![]() The titular torso in this suspenseful account was discovered near Philadelphia in 1887. HANNAH MARY TABBS AND THE DISEMBODIED TORSO: A Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America This true crime story would be perfect fodder if Law & Order ever decides to launch a 19th-century spinoff. Eatwell’s history is equal parts bizarre and literary, presenting the evidence without bias so that, until the very end, it’s unclear who’s telling the truth. ![]() ![]() Fusing an excellent historical eye with an engaging narrative, author Piu Marie Eatwell breaks down not only how the case unfolded, but also the psychology of an eccentric man whose wealth allowed him to maintain his “genteel” status amid rumors of orgies, vampiric habits, and travel via underground tunnels. In 1898, Anna Maria Druce announced to the British court that her father-in-law was in fact the previously-thought-deceased Fifth Duke of Portland. But the Whitechapel killer wasn’t the only strange man lurking about. ![]() When it comes to British crime, Jack the Ripper and the Victorian era have a monopoly on our imaginations. ![]()
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