Donald Rumbelow (born 1940) is a British former
City of London Police officer, crime historian, and ex-curator of the City of London Police's Crime Museum. He has twice been chairman of England's Crime Writers' Association.
Career
A recognised authority on the
Whitechapel Murders
The Whitechapel murders were committed in or near the largely impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London between 3 April 1888 and 13 February 1891. At various points some or all of these eleven unsolved murders of women have ...
, he currently acts as a London Tourist Board Blue Badged guide of the Jack the Ripper Walk, a walking tour in London visiting the locations associated with the crimes. He has appeared in several television documentaries examining the subject. In 2021, he contributed regularly to ''
Railway Murders
''Railway Murders'' is a documentary series narrated by Nicholas Day. It debuted in May 2021 on Yesterday. In September 2021 it was broadcast on ZDFinfo. Regular contributors include Donald Rumbelow, Judith Rowbotham and Alan Moss.
Episode ...
''.
His literary and lecturing work ranges over several centuries of London's crime history.
Personal life
Rumbelow is married and has two children.
Books by Donald Rumbelow
* Donald Rumbelow: ''I Spy Blue: Police and Crime in the City of London from Elizabeth I to Victoria'', Macmillan, 1971
* Donald Rumbelow: ''Houndsditch Murders'', Macmillan, 1973
* Donald Rumbelow: ''The Complete Jack the Ripper'', London: W.H. Allen, 1975 (reprinted as ''Jack the Ripper: The Complete Casebook'').
** ''The Complete Jack the Ripper'', fully revised and updated. 2004.
* Donald Rumbelow and Judy Hindley, illustrated by Colin King: ''Know How Book of Detection'',
Usborne Publishing
Usborne Publishing, often called Usborne Books, is a British publisher of children's books. Founded by Peter Usborne in 1973, Usborne Publishing uses an in-house team of writers, editors and designers. One of its sales channels is Usborne Books ...
Ltd, 1978
* Donald Rumbelow: ''Triple Tree'', Harap, 1982
* Stewart P. Evans and Donald Rumbelow: ''Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates'', Sutton Publishing, 2007,
External links
www.walks.com - Homepage of the 'Jack the Ripper' walks
References
British historians
Living people
1940 births
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