by JRees | Nov 12, 2013 | Crime, Jack the Ripper, Life, Paranormal
It has been a while since my last update, but I thought that tradition dictates I do one as the Jack the Ripper Conference has just taken place. This year was a special three day event to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the murders – and we were back in...
by JRees | Oct 1, 2012 | Crime, Jack the Ripper, Life
I’m back at last! I know I’ve been promising this blog all weekend, but I just haven’t had the chance (or at times been sober enough). So here we go: Friday 28th October I left Swansea at 11.30am and arrived in York (via Bristol at about 5.30pm)...
by JRees | Jun 8, 2012 | Jack the Ripper
Another iPhone app review, this time for the latest JTR game. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/track-the-ripper/id526677865?mt=8 iPhone/iPad £2.99 Track the Ripper is an interactive mobile movie that allows you to visit the streets of London’s Whitechapel in 1888....
by JRees | Jun 7, 2012 | Jack the Ripper
I’ve bought a couple of Ripper related apps today so will post reviews. First up Is Ripperpedia: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ripperpedia-jack-ripper-whos/id531154328?ls=1&mt=8 Ripperpedia – The Jack the Ripper Who’s Who In 1888, the...
by JRees | Apr 18, 2012 | Crime, Jack the Ripper
An article I wrote for The Spooky Isles: London, 1888. The heart of the British Empire and one of the most prosperous cities in the world. The rich, affluent and powerful lived in the West End, whereas the City was the financial centre of the Empire. Yet on the...
by JRees | Jul 15, 2011 | Crime, Jack the Ripper
In about 12 hours the first part of the Cardiff Job will be kicking off, being the culmination of several months hard work and planning (mostly on the part of Trevor Bond and Ali Bevan). The “Job” (which steals it’s name from the London Job walks...