Fictional Portrayals
The 1969 crime novel Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square, written by Arthur LeBern, is loosely based on the case; the protagonist strangles women with his necktie. The book was turned into the Alfred Hitchcock movie Frenzy in 1972. Black Sabbath included a song called "Fairies Wear Boots" on their 1970 album Paranoid which was titled "Jack the Stripper/Fairies Wear Boots" in its American release.
The 2009 crime novel "Bad Penny Blues" by Cathi Unsworth is closely based on the case.
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