American Conference 2016

[ChrisGeorge]

Bruce Goldfarb from the Maryland Medical Examiners Office discusses "Frances Glessner Lee and the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death" on Friday at RipperCon. On the Sunday bus tour, the RipperCon tour party visited "Nutshell Studies" and also saw some autopsy suites and other items at the Medical Examiners Office at the University of Maryland Biopark. The "Nutshell Studies" are used today to instruct investigators on developing observation skills at crime scenes.

[ChrisGeorge]

A few more photographs from the Sunday RipperCon bus tour when I took the party to Poe's grave at Fayette and Greene Streets and to his house on North Amity Street, at what was then the western limit of the city. In the last photograph, I am holding an award-winning article I wrote on "A Poe Tour of Baltimore" that was published in Maryland Magazine in Summer 1974. All photographs by Robert Anderson.

[ChrisGeorge]

London Blue Badge Guide Delianne Forget (right) and Katja Nieder from Berlin at RipperCon, Baltimore, April 8-10, 2016, by Robert Anderson.

[ChrisGeorge]

Mikita Brottman discusses the Yorkshire Ripper case at RipperCon, April 8-10, 2016, by Robert Anderson.

[ChrisGeorge]

Rippercast will be releasing audio recordings of the talks, including Robert Anderson's on the Long Island Serial Killer.

Stay tuned,

JM

Great news, Jonathan. The world will be grateful.

Chris

[RockySullivan]

I'm chomping at the bit!

[jmenges]

Rippercast will be releasing audio recordings of the talks, including Robert Anderson's on the Long Island Serial Killer.

Stay tuned,

JM

[RockySullivan]

Is there anyway to listen to or watch the LISK talk? I am dying to hear this. Does anyone know when it will be available? Can anyone tell me what is was about?

[GUT]

Just got my new iPad first thing I did was watch Mike, can't wait to see the rest.

[ChrisGeorge]

Hi all

Another photo from RipperCon courtesy of Robert Anderson.

Dr. Charles Tumosa of the University of Baltimore (UB) chatting with Martin Fido. Dr. Tumosa is Director of UB's Forensic Studies Program. His chosen topic for his Saturday morning talk at RipperCon was "The Forensic Time Machine: Looking Backward."

Charlie Tumosa worked at the Philadelphia Police Laboratory from 1971 to 1989 examining evidence in crimes of violence. He retired there as head of the Criminalistics Lab in 1989 and went to work at the Smithsonian Institution. At the Smithsonian's Silver Hill facility he set up an analytical laboratory. His position with the Smithsonian gradually morphed into a research position examining cultural materials and determining ways to preserve them before retiring to join UB.

Incidentally, Dr. Tumosa said he would welcome hearing by email from Ripperologists who have questions about forensic science. His email address is ctumosa@ubalt.edu.

Best regards

Chris

[RockySullivan]

I believe it shall be released as a podcast.

Can you elaborate on the LISK discussion a bit? I am very knowledgable on this subject

[mklhawley]

Thanks, Chris! By the way, the subject of these 17 minutes is the true source for Tumblety being arrested on suspicion - Scotland Yard. Enjoy!

Mike

[ChrisGeorge]

Michael Hawley presented on Tumblety twice at RipperCon. For an hour on Friday afternoon with a follow-up presentation on Saturday afternoon. That's right -- we just couldn't get enough of the guy!

The first 17 minutes of Mike's Friday presentation can now be found on Youtube at https://youtu.be/MAlPHxNB8Io. Check it out.

The talks at RipperCon 2016 should be appearing before long on RipperCast as well. Watch out for the recordings to appear at http://www.casebook.org/podcast/.

[ChrisGeorge]

Another shot of Tumblety's former lodgings in Baltimore, at 218-220 N. Liberty Street, showing in this view the fast food joint and the lawyers office.

[ChrisGeorge]

Michael Hawley presenting on Tumblety at RipperCon.

On the Sunday bus tour, Chris George talking to attendees outside Tumblety's former lodgings at 218-220 N. Liberty Street and a view of the building, which now houses both a fast food joint and a lawyers office.