How would YOU catch the Ripper?

[Fisherman]

In seriousness though we know when each murder happened, or close to, and where so it would be as simple as a stake out.

But we are not totally sure who the killer was on each occasion, so therefore we would need to choose the one most typical strike, the archaic Ripper killing so to speak: Chapman.

Before Lynn congratulates me on this, I hasten to add that my own personal belief is that there was just the one Ripper!

The best,
Fisherman

[GUT]

G'day Fisherman

But I'd stake out each of them, probably from Tabram to Coles.

[Fisherman]

But I'd stake out each of them, probably from Tabram to Coles.

Then I would think that you may find yourself more than one killer, GUT...!

The best,
Fisherman

[lynn cates]

more than one

Hello Christer. Congratulate you? Yes, my friend, you are prescient.

And, by the way, you are dead centre with your observation about Annie.

Cheers.
LC

[GUT]

G'day Fisherman

Then I would think that you may find yourself more than one killer, GUT...!

The best,
Fisherman

Whilst not yet persuaded by the multiple killer theory, nor have I ruled it out, that's why I want to cover all the sites and by Covering Tabram to Coles I am almost certain that more than 1 killer will be caught.

[Harry D]

But I'd stake out each of them, probably from Tabram to Coles.

Never heard of the butterfly effect? Let's argue that you caught the first killer (not JTR). By the simple law of causality, the timeline has been altered irrevocably. There's every possibility that Jack will strike at a different time, different place, with a different victim, if at all! How are you going to approach that?

[GUT]

G'day Harry D

Never heard of the butterfly effect? Let's argue that you caught the first killer (not JTR). By the simple law of causality, the timeline has been altered irrevocably. There's every possibility that Jack will strike at a different time, different place, with a different victim, if at all! How are you going to approach that?

By coming back to today after each killing to check what has happened, if I have a time machine no hassles.

[Harry D]

By coming back to today after each killing to check what has happened, if I have a time machine no hassles.

I should have stipulated that you can only make one return trip.

[Robert]

I think that the butterfly effect might not only alter the subsequent murders, but us as well. But as I say, there is a contradiction here.

[John Wheat]

I would watch all the murders being committed. To see who's guilty of what and then go back in time and apprehend the culprits including Jack the Ripper before the murders were committed.

[Robert]

John, if you did that wouldn't you end up watching yourself watching the murderer?

[Robert]

This is the kind of nightmare you can produce if you meddle with space and time :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_9360000/newsid_9360400/9360482.stm

[Cogidubnus]

Jedward

Ah yes...for some, the proof of William Goodell's pudding...

[Digalittledeeperwatson]

Time-travel.

In Dragonball Z, you can travel back in time and change things, but it has no effect on your timeline. So, you could save all the victims from that alternate reality but yours remains unchanged.

[John Wheat]

John, if you did that wouldn't you end up watching yourself watching the murderer?

Quite possibly. Also by preventing the murders. They wouldn't be any murders to prevent. It's tricky this time traveling business.

Cheers John