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Dear Boss Ripper Letter
Central News Agency received Sept 27, 1888
Written by the killer: Vincent van Gogh
Vincent was dying to give the public his name. He had worked on perfecting it for months. It began as “Little Jack The Reaper,” a name given by the Dutch to German laborers who mowed and reaped the fields in Holland. It developed from there. Vincent was an experienced serial killer by the time he started his 1888 Ripper murders. He had the idea of creating a separate persona, and that required a name. The concept of creating a separate identity to murder by was likely derived from his interest in Japanese culture and art. He had a large collection of Japanese prints, and many are Kabuki actors portraying traditional Japanese characters and deities. One specifically, Fudo, fits what he wanted. He carried a sword and a rope. The Ripper did the same, strangle first, then cut. But there’s no getting around the influence of the Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde play starting the weekend before the Tabram murder. Vincent was one acting as two.
The fancy handwriting of the Dear Boss Ripper letter would not seem to be a match to Vincent. However, like always, Vincent gave himself away. After signing the letter Jack the Ripper, Vincent turned it sideways and added a paragraph in his real handwriting. Did you notice, or did you accept the common thought the Ripper letters weren’t written by the killer and not investigate? Or did you accept the nonsense it was written by a journalist and ignore?
Here's a snap of the added paragraph, clearly written in a much different hand than the main letter, sloppy and careless. And it’s Vincent’s hand. It matches up too well with the word “Off.” Vincent’s habit of not crossing his lowercase f’s shines through.
Central News Agency received Sept 27, 1888
Written by the killer: Vincent van Gogh
Vincent was dying to give the public his name. He had worked on perfecting it for months. It began as “Little Jack The Reaper,” a name given by the Dutch to German laborers who mowed and reaped the fields in Holland. It developed from there. Vincent was an experienced serial killer by the time he started his 1888 Ripper murders. He had the idea of creating a separate persona, and that required a name. The concept of creating a separate identity to murder by was likely derived from his interest in Japanese culture and art. He had a large collection of Japanese prints, and many are Kabuki actors portraying traditional Japanese characters and deities. One specifically, Fudo, fits what he wanted. He carried a sword and a rope. The Ripper did the same, strangle first, then cut. But there’s no getting around the influence of the Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde play starting the weekend before the Tabram murder. Vincent was one acting as two.
The fancy handwriting of the Dear Boss Ripper letter would not seem to be a match to Vincent. However, like always, Vincent gave himself away. After signing the letter Jack the Ripper, Vincent turned it sideways and added a paragraph in his real handwriting. Did you notice, or did you accept the common thought the Ripper letters weren’t written by the killer and not investigate? Or did you accept the nonsense it was written by a journalist and ignore?
Here's a snap of the added paragraph, clearly written in a much different hand than the main letter, sloppy and careless. And it’s Vincent’s hand. It matches up too well with the word “Off.” Vincent’s habit of not crossing his lowercase f’s shines through.
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