The cases that haunt us : from Jack the Ripper to JonBenet Ramsey, the FBI's legendary mindhunter sheds light on the mysteries that won't go away

Certain criminal cases have a life of their own. Despite the passage of time they continue to hold the public imagination, either because of the personalities involved, the depravity of the crime, doubts over the outcome, or the fact that no one was ever caught.

This work addresses eight great mysteries in the history of crime, including Jack the Ripper, the Boston Strangler and JonBenet Ramsey.

The authors take a fresh look at the crimes and dismantle the conventional wisdom regarding the some of most notorious of crimes and rebuild them - with astonishing results.