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.[1] He has twice been chairman of England's Crime Writers' Association.

Career

A recognised authority on the Whitechapel Murders, 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.[2] He has appeared in several television documentaries examining the subject.[3] In 2021, he contributed regularly to Railway Murders.[4]

His literary and lecturing work ranges over several centuries of London's crime history.

Personal life

Rumbelow is married and has two children.[5]

Books by Donald Rumbelow

External links

References

  1. ^ City of London Police's Crime Museum Archived November 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ London Walks Jack the Ripper Tour
  3. ^ List of TV, movie, and documentary credits at IMDB.com
  4. ^ "Railway Murders". UKTV, 3DD Productions. 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Penguin book author's biography". Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
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