James Thomas Sadler - The first Ripperologist

[Belloc]

"What I hope is this, that the next sensation will be the capture of the right man who has done these horrible murders. They are a wonderful series of crimes, and to study them is like studying the Bible - you are as far off as ever when you've done."

James Thomas Sadler, following his discharge from Thames Police Court, as quoted in The Sunday Dispatch, 8th March, 1891, page 4.

[Kattrup]

It’s an interesting quote, thank you, but I have to point out that there were books and pamphlets published about the murders in 1888, so he was hardly the “first” ripperologist