Stephen Knight (author)
Stephen Knight | |
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Born | Hainault, Essex, England | 26 September 1951
Died | 25 July 1985 Carradale, Argyll, Scotland | (aged 33)
Occupation | Journalist |
Period | 1976–1984 |
Subject | Crime |
Notable works | Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution The Brotherhood |
Spouse | Margot Kenrick (1976–1980) |
Children | 1 |
Stephen Knight (26 September 1951 – 25 July 1985) was a British journalist and author. He is best remembered for the books Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution (1976) and The Brotherhood (1984).[1]
Life and works
Born in Hainault in Essex as Stephen Victor Knight, he attended West Hatch Technical High School, at nearby Chigwell. He was not successful academically,[2] and after leaving school at 16 Knight went to work as a salesman for the London Electricity Board in Chigwell.[3] At 18 he got a job as a reporter on the Ilford Pictorial[3] before moving to the Hornchurch Echo.[3]
His book Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution (1976) suggested that the
The Brotherhood (1984) was published at a time when Freemasonry was coming under increasing scrutiny in the United Kingdom. Knight's last book before his death was The Killing of Justice Godfrey, exploring the death of Edmund Berry Godfrey in 1678, which had caused widespread anti-Catholic sentiment in England.
In 1983 he became a religious follower of
Knight died in July 1985 at the age of 33 while staying with friends at
Private life
In 1976 he married Margot Kenrick, who had two daughters, Natasha and Nicole, from a previous relationship. In the same year the couple had a daughter together, Nanouska Maria Knight.
Works
Non-fiction
- Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution (1976)
- The Brotherhood (1984)
- The Killing of Justice Godfrey: an investigation into England's most remarkable unsolved murder (1984)
Fiction
- Requiem at Rogano (1979)
Film
- Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution (1980)
References
- ^ Freund, Charles Paul (1 July 2000). "Unaccepted Masons". Reason. Escondido, CA.
- ^ a b c Obituary for Knight on Casebook: Jack the Ripper by Richard Whittington-Egan
- ^ a b c Adam Curtis "Suspicious Minds", BBC Adam Curtis blog, 2 April 2014
- ^ Sengupta, Kim (18 April 1998). "Ripper Fans Take Stab at Naming Evil Jack". The Independent. London.
- ^ a b "Mr Stephen Knight". The Times. London. 26 July 1985. p. 16.
- ^ Nanouska Maria Knight in the England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005 - Ancestry.com (subscription required)