The Jack the Ripper case is not short of suspects. If anything, the Jack the Ripper case draws in some bizarre suspects and theories. To more probable, or even likely suspects. Like with all of history, evidence is key, sources are key - both primary sources and secondary sources. Both historical primary sources, and historical sources are important for different reasons. For example, primary sources give us first hand information from people who were there at the time. Whereas, secondary sources can offer us a more objective view of the historical event - we know people can view the world in different ways, biases will be present, therefore - these things can colour a primary source.
It is interesting to observe that when Ripperologists study the Jack the Ripper case, they can often refute secondary suspects. In other words, those suspected of being Jack the Ripper after the event. This can sometimes be years, or even decades after the Ripper Case was closed. This leads some to only take seriously the men suspected of being Jack the Ripper by the police at the time.
In the following articles we are going to look at the suspects accused of being Jack the Ripper. Not every single suspect will be covered, as there is literally hundreds of Jack the Ripper suspects. Sometimes it literally feels like every man around at the time of the Whitechapel Murders, has been accused of being the killer.
With coming articles we will dedicate an article to each suspect. The suspects focused on will be the most well known, the ones suspected by the police at the time, and the odd 'bizarre' theories about Jack the Ripper.
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