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    I do not necessarily believe or disbelieve this theory. but I hope it warrants some discussion of this victim who has been, for the most part, completely ignored as a possible JtR victim.

    I think it's important to examine the circumstances of the crime and how they relate to the known Ripper crimes. and a very important part of that is the progression.....

    Polly Nichols
    day and date: killed on a Friday, last day of the month

    location: open street with surrounding housing where anyone who looked out their windows at the time would've seen the murder being committed.

    murder/mutilation: throat cut, abdomen slashed open exposing intestines. no known "souvenirs" taken.

    Annie Chapman
    day and date: killed on a Saturday, 8th day of the month

    location: again surrounded by residences, but in the back private yard, not on the open street where passers-by would've seen

    murder/mutilation: throat cut, abdomen opened and disembowelled. uterus taken from the scene. also, rings probably taken by the killer.

    Liz Stride
    most believe the killer was interrupted so I'm not going to write much here other than location: dimly lit ally, beside a social club and across from a school. a few residences are nearby, but not close enough for the actual murder to be witnessed. and not on an open street.

    Catherine Eddowes
    day and date: killed on a Sunday, 8th day of the month

    location: in a dimly lit square, not on an open road. a few surrounding residences, but all residents in bed?

    murder/mutilation: throat cut, abdomen opened and disembowelled. face slashed. uterus and kidney taken from the scene.

    Mary Kelly
    day and date: killed on a Friday, 9th day of the month

    location: in a private residence occupied by the victim

    murder/mutilation: throat most likely cut, appeared that killer may have attempted unsuccessfully to remove the head. face slashed. abdomen opened and disembowelled. breasts removed, legs partially denuded. uterus and liver removed but not taken. heart taken from the scene.

    so here's what we have on Nichols, Chapman, Eddowes, and Kelly....

    *all killed on a weekend
    *all killed on either the last day of the month or the 8th-9th day of month
    *steady progression of severity of mutilations
    *enough changes in the general locations of the murders to indicate that killer was aware that he could be caught in the act if he didn't choose more carefully. evidenced by the fact that the first murder occurs on an open street, last murder occurs in a private residence.
    *killer shows interest in taking away body parts
    *killer shows particular interest in the uterus, which was removed from 3 of the 4 victims and taken away completely in 2 cases.
    *in the case of Kelly and I believe Chapman (?), there is indication that killer may have tried to remove the head.

    so now, it's time to look at Elizabeth Jackson:

    The first of Jackson's remains were found on a Tueday, June 4th. the examining doctor guessed that the remains had not been in the river for more than 24 hours. That would put the remains as having been put in the river on Sunday or Monday. So then, it would be very likely that Jackson died on Friday or Saturday. her family and friends stated they had not seen her since "the end of May". the last day of May was on Friday.

    so here we have a victim who was very possibly killed on Friday, last day of the month.

    location of the murder: completely unknown. but no one saw or heard anything so it was very obviously in a secluded place like a wooded area, private residence or business. in the canonical 5, the killer progressed from an open street to a private residence. This indicates to me that he was aware of the importance of his surroundings as far as witnesses and being caught in the act. and that, to me, would make Elizabeth Jackson's unknown murder site very important because wherever she was killed, there were no witnesses, passers-by, or any real chance of being caught in the act.

    murder/mutilation: dismembered. abdomen cut open and disembowelled. organs removed. description of wounds sound very much like the wounds of Mary Kelly. Head never recovered. I believe there were a few other organs and possibly a limb that were not recovered. (I base this from the dissertation by the fine lady whose name escapes me, but I need to read it again for sure.)

    now first and foremost, Elizabeth Jackson was NOT a "torso murder". "torso murders" refer to cases where the torso and very little else were recovered. with Elizabeth Jackson, almost the entire body was recovered bit by bit except the head, and (again, going from memory only) a limb and a few organs.

    Elizabeth Jackson was pregnant and so most assume that she was the victim of a botched abortion. That's fair enough. But how many illegal abortion doctors who dismember/dispose of bodies keep the heads as souvenirs? because the river and surrounding areas were throughly searched, but the head was not found. unfound organs could've been washed away, eaten by fish, etc. but a head?

    if she were a victim of a botched abortion, she was dismembered for disposal. and maybe the head was hidden to prevent identification? ok, fair enough. but the illegal abortion doctor didn't want to be linked, so why hide the head, which could be a very incriminating piece of evidence if found?

    now, we go back to JtR who seemed to make some level of attempt at beheading, but was unsuccessful. did he want to remove the heads for an even more ghastly display, or did he want the heads as souvenirs? with the proper amount of time, JtR would've probably been successful in the removal of the heads. whoever killed Elizabeth Jackson DID have the proper amount of time and did indeed remove (and likely keep) the head, as well as dismembering the limbs.

    in JtR, we have a man who is interested in the wombs of prostitutes.

    in Elizabeth Jackson, we have a prostitute who has a baby in her womb. do you not think JtR would have found this fascinating?

    could've been a botched abortion, sure. but also could've been a killer who had a fascination with the wombs of prostitutes and happened upon a pregnant prostitue...like an added bonus.

    again, I don't believe or disbelieve. I just think we've got a case here that has not been given it's due consideration.

    look at it this way.....if there had been no "torso murders", then Elizabeth Jackson would have been absolutely positively without any doubt, considered a Ripper victim.

    but you have the police, who want the Ripper panic to go away and not come back. and Elizabeth Jackson was conveniently pregnant. so they say, "it was a botched abortion, not a Ripper victim, nothing to see here."

    I think it is VERY important that we consider this case more closely and get some discussion going.

    for one, if Jackson is a true Ripper victim, then one major suspect (Druitt) is completely removed from the picture.

    secondly, if Jackson was a Ripper victim, you can probably look for someone who was in some way removed from the streets from mid-November 1888 through May 1889.

    and now here's the biggie, and my closing.....WHERE IS THE SKULL OF ELIZABETH JACKSON NOW????? just the other day, I saw a story from awhile back in Britain, a murder victim who was beheaded but her head was never found. the skull was discovered buried in the backyard of a famous man. the yard was in some way associated with the girl who killed the woman. someone will come forward with the details of that. but WHY it's important....if Elizabeth Jackson's skull were located- buried, hidden, etc- our fine researchers would be able to probably discover who lived or worked in that immediate area in 1888-1889.

    ELIZABETH JACKSON'S SKULL IS THE CLUE THAT COULD POSSIBLY SOLVE THE RIPPER CASE. find her skull, find who was living/working in the area of the skull in 1889, find their whereabouts in the autumn of 1888. and then, you may well have solved the unsolveable case.

    Damn, I've written the outline for a very interesting Ripper-related book. maybe I should've kept it to myself, eh? alas, you can tell from my ramblings that I'm not much of a writer.

    but please, discuss. It may just be a dumb theory. but I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.
    Last edited by Pontius2000; 11-12-2010, 03:47 AM. Reason: more stuff to add

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    Thanks for laying out that case Pontius. I would not disagree except to say that varying amounts of the Torso victims were recovered so I'm not sure this might only be the edge of the range.

    Interestingly, in The Book of Lists (1977), Elizabeth Jackson is listed as one of 10 possible victims (#8) of JtR.
    This my opinion and to the best of my knowledge, that is, if I'm not joking.

    Stan Reid

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    • #3
      I believe a couple of our more talented researchers are efforting a paper regarding this. It would appear there is quite a lot to consider. Keep checking the examiner. Dave
      We are all born cute as a button and dumb as rocks. We grow out of cute fast!

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      • #4
        Originally posted by sdreid View Post
        Thanks for laying out that case Pontius. I would not disagree except to say that varying amounts of the Torso victims were recovered so I'm not sure this might only be the edge of the range.

        Interestingly, in The Book of Lists (1977), Elizabeth Jackson is listed as one of 10 possible victims (#8) of JtR.
        I've been wanting to buy the pricey book on the torso murders but have not got around to it. I know there is another torso murders book scheduled for release at some point too.

        yes, they definitely varied in how much was found. But Jackson was almot a complete body that was eventually found. which makes the missing head peculiar since it's known that the body parts were dumped in the River.

        But yes, I DO think this case needs to be discussed indepth because it could possibly give us more info on the Ripper, if she were indeed a Ripper victim.

        the way the Ripper displayed or did not displayed victims.
        the parts being wrapped in different articles of cloth, etc.
        the level that he would go to in order to not be found or caught in the act.

        it could tell us a lot. and that missing skull, imo, is very important. surely, it exists. probably buried somewhere in London.

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        • #5
          one more note.....my name is Robert Anderson. So on the off chance that Jackson's skull is ever found, I would like to see it in print that on November 11, 2011 (two days after the anniversary of Mary Kelly's death), Sir Robert Anderson visited the Casebook and advised investigators to find Elizabeth Jackson's skull.

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          • #6
            Hello Dave,

            Who are these researchers I wounder?

            Robert,

            A thread has recently discussed this in great detail. It might interest you.

            You may find it here:



            Enjoy
            Washington Irving:

            "To a homeless man, who has no spot on this wide world which he can truly call his own, there is a momentary feeling of something like independence and territorial consequence, when, after a weary day's travel, he kicks off his boots, thrusts his feet into slippers, and stretches himself before an inn fire. Let the world without go as it may; let kingdoms rise and fall, so long as he has the wherewithal to pay his bills, he is, for the time being, the very monarch of all he surveys. The arm chair in his throne; the poker his sceptre, and the little parlour of some twelve feet square, his undisputed empire. "

            Stratford-on-Avon

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            • #7
              "We have top people working on it. Top people!" Thats from Indiana Jones by the way. I will not divulge, but I will say they both command my respect. Dave
              Last edited by protohistorian; 11-12-2010, 04:36 AM. Reason: xpelink
              We are all born cute as a button and dumb as rocks. We grow out of cute fast!

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              • #8
                Hello Dave,

                Interesting
                Washington Irving:

                "To a homeless man, who has no spot on this wide world which he can truly call his own, there is a momentary feeling of something like independence and territorial consequence, when, after a weary day's travel, he kicks off his boots, thrusts his feet into slippers, and stretches himself before an inn fire. Let the world without go as it may; let kingdoms rise and fall, so long as he has the wherewithal to pay his bills, he is, for the time being, the very monarch of all he surveys. The arm chair in his throne; the poker his sceptre, and the little parlour of some twelve feet square, his undisputed empire. "

                Stratford-on-Avon

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                • #9
                  Hi Pontius
                  You raise some very interesting points for discussion.Good post.
                  I would like to just like to quickly respond to a couple of things you mention for now, if that's ok?

                  Originally posted by Pontius
                  look at it this way.....if there had been no "torso murders", then Elizabeth Jackson would have been absolutely positively without any doubt, considered a Ripper victim.
                  But there were other dismembered bodies to take into consideration and these cannot be ignored in the bigger picture surely? Drs Hebbert and Bond and several police officers were convinced that the dismembered remains found between 1887 and 1889 were all done by the same hand, the mode of disarticulation of the joints was identical, and a sharp knife, used in a skillful manner, and a fine toothed saw, used to saw through the bones, were the implements used in all 4 cases.

                  You mentioned removal of the head as possible progression from the ripper seemingly 'attempting' to behead earlier victims, but the removal of the head is a feature in 3 of these other dismemberement cases too, two of them occuring before [or one simultaneously] the 'ripper' killed Polly Nichols. If he had already been successful and shown skill in removing heads in 2 previous murders then surely it would have presented no problem when it came to the murder of MJK and he had the time and privacy?

                  Originally posted by Pontius
                  but you have the police, who want the Ripper panic to go away and not come back. and Elizabeth Jackson was conveniently pregnant. so they say, "it was a botched abortion, not a Ripper victim, nothing to see here
                  Elizabeth Jackson did not die from the effects of a botched abortion, this is absolutely certain. Elizabeth was dead when the child was removed from her womb and this was established by Doctors at the inquest.
                  Although police did float the idea of an illegal abortion being a motive for the way the body was disposed of at the beginning, this idea was abandoned after hearing the medical evidence. The reason the police probably discounted Elizabeth Jackson as a ripper victim was because they classed her murder and dismemberemnt as being identical with Rainham April 1887, Whitehall late Aug/early Sept 1888 and Pinchin st Sept 1889. Police who had been involved in some of the four cases were consulted at the time of the discovery of the Pinchin Street torso, and gave their opinions that they were linked to each other.

                  Dave, someone else is writing something too??!

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                  • #10
                    No Debs, you are one of the researchers I have great respect for! I know it sounds trite, but your work has been pushing us forward for a while now and getting shirked by jackasses who say there is no forward movement while they contribute nothing themselves. Well Done! Dave
                    We are all born cute as a button and dumb as rocks. We grow out of cute fast!

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                    • #11
                      Hello Dave,

                      Indeed, lets move foward! Now aday's some have us moving sideways.
                      Washington Irving:

                      "To a homeless man, who has no spot on this wide world which he can truly call his own, there is a momentary feeling of something like independence and territorial consequence, when, after a weary day's travel, he kicks off his boots, thrusts his feet into slippers, and stretches himself before an inn fire. Let the world without go as it may; let kingdoms rise and fall, so long as he has the wherewithal to pay his bills, he is, for the time being, the very monarch of all he surveys. The arm chair in his throne; the poker his sceptre, and the little parlour of some twelve feet square, his undisputed empire. "

                      Stratford-on-Avon

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by protohistorian View Post
                        No Debs, you are one of the researchers I have great respect for! I know it sounds trite, but your work has been pushing us forward for a while now and getting shirked by jackasses who say there is no forward movement while they contribute nothing themselves. Well Done! Dave
                        Thanks Dave, that's really kind of you, genuinely. I was confused.. there are a lot of people writing about the torso's all of a sudden..where were they 5 years ago when I had to bore the arses off Rob, AP and Neil about all this!!
                        p.s. Mine and Rob's article will be in Rip, I noticed the other day that the Examiner are running something on Elizabeth Jackson in the next issue but that's nothing to do with me or Rob [unless Rob is moonlighting].

                        Originally posted by Pontius
                        now first and foremost, Elizabeth Jackson was NOT a "torso murder". "torso murders" refer to cases where the torso and very little else were recovered. with Elizabeth Jackson, almost the entire body was recovered bit by bit except the head, and (again, going from memory only) a limb and a few organs.
                        I wouldn't get too hung up on this as a definition Robert, I am almost sure it is a modern term, probably because no one thought to write a letter and invent a moniker, although the press did have a limp attempt at it. I forget what it was now though, Rob may recall it.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by corey123 View Post
                          Hello Dave,

                          Indeed, lets move foward! Now aday's some have us moving sideways.
                          Sideways is okay, Corey, it's backwards that's the problem.
                          I mean,we should consider some of these bodies cast offs of medical experiments or even suicides?!...

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Debra A View Post
                            [unless Rob is moonlighting].
                            Not without your permission

                            Originally posted by Debra A View Post
                            I wouldn't get too hung up on this as a definition Robert, I am almost sure it is a modern term, probably because no one thought to write a letter and invent a moniker, although the press did have a limp attempt at it. I forget what it was now though, Rob may recall it.
                            Pimlico Dissector?

                            Rob

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                            • #15
                              Not without your permission
                              Rob, you deserve a medal for putting up with my bossy, divaness (?!)
                              Originally posted by Rob

                              Pimlico Dissector?
                              That's the one...not very catchy though is it?

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