Dear Boss

[Abby Normal]

To my mind, at least, the idea was precisely to create the kind of confusion to which the letter has been subject for the last 120 plus years. If the CNA had sent the letter straight onto the police then everyone - including, almost equally crucially, the press and the police - would have had a time for its composition - ie immediately before it was sent to the police.

Introducing the 'please hold it back' element muddies the waters, by suggesting it could have been received by the CNA any time previous to that, including the intriguing (and saleable ) possibility that it was written before news of the murder hit the streets.

Moore has been suggested as an alternative to Bulling previously; certainly it is very unlikely it was written, by whomever if not by Moore himself, without his knowledge.

The real crucial question you need to ask yourself about this letter is why would the killer, were it he, send it to the Central News? How would he even get hold of their address? First choice would surely be the police, second choice the press directly, why would a pretty small organisation such as the CNA come into consideration? It would be like you firing off a letter to a newspaper but sending it to Reuters instead.

Perhaps he thought by sending to the CNA would give him max exposure, perhaps he thought if he only sent to police they may not send out to the papers/public?

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To my mind, at least, the idea was precisely to create the kind of confusion to which the letter has been subject for the last 120 plus years. If the CNA had sent the letter straight onto the police then everyone - including, almost equally crucially, the press and the police - would have had a time for its composition - ie immediately before it was sent to the police.

Introducing the 'please hold it back' element muddies the waters, by suggesting it could have been received by the CNA any time previous to that, including the intriguing (and saleable ) possibility that it was written before news of the murder hit the streets.

Moore has been suggested as an alternative to Bulling previously; certainly it is very unlikely it was written, by whomever if not by Moore himself, without his knowledge.

The real crucial question you need to ask yourself about this letter is why would the killer, were it he, send it to the Central News? How would he even get hold of their address? First choice would surely be the police, second choice the press directly, why would a pretty small organisation such as the CNA come into consideration? It would be like you firing off a letter to a newspaper but sending it to Reuters instead.

[Abby Normal]

Hello Abby,

Take a look at my thread called "Ny views", this will clear alot of things up for you about the "Dear Boss" letter. Trust me.

I used to think the same thing until I made that thread.

Take a look and you will see what I mean.


Yours Truly.

Hi Corey
Just did and unfortunately it does not clear things up for me, except that perhaps Bulling has similar handwriting.

I think I saw somewhere the actual letter that was written by someone from the CNA (that accompanied the dear boss letter) that was sent to the police.

Was this letter written by Moore?

[Abby Normal]

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If it's a hoax, then it has to be written AFTER a murder -therefore it is impossible to warn the Police or warn the public beforehand.

By writing in the letter that it should be held back, it makes it appear to have been written earlier and the killer's wishes complied with.

Hi Ruby
Wasn't the letter postmarked before the double evnt?
How did the hoaxer/s know the killer would strike again so soon?

[corey123]

Hello Abby,

Take a look at my thread called "Ny views", this will clear alot of things up for you about the "Dear Boss" letter. Trust me.

I used to think the same thing until I made that thread.

Take a look and you will see what I mean.


Yours Truly.

[Rubyretro]

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One thing that has always bugged me about the Dear Boss letter (that I think lends to it being from the killer) is this:

Why, if it is written by a hoaxer, and from someone from the CNA, would they have the (fake) killer ask for them to hold the letter back before sending out? And why then if the letter was a hoax by someone from the CNA, would the CNA actually not send the letter out until several days later?

If it's a hoax, then it has to be written AFTER a murder -therefore it is impossible to warn the Police or warn the public beforehand.

By writing in the letter that it should be held back, it makes it appear to have been written earlier and the killer's wishes complied with.

[Abby Normal]

One thing that has always bugged me about the Dear Boss letter (that I think lends to it being from the killer) is this:

Why, if it is written by a hoaxer, and from someone from the CNA, would they have the (fake) killer ask for them to hold the letter back before sending out? And why then if the letter was a hoax by someone from the CNA, would the CNA actually not send the letter out until several days later?

It is widely beleived that the letter was a hoax from someone from the CNA to help drum up business. Why then delay (and have the fake killer also ask them to delay) in sending the letter to the police. You would think that they would send the letter to the police as fast as they possibly could.