subsequently. The book traces the efforts of the enquiry officers and highlights the difficulties they encountered to it’s ultimate failure to bring a prosecution. It’s a very good read and written in a style that for me makes it his best book yet."
Tony Bruce. **