A motive for the News of the World article being faked?
It established that the marginalia existed in 1981 including the Kosminski naming.
This is the thing that gives the marginalia financial value - and without it may explain why the News of the World didn't use the material in 1981.
Some have speculated that the Kosminski part was added between 1981 (when the collection was rediscovered) and 1987 when people living saw the marginalia.
There was realistically no chance if it being faked prior to this - I believe - I am going from memory.
If the unused News of the World article can be shown to be genuine then it would be a big step establishing that the marginalia is genuine.
The timing and circumstance of the finding of the News of the World article are strange.
It established that the marginalia existed in 1981 including the Kosminski naming.
This is the thing that gives the marginalia financial value - and without it may explain why the News of the World didn't use the material in 1981.
Some have speculated that the Kosminski part was added between 1981 (when the collection was rediscovered) and 1987 when people living saw the marginalia.
There was realistically no chance if it being faked prior to this - I believe - I am going from memory.
If the unused News of the World article can be shown to be genuine then it would be a big step establishing that the marginalia is genuine.
The timing and circumstance of the finding of the News of the World article are strange.
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