Originally posted by The Station Cat
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I don't think throat cutting-or more specifically-murdered women by cut throat-was as common as you think. according to colin Roberts excellent research in the years before and after 88 there was a relatively low (about 10 give or take) women murdered by knife in London. The year 88 there was a spike to about 17 I believe (which also is powerful statistical evidence IMHO that a serial killer was at work).
Also, murder of women by cut throat was seemingly to be such a rare occurance that the police thought that sadler could have been the ripper even several years later, mainly because he was under the suspicion fro murdering Coles by cutting her throat!
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