What Would Jack Have Called Himself?

[D.B.Wagstaff]

Although it is not universally accepted, most Ripperologists do not believe any of the so-called "Ripper Letters" are fromt he killer himself - hence the nickname "Jack the Ripper" came from someone other than the killer. Assuming the letters and the name is not genuine, what nickname do you think "Jack" might have given himself, and why?

[Ally]

He'd have called himself Bob. Or Mike. Or Pete. Or whatever his name was. The vast majority of serial killers don't name themselves. Even Son of Sam who self-identified as that didn't do it as a name, but as a description.

[D.B.Wagstaff]

Makes sense to me, Ally. There may be others, but the only serial killers I can think of that gave themselves a nickname was California's Zodiac Killer and the BTK Killer. Richard Ramirez referred to himself as the Night Stalker, but I believe that was only after the news media christened him as such. Many of the criminals/killers of the 1930s - "Pretty Boy Floyd", "Baby-Faced Nelson", "Machine Gun Kelly" - HATED ther media-given nicknames. Maybe Jack did as well.

[JTRSickert]

Well, apparently if you believe the "From Hell" Letter is genuine, he did write "signed" and called himself "Catch Me When You Can, Mister Lusk."

[Tom_Wescott]

Yes, but his true name was Catch Me When You Can, Mishter Luskshitz. His friends just called him 'Catch'.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[D.B.Wagstaff]

And what a Catch he would have been. As it is he's "The One" that got away . . .