Originally posted by Ben
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That is not to say they did not investigate him over the next 24 hrs or so. Given the implication of his statement, being the last person to see Kelly alive (presumably), they were dealing with a potential suspect.
Nevertheless, this other man, the "Accoster" was not in police custody by 9:30 am on the 10th (according to St. James Gazette - and at half past nine this morning the police had no one in custody.).
As he was arrested about 8:30 the previous night he was not detained for much more than 12 hrs, and most of that was nighttime.
That's not a lot of time to investigate a suspect, but then, some of Sutcliffe's interviews were lacking, pretty much amounted to just asking him questions.
There's nothing to suggest this "Accoster" had to be innocent just because the answers he gave satisfied the authorities. They still had nothing to hold him on in connection with the murder in Dorset St.
It's not that relative. I'm 6'5" but I'm hardly about to describe a man of 6'2" of being "short".
Tall, is like dark, or large, or old, or cool - we always ask, compared to what?
All the best, Jon S.
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