Chapter 58

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Moreton Ripper claims third victim: Fourth potential victim still unaccounted for. Carlisle began reading the article as he stirred his morning coffee. He knew straightaway whose name would be on the by-line and sure enough, when he checked, it was Cyril Carney. The superintendent was not altogether surprised by the report; Carney always went for the sensationalism angle regardless of how pertinent the facts may be. As Carlisle read on, he could feel his frustration rising. Carney had likened their situation to Yorkshire during the reign of the Yorkshire Ripper, and Whitechapel at the height of the Jack the Ripper investigation. According to Carney the local police were completely out of their depth which was why they had drafted in a senior officer from outside the district to take

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