Why Lusk letter could be genuine

[I1ariusz]

There are couple of things, which John Douglas (FBI profiler) pointed out when talking about Ripper and this letter. I think they are worth considering and I'm giving them with some of my thoughts:

• Letter actually contained some proof (human kindey) - no other letter was like this and in history of serial killers we see that when they're writing messages to police, victims or others, they will also attach somekind of proof (e.g. Zodiac was sending bloody shirt pieces); It's often said that the letter was a hoax created by e.g. medical students. But is it really? Was it really that easy to obtain human organ? And even if so - why only half of it?
• Letter begins with words "From Hell" which is interesting as it seems to be pointing to the state of mind (of the person who wrote it). It's sounds a bit like the killer (if it was the killer) was speaking about himself and his own situation, almost like he was trying to create some sympathy for himself;
• Letter looks like it wasn't written by someone as literate. For sure not as literate as "Dear Boss" letter and this would be consistent with lower class of the sender - words are not only written badly but they almost look like scratches, like someone who wrote this was not in a good state of mind;
• Reference to cannibalism - this is also consistent with a type of killer which we should expect in those cases (Dahmer, Chikatilo, Chase, Kemper, Joachim Kroll etc. were involved in cannibalism); even if the letter was not send by the killer it is quite interesting that someone invented that kind of idea for a hoax;
• Expression "Catch me when you can" can mean two things: it can be taunting and provocation but it can also mean a sort of "cry for help". Some serial killers were using that kind of expressions, e.g. "cAtch me BeFore I Kill More" was used by Lipstic Killer at the site of his murder;
• He is not using name "Jack the Ripper" - this is interesting in itself; this name is already established at this time and I would expect hoax using it. The killer is not thinking of himself as 'Jack the Ripper' which could sound menacing to bystander but not to someone who is serious about himself; he doesn't have to use it really;
• Lastly: letter was addressed to George Lusk and not press or police; if someone wants to have a notoriety by writing a hoax I would expect him to write either to police or press; "Dear Boss" letter was send to Central News Agency; I'm not sure how famous was initiative of Vigillance Committee - if it wasn't that popular it can mean that it was written by someone who is really observing the area and what is happening in it (meaning: he is from the area).

What do you think about this? To me "Lusk letter" is the most interesting one - even if it is a hoax. It's the only letter, it seems, which is close to the real killer state of mind. Whoever did this letter he had the best intuition. People at the time had some notion about who the Ripper was and it's peculiar that one of those had good idea and (at the same time) he also sended human kindey with it...

What is against its credibility?

• We don't really know if the kidney was taken from Catherine Eddowes body (and even if it was strictly woman kidney);
• Sender attaches box with human kidney but does not really provide any specific details and knowledge of the murders (and the missing kidney detail was known outside);
• Letter is a bit 'over the top' - like the writer is trying to show his teeth and scare others: boo! look how evil I am (that's how we can also read it's title "From Hell");

Anything I've missed?

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