Jack the Ripper killed twice in one night, in an event which has become known as ‘The Double Event’. The Double Event occurred during the early morning hours of the 30th of September 1888 within Whitechapel and within the City of London.
Both of these murders occurred in less than an hour of one another. The Double Event started that night with the murder of Elizabeth Stride. She was Jack the Ripper’s first victim that night, but she was the third or forth Jack the Ripper victim by the time of her murder. Elizabeth Stride was seen alive not long before she was found killed. She was seen alive in Berner Street in Whitechapel just before midnight. At 1am that morning, Elizabeth Stride’s body was found in Dutfield’s Yard by a man named Louis Diemschutz.
When Louis Diemschutz found Elizabeth Stride it was apparent that she had just been murdered by Jack the Ripper, as her body and face were still warm when Louis found her. This suggests that Jack the Ripper was interrupted during his murder of Elizabeth Stride, what further suggests that Jack the Ripper was interrupted during that first murder in the Double Event was that she didn’t have mutilations to her body, whereas, all of Jack the Ripper’s other victims did have mutilations to their body.
There is one final interesting thing about the murder of Elizabeth Stride during Jack the Ripper’s Double Event, and that is that Louis Diemshutz believed that Jack the Ripper was still in the yard when he entered it - with Louis going to seek help over Elizabeth’s murder, it allowed the Ripper to escape, however, had Louis Dimeshutz entered the yard he may have caught Jack the Ripper, and we would therefore, know today the idenity of Jack the Ripper.
The Second Murder Of Jack the Ripper’s Double Event
With Jack the Rippers murder of Elizabeth Stride not going to plan for him - in other words, by him being unsuccessful in mutilating Elizabeth Stride, he set on a quest to murder another victim. Sadly, that next victim would be murdered about an hour from the time that he murdered Elizabeth, his next victim was Catherine Eddowes. The Ripper could have been furious after he was interrupted, which possibly led him to seek out another victim. The Ripper seeking another victim on the night of the Double Event suggests that Jack the Ripper was out of control that night. The police were already on high alert for Jack the Ripper before Elizabeth’s death, as Jack by that point had already murdered two, possibly three victims so far that Autumn. But the murder of Elizabeth Stride on the night of the Double Event and Louis Diemshutz alerting the police to the killer just after 1am would have resulted in swarms of police all around Whitechapel looking for Jack the Ripper.
Therefore, it shows he was out of control as the police where all over Whitechapel by that point and he chose to struck again that night. His next victim was Catherine Eddowes.
Coincidentally, Catherine Eddowes was released from jail around the same time that Elizabeth Stride was murder during the Double Event. Catherine Eddowes murder in Jack the Ripper’s Double Event suggests to us that Jack the Ripper was being opportunistic in choosing his victims to kill - he couldn’t have possibly known that Catherine Eddowes was being released at that time, and her murder doesn’t seem planned - it seems like opportunism on behalf of Jack the Ripper when he murdered Catherine Eddowes that night. Catherine Eddowes was the second victim in Jack the Ripper’s Double Event that night. At around 8PM on the 29th of September, Catherine Eddowes was arrested for being drunk and disorderly on the street. By about 1am on the 30th of September 1888 Catherine Eddowes was sober and released from jail to go home. Shortly after that, Catherine Eddowes was murdered in Mitre Square by Jack the Ripper between 1.35am and 1.45am. This time, Jack the Ripper did mutilate Catherine Eddowes, and it was much more brutal than his previous mutilations.
As Catherine Eddowes was murdered in Mitre Square, it resulted in the City of London police being dragged into the Jack the Ripper case. From this point onwards, there became two police branches in London looking for Jack the Ripper - the City of London police and the Whitechapel police. Despite this, and despite Jack the Ripper being out of control on the night of the Double Event, he was never caught and his identity remains a mystery to this day.
Sources: http://www.rippervision.com/elizabeth-stride-the-body-in-the-yard/ https://www.casebook.org/dissertations/elizabeths-last-stride.html https://www.casebook.org/victims/stride.html https://www.casebook.org/victims/eddowes.html
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The Dear Boss Jack the Ripper Letter Was Published In The Daily News On The 1st of October 18881/10/2019
The Dear Boss letter was published in the newspaper the Daily News on the 1st of October 1888, but it was dated the 29th of September 1888, therefore, whoever wrote the Dear Boss letter must have written it on the 29th of September 1888.
The Dear Boss letter arrived on the following day on the 29th of September 1888 at Scotland Yard, claiming to be the serial killer - Jack the Ripper. The Dear Boss letter is the first time that the name Jack the Ripper was used. Prior to that, the name Jack the Ripper had never been used. The letter read:
''Dear Boss,
I keep on hearing the police have caught me but they wont fix me just yet. I have laughed when they look so clever and talk about being on the right track. That joke about Leather Apron gave me real fits. I am down on whores and I shant quit ripping them till I do get buckled. Grand work the last job was. I gave the lady no time to squeal. How can they catch me now. I love my work and want to start again. You will soon hear of me with my funny little games. I saved some of the proper red stuff in a ginger beer bottle over the last job to write with but it went thick like glue and I cant use it. Red ink is fit enough I hope ha. ha. The next job I do I shall clip the ladys ears off and send to the police officers just for jolly wouldn't you. Keep this letter back till I do a bit more work, then give it out straight. My knife's so nice and sharp I want to get to work right away if I get a chance. Good Luck. Yours truly Jack the Ripper Dont mind me giving the trade name PS Wasnt good enough to post this before I got all the red ink off my hands curse it No luck yet. They say I'm a doctor now. ha ha''
The Saucy Jack postcard arrived at Central News Agency on this day in history in 1888. It was postmarked the 1st of October 1888 and arrived on the same day.
The author claimed to be Jack the Ripper. However, there has been speculation and debate about the author's true identity ever since the Saucy Jack postcard was created. It's thought today that the Saucy Jack postcard was a hoax, and therefore, it's likely that the author of the Saucy Jack postcard wasn't Jack the Ripper. This is what the Saucy Jack postcard said:
''I was not codding dear old Boss when I gave you the tip, you'll hear about Saucy Jacky's work tomorrow double event this time number one squealed a bit couldn't finish straight off. ha not the time to get ears for police. thanks for keeping last letter back till I got to work again.
Jack the Ripper'' You can read more about the Saucy Jack postcard here.
The inquest into the murder of Martha Tabram began on the 9th of August 1888. Martha Tabram was murdered in George Yard Buildings in the Victorian Whitechapel area of London in 1888, she might have been the first victim of Jack the Ripper.
There were eleven Whitechapel murders, five of them were thought to have been at the hands of Jack the Ripper. These five victims were known as the canonical five victims. Martha Tabram is not one of the canonical five victims. However, her murder has some similarities to the canonical five women. Martha Tabram was a local prostitute, she was a similar age to most of the other victims, she was stabbed to death in the early morning hours in Whitechapel. The difference in her murder is that the canonical five victims had their throat slit and most were mutilated. The Inquest Of Martha's Murder The inquest of Martha's murder opened just two days after she was murdered. She was murdered on the 7th of August 1888, though the culprit(s?) of her murder were never caught, leaving her death unsolved to this day. Her murderer could have been Jack the Ripper. During her inquest, it was discussed how Martha had suffered 39 stab wounds by her attacker. A witness statement from a local in the buildings, John Reeves, said that he was leaving for work that morning at around 4.45am and discovered the body of Martha. The building where she was found, was essentially Victorian flats were people lived. John Reeves found her body in a pool of blood and went immediately to the police. However, he was not the first person to notice Tabram's lifeless body. That was a man named Alfred Crow, who was also giving evidence at the inquest that day. Alfred Crow had noticed Tabram lying at the bottom of George Yard Buildings at around 3.30am, just an hour and 45 minutes before John Reeves found her. Crow had said to the inquest that he noticed her body, but didn't think anything of it - he thought she was a homeless person. When Alfred Crow would have discovered the body of Martha, it would have been pitch black, when John Reeves discovered her, daylight would have been breaking, so it would explain why Reeves saw the pool of blood and not Crow. There were three other statements made at the inquest, made by three other men, beside the two witness statements of Alfred and John. One statement was made by the police officer who was alerted to her murder, PC Thomas Barrett. Another statement was made by a doctor, Dr Killen, who examined Martha's body. And, the final statement was made by the coroner. There was no identification of the murderer and the inquest was adjourned for two weeks after that. The name 'Jack the Ripper' wasn't even created at this point. But the murder of Martha Tabram has been speculated by some, to have been at the hands of Jack the Ripper.
The Autumn of Terror in 1888, was the season where Jack the Ripper reigned his terror. Jack the Ripper has become the world's most notorious serial killer, however, he appeared and disappeared quickly. In other words, the murders that Jack the Ripper committed, did not happen over a long period of time.
As the name'Autumn of Terror' suggests, Jack the Rippers murders happened throughout the Autumn of 1888. The murders began in August 1888 and stopped in November 1888; the murders finished as suddenly as they started that Autumn. Jack the Ripper disappeared into obscurity, his identity never discovered and something which is debated to this day. What Happened In The Autumn of Terror? The murders started on either August 7th 1888, or the 31st of August 1888. Two different women were murdered on those dates. A local prostitute named Martha Tabram was murdered in the early morning hours of August 7th 1888. Whereas, Mary Ann Nichols, another local prostitute, was murdered in the early morning hours of the 31st of August 1888. The killer was never identified for either woman, which is part of the reason some suspect that Jack the Ripper murdered both women. Some Ripperologists argue that Martha Tabram was the first victim of Jack the Ripper; while others argue that the first victim was Mary Ann Nichols. Most Ripperologists do seem to think that Nichols was murdered by Jack the Ripper, but she was not the last woman to meet her end. How Many Women Were Murdered? There was a total of five women murdered, these are known as the canonical five. If we include Martha, then he killed six women. There's also the possibility that Jack the Ripper had other victims that we don't know about. The true extent may never be known. Most Ripperologists, however, think that he had at least five victims. These are the canonical five victims. They are as follows: Mary Ann Nichols - 31st of August 1888 Annie Chapman - 8th of September 1888 Elizabeth Stride - 30th of September 1888 Catherine Eddowes - 30th of September 1888 Mary Jane Kelly - 9th of November 1888 The Double Event As you can see from above, there were two women killed on the same this, this has become known as the Double Event. The Double Event was when the Ripper killed two women on the same night. The two women Jack the Ripper murdered, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes, were murdered within just 45 minutes of each other. It's thought that the Ripper was disturbed killing Elizabeth Stride, they he became angry, or sickly dissatisfied and went on to kill Catherine Eddowes because of it. Whatever his reasons for killing two women that night, it showed that he was completely out of control that night and erratic. He would have had the police out in force that night when Louis Diemschutz alerted the police to the murder of Elizabeth. Louis Diemschutz found her body just minutes after the Ripper had killed her, he also thought that the Ripper was hiding in the shadows, therefore, the police would have been out in force trying to catch Jack. It indicates that Jack the Ripper was out of control that night. The Silence Of October There were no murders during October 1888 (at least that we know of). Perhaps that was down to the Double Event when Jack almost got caught. Perhaps he lay low that October 1888 because he almost got caught. There was, however, several letters that were addressed by Jack the Ripper. Three of these letters remain significant. They are the Dear Boss letter, the Saucy Jack postcard and the From Hell letter. Most likely the Dear Boss letter and the Saucy Jack postcard were fake and forged by a journalist at the time. The From Hell letter is different, it's probably the only letter sent by Jack the Ripper. It was a letter which was short and to the point. But it was also a letter that was accompanied with half a human kidney. The Last Victim, Mary Jane Kelly The last victim was a local prostitute named Mary Jane Kelly. Mary Jane Kelly was murdered and mutilated like most of his other killings. However, the mutilation of Mary Jane Kelly was far more graphic. She was murdered in the early morning hours of the 9th of November 1888 and became the Rippers last victim (that we know of). Why Jack suddenly stopped has remained as much of a mystery as his identity. There have been many theories about why things suddenly stopped. The most common reasons as 1) He stopped because he died, 2) He stopped because he was sent to a mental asylum, and 3) He stopped because he was too ill to carry on. Whatever the reason was, knowing why he suddenly stopped could help us discover who he was and why he committed those crimes. Drawing 1888 To A Close As 1888 drew to a close, Jack the Ripper wasn't caught. Speculation about his identity has persisted for 130 years after that Autumn of Terror. The Autumn of Terror began in August 1888, when Jack the Ripper began his notorious killing spree. The events of the Autumn of Terror would result in Jack the Ripper becoming the World's most notorious and elusive serial killer to this day. To this day, the identity of Jack the Ripper is debated. The identity of Jack the Ripper is shrouded in as much mystery today, as it was in 1888 when he committed his heinous acts. Another thing which is shrouded in mystery is Jack the Rippers first victim. Some Ripperologists argue that Jack the Rippers first victim was Martha Tabram, who was murdered on the 7th of August 1888. While other Ripperologists argue that his first victim was Mary Ann Nichols, who was murdered by the ripper on the 31st of August 1888. Whether the ripper's first victim was Martha Tabram or Mary Ann Nichols, what is clear, is that his Autumn of Terror began on that August month of 1888. Let's look at a timeline of events throughout that month. August 7th 1888 Martha Tabram is murdered in George Yard Buildings in the early morning hours. Tabram was first found by a man called Alfred Crow at 3.30am that morning, though he didn't know it at the time - he saw Tabram's body lying at the bottom of stairs in George Yard Buildings and thought the person was homeless. It was pitch black at the time Alfred Crow saw Tabram, so it's understandable that he hadn't realized she had been murdered. By 4.45am (with daylight breaking), another man called John Reeves found the body of Martha. It was obvious to John Reeves that she had been murdered, with daylight, he could see the pool of blood that she was lying in. The time of her death was estimated to be between 2am and 2.45am that morning, by Dr Timothy Killeen. 9th of August 1888 The inquest into the murder of Martha Tabram began on this day in history. The inquest took place in the Working Lads Institute on Whitechapel Road. 14th of August 1888 Martha's body was identified by her former husband. 23rd of August 1888 The inquest of the murder of Martha reconvened. The inquest resumed again in the Working Lads Institute on Whitechapel Road. The inquest concluded that Tabram suffered 39 stabs wounds and that her death was by murder. The identity of that murderer was never concluded. 24th of July 1888 Mary Ann Nichols moves into 56 Flower and Dean Street, just one week before her murder. This would prove to be her last address. 25th of August 1888 Martha's death certificate is issued. 30th of August 1888 A dock fire breaks out on the London Docks. It would rage for hours into the night and into the early morning hours; turning the sky a blood red colour. TheLondon dock fire broke out at around 8pm, the fire was so intense because there was liquor stored in the docks. 31st of August 1888 Mary Ann Nichols is murdered by Jack the Ripper in the early morning hours of the 31st of August 1888. Mary Ann Nichols was last seen that morning at 2.30am, by her friend Emily Holland. Emily Holland said that Mary Ann Nichols was drunk by the time that she had seen her and that Mary went on to earn her doss money for a bed that night. Mary had already earned that money, three times over, according to Emily, but she had spent it on drink and had to earn the money again. The body of Mary Ann was discovered at 3.40am that morning on Bucks Row, by a man named Charles Cross.
Today, there are only a handful of Jack the Ripper letters which have remained infamous. These Jack the Ripper letters include the Dear Boss letter, the Saucy Jack postcard, and the From Hell letter. The authenticity of the Dear Boss letter, the From Hell letter and the Saucy Jack postcard, is debated to this day - were they really sent by Jack the Ripper? or, were they a hoax written by a journalist? Those questions are debatable.
Probably two of those Jack the Ripper letters are hoaxes, while the third was real. At the time, police officials believed that two of these letters, the Dear Boss letter and the Saucy Jack postcard, was written by a journalist. Interestingly, recent research on the letters has supported this theory. Both letters were studied at the University of Manchester by a forensic linguistic expert, they revealed what police in 1888 had suspected - that the Dear Boss letter and the Saucy Jack postcard, was written by the same person. That doesn't prove that it was written by a journalist, but there is more - one journalist called Fredrick Best, allegedly confessed to writing the Dear Boss letter. If that confession was authentic, then he must have written both of these Jack the Ripper letters. Therefore, it would solve the mystery of two of the most infamous Jack the Ripper letters. It leaves us with one more letter - the From Hell letter. The From Hell letter The From Hell letter is the most infamous of all of the Jack the Ripper letters. It is a letter different from the others, both in its content and in what it was sent with - half a human kidney. Why was it different from the other letters? The From Hell letter is the most infamous of all of the Jack the Ripper letters. It is a letter different from the others, both in its content and in what it was sent with - half a human kidney. Why was it different from the other letters? Noticeably, this letter wasn't signed off with 'Jack the Ripper', like other ripper letters, were. The other letters were vague in who they were addressing, they were written addressing 'the boss'. However, the From Hell letter was more personal, it addressed George Lusk. George Lusk was head of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee, the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee was a group of businessmen patrol the streets of Whitechapel at the time of the killings, to search for Jack the Ripper. Therefore, it seems as if the From Hell letter was more personal - like it was specifically trying to send a message to George Lusk. If that was the case, then it tells us a few things about the author of the letter. And if it was sent by Jack the Ripper, then it gives us some clues to his identity. For one, it tells us that the ripper probably was a local. It also tells us that Jack the Ripper might have known Lusk. What suggests this, is not just that the From Hell letter addressed George Lusk, but it was sent to Mr Lusks home - meaning that the author knew where he lived and who he was. It tells us that Jack the Ripper was possibly hiding in plain sight. Why should we think the From Hell letter is authentic? There are hundreds of Jack the Ripper letters, but only one of them can be regarded as authentic and sent from Jack the Ripper himself - the From Hell letter. There are several reasons to suggest this letter was from the killer: . It was sent with half a human kidney. This goes a lot further than merely hoaxing a letter. It's more sinister and disturbing. . The Missing Half Kidney Two weeks prior to Mr Lusk receiving the letter, Jack the Ripper murdered Catherine Eddowes and removed her kidney. The kidney was examined by two doctors, Dr Gordon Brown and Dr Thomas Openshaw; both believed that the kidney was human. Some have argued that sending this half a kidney was just a joke. However, given that it was a real kidney sent to Mr Lusk, we can't write it off as merely as a joke, especially when a woman was murdered two weeks prior, who had a kidney removed by her murderer, then it can't be seen or treated as a joke. If we do consider it as a joke, then the obvious question is, 'who did the kidney belong to, if it wasn't from Catherine Eddowes?' There's nothing to suggest that the kidney belonged to anyone else. Conclusion These three Jack the Ripper letters, give us a fascinating insight into the Jack the Ripper case. Two of these letters were probably hoaxed by one journalist - which shows how the media sensationalised or were willing to sensationalise the murders (probably to sell more newspapers). Recent evidence shows us that two of the letters, the Dear Boss letter and the Saucy Jack postcard, were written by the same hand. The hand that wrote them, was most likely of that of the Victorian journalist; Fredrick Best. While we can't say the same for our third letter; the From Hell letter. The From Hell letter probably was from Jack the Ripper. Out of all of the Jack the Ripper letters, it remains the only one that was likely sent by the murderer, both due to its content and the kidney that accompanied it. Sadly, this is the end of Ripper Real Time for this year. But. Next year Ripper Real Time will be back to follow the events of Jack the Ripper as they unfold in real time. I would like to thank you for being part of Ripper Real Time. And, I hope you have enjoyed (if that is the right word), following and learning about the Ripper events. This was the first time I have followed the events of Jack the Ripper in real time. It always seems like a historical event that there is more to learn about. As it is so large. You just have to look at the Jack the Ripper website Casebook to see how large it is.
Everyone has their own theories on Jack the Ripper. Everyone who studies Jack the Ripper has their own theories. To who they think the ripper was, or who it wasn't. To what happened. And why.
For me, I would say that I don't know who Jack the Ripper was. There really isn't a lot of evidence to come to a conclusion about the rippers real identity. Which is the reason why the events of Jack the Ripper are still surrounded in mystery. But, it is that same mystery which keeps, and has kept people interested in the Jack the Ripper case. If we knew it was John Miller from Whitechapel Road, for example, would we still be talking about it in the same way today? Doubtful. The mystery of Jack the Ripper is what grips us. When you read about the suspects, you change your mind constantly. 'He fits. It is definitely him.' 'That theory looks good. It is definitely that.' There is't any (concrete) evidence to tell us who Jack was. The likelihood is, that we will probably never know who Jack the Ripper was. What his motivate was. How many victims there actually were. And the true true extent to his crime. Unless we are enlightened with new information. Such as the hidden files at Scotland Yard. Could these secret files either identify Jack the Ripper, or give as a strong inclination as to who Jack the Ripper was? It is possible. It does seem strange that you have historical sources kept hidden. And only fuels theories like the royal conspiracy. It could also be a case where these files aren't really that interesting, and reveal nothing at all. We can be sure though, in the mean time, that people will continue to speculate about the Jack the Ripper murders. Next year I will be back with some Ripper Real Time tweets. Next up is Titanic Real Time - which is coming soon! Thank you! TheMcnaughten Memorandum was written by an Assistant Commissioner of Crime, at London Metropolitan Police. That Assistant Commissioner's name was Mellvile Mcnaughten. Was was Assistant Commissioner of Crime during 1903 to 1913. He was not part of the original Jack the Ripper Metropolitan Police investigation into the Jack the Ripper murders. However, Mcnaughten did work on the case just after the ripper murders had stopped, between 1889 and 1891. The Mcnaughten Memorandum was written a few years after he had stopped working on the ripper case. In the Mcnaughten Memorandum, 1894, he lists three men who he believes are Jack the Ripper. However, his memorandum has came under some criticism. When one reads the Mcnaughten Memorandum, it becomes clear why Mcnaughten is criticized - even though he does list suspects who he believes to be Jack the Ripper - he doesn't really offer any real evidence as to why he believes those three men are likely to be the killer. You can read an excerpt from The Mcnaughten Memorandum below. And see what you think of Melville's three Jack the Ripper suspects. ''Now the Whitechapel murderer had 5 victims -- & 5 victims only, -- his murders were:(1) 31st August, '88. Mary Ann Nichols -- at Buck's Row -- who was found with her throat cut -- & with (slight) stomach mutilation. (2) 8th Sept. '88 Annie Chapman -- Hanbury St.; -- throat cut -- stomach & private parts badly mutilated & some of the entrails placed round the neck. (3) 30th Sept. '88. Elizabeth Stride -- Berner's Street -- throat cut, but nothing in shape of mutilation attempted, & on same date Catherine Eddowes -- Mitre Square, throat cut & very bad mutilation, both of face and stomach. 9th November. Mary Jane Kelly -- Miller's Court, throat cut, and the whole of the body mutilated in the most ghastly manner -- The last murder is the only one that took place in a room, and the murderer must have been at least 2 hours engaged. A photo was taken of the woman, as she was found lying on the bed, withot seeing which it is impossible to imagine the awful mutilation. With regard to the double murder which took place on 30th September, there is no doubt but that the man was disturbed by some Jews who drove up to a Club, (close to which the body of Elizabeth Stride was found) and that he then, 'mordum satiatus', went in search of a further victim who he found at Mitre Square. It will be noted that the fury of the mutilations increased in each case, and, seemingly, the appetite only became sharpened by indulgence. It seems, then, highly improbable that the murderer would have suddenly stopped in November '88, and been content to recommence operations by merely prodding a girl behind some 2 years and 4 months afterwards. A much more rational theory is that the murderer's brain gave way altogether after his awful glut in Miller's Court, and that he immediately committed suicide, or, as a possible alternative, was found to be so hopelessly mad by his relations, that he was by them confined in some asylum.'' ''No one ever saw the Whitechapel murderer; many homicidal maniacs were suspected, but no shadow of proof could be thrown on any one. I may mention the cases of 3 men, any one of whom would have been more likely than Cutbush to have committed this series of murders: (1) A Mr M. J. Druitt, said to be a doctor & of good family -- who disappeared at the time of the Miller's Court murder, & whose body (which was said to have been upwards of a month in the water) was found in the Thames on 31st December -- or about 7 weeks after that murder. He was sexually insane and from private information I have little doubt but that his own family believed him to have been the murderer. (2) Kosminski -- a Polish Jew -- & resident in Whitechapel. This man became insane owing to many years indulgence in solitary vices. He had a great hatred of women, specially of the prostitute class, & had strong homicidal tendencies: he was removed to a lunatic asylum about March 1889. There were many circumstances connected with this man which made him a strong 'suspect'. (3) Michael Ostrog, a Russian doctor, and a convict, who was subsequently detained in a lunatic asylum as a homicidal maniac. This man's antecedents were of the worst possible type, and his whereabouts at the time of the murders could never be ascertained.'' There are three Jack the Ripper suspects for Melville in his memorandum. They are, in the order he lists them, (1) M. J. Druitt, (2) Kominski, and (3) Ostrog. The reasons he suspects Druitt is because, in his words, Druitt is ''sexually insane'', and ''his own family believed him to be the murderer. His case for suspecting Kominski seems stronger. He argues that Kominski was ''insane'', ''had a hatred of women...especially prostitutes'', and, had ''homicidal tendencies'', in his words. Lastly, his reasons for believing that Ostrog was Jack the Ripper, was because he was ''insane'', a ''homicidal manic'', and, his whereabouts during the ripper murders is unclear. For a police officer who presumably had first hand knowledge about the ripper murders, Mcnaughten doesn't provide any evidence for suspecting these men. He does site reasons for suspecting these men. But that isn't good enough. It falls short of hard evidence. Source: www.casebook.org/official_documents/memo.html |
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