The story of Fred Wensley, a Somerset gardener who joined the Metropolitan Police in 1888 and retired, forty-one years later as Chief Constable of the CID, is an extraordinary one. After an abortive attempt to catch 'Jack the Ripper' by nailing strips of bicycle tyres to the soles of his boots, Wensley proceeded to arrest the ne'er-do-wells of Whitechapel, where he would spend twenty-five years of his service. Within months of joining the CID, Wensley, while off duty, arrested a double murderer. He smashed the murderous Bessarabian and Odessa gangs, brought the Vendetta gang to book when, brandishing revolvers they tried to storm a police court, played a decisive part in the Siege of Sidney Street and created the Flying Squad. Wensley's career was dogged with controversy; when Stinie Morrison was convicted of murder, was he, as he claimed, framed by Wensley? And was Edith Thompson, hanged for the murder of her husband, as Wensley stated, 'a cold-blooded murderess' or, as her defence counsel claimed, 'a fanciful dreamer'? The King's Police Medal was awarded to Wensley; he was appointed OBE and commended on many of occasions. Retired Squad officer, turned author, Dick Kirby has dug deep to paint a fascinating portrait of the man dubbed, 'The Greatest Detective of all Time'. 24 pages of mono plates
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-13
9781783831791
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209553116
Product Key Features
Book Title
Whitechapel's Sherlock Holmes
Author
Dick Kirby
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
True Crime
Publication Year
2015
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Dick Kirby
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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