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Historian speaks of 'constant trolling' over Jack the Ripper book

Angry reaction to story of victims’ lives is extraordinary, says Hallie Rubenhold

A historian who has told the true story of Jack the Ripper’s victims has spoken of the “offensive”, “stupid” and almost “laughable” trolling she has received from Ripperologists.

Hallie Rubenhold said she had even been compared to Holocaust denier David Irving for her book, in which she challenges the traditional narrative that the murdered women were all sex workers.

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from Culture | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2I7ahq9

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