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- ↑ Colin Kendell, Jack the Ripper: The Theories and the Facts, Amberley, 2010.
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References
- Martin Fido and Keith Skinner, The Official Encyclopedia of Scotland Yard (Virgin Books, London:1999)
External links
- Portrait of Monro in the National Portrait Gallery
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