TheJack the Ripper mystery throws up many interesting suspects. Some of these Jack the Ripper suspects are fanciful, while other Jack the Ripper suspects are more credible. The mystery of Jack the Ripper will likely never be solved now. Far too much time has passed. Too many contradictions. Unreliable witness testimonies (where often suspects can conflict with one another over an event.) A lack of any real physical evidence. And, the likelihood that we will never come across any new information about the Jack the Ripper case. And what it leads to is that the probability of us finding out who Jack the Ripper really was, is remote. Who Jack the Ripper was will always remain an unanswered question. Part of the reason why Jack the Ripper as captured the public's attention for over 100 years, is down to the horrific nature of Jack the Rippers murders. He did not just kill his victims, which was bad enough, he mutilated most of his victims. It is the horrific way in which Jack killed his victims which has struck a fear in people for decades. Another reason why Jack has been kept alive through books, TV, and films, is down to the mystery which surrounds Jack the Ripper. Who was Jack the Ripper? Why did he murder? What his motive? Was it a hatred of women? Prostitutes in particular? Did Jack the Ripper really only kill five women, or were more of the women killed around the same time also his victims? How did he begin? Was it just luck that he evaded the capture of police, or was he very aware of police patrols? Why did Jack the Ripper stop murdering - what happened to him to make him stop? The more that you read about Jack the Ripper, it often seems that there are more questions which surface, than questions which are answered. The many questions which arise from the Jack the Ripper case, often leads to many disagreements within the Ripperologist community. If you want to see this for yourself, go to the Casebook forum, were people debate the Jack the Ripper case. It is an interesting forum, which brings to your attention other people opinions on the case. It will open you up to some fascinating insights from Ripperologists. You will come across many suspects on the Casebook website. Some of them you would have heard of; others you wouldn't have heard of. Some of the suspects are convincing; while others seem unlikely. Although on the surface, there are many Jack the Ripper suspects, most of them seem unlikely. For different reasons: some were in a different country at the time, others were in jail, some are conspiratorial in nature rather than being based on reason and historical evidence, while others just don't provide enough evidence to be considered at a credible suspect. The Jack the Ripper suspects list becomes a process of elimination. Were we can eliminate many of the suspects, through reasons stated above. Even though this can appear to be encouraging for the Ripperologist, what is not encouraging is that even the best Jack the Ripper suspects fall short. They can often seem the best of a bad bunch. Either because a particular suspect doesn't completely add up, through contradictory evidence or lack of evidence. Or because a suspect has motive, or the characteristics to be Jack the Ripper, but the same suspect cannot be placed at the scene of the crimes (even though they were a Whitechapel resident), nor is there physical evidence to link a particular suspect to the crimes. A suspect having motive or personality characteristics which are violent or aggressive is important, but, it is not enough in the Jack the Ripper case. If we were to rely on motive and personality characteristics alone, then several of these suspects would be Jack the Ripper. And they cannot all be Jack the Ripper. Some of the Jack the Ripper suspects are more plausible than others. We are going to look at the most plausible Jack the Ripper suspects. These are men most likely to have been Jack the Ripper. Aaron Kosminski
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