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The Jack the Ripper Diary: When Handwriting Tells the Real Story

Illustration of a Victorian scrapbook and legal documents with James Maybrick's name

When a Victorian scrapbook surfaced claiming to be Jack the Ripper’s confession, handwriting analysis—not chemistry—revealed it didn’t match James Maybrick.

Bart Baggett
October 12, 2026