Tag: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

May 13, 2012

Was Jack the Ripper…a Woman?

Jack the Ripper is the most famous serial killer of all time. For over a century, scholars have searched for his true identity. But were they searching for the wrong type of person? Was Jack the Ripper really…Jill the Ripper? Who was Jack the Ripper? The true extent of Jack the Ripper’s murder spree remains…

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April 1, 2012

Piltdown Man: The Fraudulent Missing Link?

On December 18, 1912, Charles Dawson and Arthur Smith Woodward announced the discovery of mysterious bone fragments at a meeting of the Geological Society of London. These fragments, which included part of a skull and a jawbone, seemed to prove the existence of a previously unknown human species with chimpanzee-like features. In other words, the…

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