Casebook Staff
Stephen P. Ryder, Executive Editor
Email: spryder
casebook.org
I began Casebook: Jack the Ripper in 1996, originally as just a place to showcase several
articles I'd written on the subject of the so-called "Maybrick diary". As time wore on, I
continued researching the case, and with the help of many other enthusiasts, the Casebook quickly
blossomed into the premiere web site on the subject of Jack the Ripper. The site has been featured
in The Sunday Times (London), the New York Times, Yahoo Internet Life, The
Jerusalem Post, Showtime Television, Britannica encyclopedia, The Discovery
Channel, The History Channel, A&E, National Public Radio, BBC News,
People magazine and countless other media outlets around the world. More than 1.3 million
people visit Casebook: Jack the Ripper every year.
I am available for television, radio and print interviews, and often work as an historical
consultant for documentaries, film projects, and other media products. If you would like to
contact me, you may do so via email at sprydercasebook.org.
Alexander Chisholm, Editor
Email: clan.chisholmbtinternet.com
I first discovered this fantastic site soon after its inception in 1996
and have been hooked ever since. So I couldn't believe my luck when, in
spring 2004, Stephen offered me the opportunity to be more closely
involved in the Casebook's development.
Over the years my main areas of interest have become focused on the origin
and early development of Ripper stories, as presented in newspapers of the
time, and theatrical performances of the likes of Richard Mansfield's
Dr
Jekyll & Mr Hyde in 1888.
In addition to late nineteenth century social & cultural history, I have
an abiding interest in the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion and the British Civil
Wars of the 17th century. I flatter myself that I'm a reasonably
competent portrait painter, and I know I'm football daft (soccer to some)
as a lifelong supporter of Glasgow Rangers. When not otherwise occupied,
I simply wallow in the tranquillity of the Scottish countryside in which
I'm lucky enough to live, along with my long-suffering good lady wife and
our now not so little darlings.
Alex is also the co-author of The News from Whitechapel, along
with Christopher Michael diGrazia and David Yost.
Christopher Scott, Editor
Born in 1949 in Surrey, England, I now live in the seaside town of Ramsgate, Kent. Having written in various forms since the age of 14, the majority of my output to date has been for theatre. I trained as an actor and have run both a local youth theatre and my own theatre group. A number of plays, for which I was fortunate enough to receive adjudicators' awards, were entered for the annual Kent One Act Festival.
"The King Sword" is my first novel and will be the first of six novels telling of the adventures of Doran and his companions. My main employment at present is as a database programmer but it is my hope and intention to work full time as a writer as soon as this is viable.
Apart from fiction writing, I am also a criminology researcher and am a regular contributor to "The Ripperologist" magazine. My other main interests are genealogy, reading, music in many forms and IT pursuits such as programming and web design.
Johnno, Technical Guru
My interest in the Jack the Ripper case was born in 1988 when I viewed a
television documentary on the subject, followed soon after by a popular
miniseries.
A decade later, I became involved with the development of the Casebook in
September of 1998, resulting from a desire to contribute and improve the
site, which at the time had been running for two years and was still in
its relative infancy. Previously I had been a visitor to the site since
not long after its inception in 1996.
Throughout my association with the Casebook, I have seen it grow from a
small enthusiast site to the world's largest online resource about the
nameless killer we seek.
Outside the world of Ripperology, my primary interests are music and
photography.
On the music front, I play guitar, bass and drums. Presently the majority
of my musical focus is guitar, and I am the lead guitarist of a rock/party
band. On the photography front, I enjoy photographing urban and natural
scapes, as well as people and objects. Many of my photographs are displayed
at my site (Xenedis.net).
