Why Didn’t They Catch Him?

[Simon Wood]

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[Simon Wood]

Of course. Aren't you?

Regards,

Simon

[John Wheat]

Hi John,

Actually, there's quite a lot of supporting evidence, which I'm knocking into shape as we speak.

Stay well.

Simon

Hi Simon
Are you planning on releasing a book?

Cheers John

[Simon Wood]

Hi John,

Actually, there's quite a lot of supporting evidence, which I'm knocking into shape as we speak.

Stay well.

Simon

[John Wheat]

Why didn't they catch him?

Because there was no one to catch.

Jack was an invention.

I take it this is just a wild theory then with no evidence whatsoever to back it up?

[John Wheat]

I asked if there were "convincing" circumstances that pointed to the Ripper being Jewish. It was an open question to the thread. I was not saying I had definite proof of anything. For example, is anyone swayed by Anderson's arguments, or Swanson's Marginalia notes? Can Macnaghten's "many circs" be brushed aside or does this suggest there was information known to Scotland Yard that hasn't seen the light of day, or was destroyed?

Fair enough Scott

[Scott Nelson]

What's the evidence of this?

I asked if there were "convincing" circumstances that pointed to the Ripper being Jewish. It was an open question to the thread. I was not saying I had definite proof of anything. For example, is anyone swayed by Anderson's arguments, or Swanson's Marginalia notes? Can Macnaghten's "many circs" be brushed aside or does this suggest there was information known to Scotland Yard that hasn't seen the light of day, or was destroyed?

[DJA]

[DJA]

Surely this belongs on the 'most ridiculous' thread!

One trick pony.

[John Wheat]

What if there were convincing circumstances that pointed to the Ripper being Jewish?

What's the evidence of this?

[erobitha]

What if there were convincing circumstances that pointed to the Ripper being Jewish?

I am all ears.

[Scott Nelson]

What if there were convincing circumstances that pointed to the Ripper being Jewish?

[erobitha]

So the police took their eye off the ball by just hoping the killer was Jewish ?

Certainly those higher up seemed to want to focus on the killer being Jewish. That filters down to the type of investigations that are then undertaken.

If officers are constantly being fed the narrative that the killer is most likely Jewish, then that is where you would naturally focus your attention.

Aside from Macnaghten’s memo later in 1894 mentioning MJD, it seems up until that point the focus was very much on the Jewish community.

[Varqm]

I doubt that, I am sure the Jewish people were just as apalled by the killings as all the other ethnic groups and dont forget the jews made up the greater population in the East End in 1888.

Jewish criminals were constantly arrested and imprisioned for crimes without uprisings againt the jewish community

www.trevormarriott.co.uk

We'll all people were appalled and the kind of murders were new and barbaric.

But with those Jewish criminals, was there a anti-semitic sentiments like in the Chapmans murder or Warren,with aid from a police report,
worried that the GSG will cause a riot.Or even MP's concerned\curious about the use of the word Lipski with it's Jewish connotation.

This was a different crime wave.

[mpriestnall]

Surely this belongs on the 'most ridiculous' thread!

Maybe so...