JtR was Law Enforcement Hypothesis

[Damaso Marte]

I vaguely recall this hypothesis being vigorously rejected at Casebook a few years ago. Something about how the police departments were very meticulous about tracking the activities of their officers.

Some of the Ripper killings, especially Mitre Square, appear to show detailed knowledge of police beats, but Jack could have learned these from a lifetime of living in Whitechapel, or he might even have relied on his victims for their knowledge of police beats.

[Abby Normal]

Okay since the capture of the East Area Rapist/Original Night Stalker (EARONS), who was also the VR (Vasalia Ransacker) and was known as the Golden State Killer (GSK) turned out to have been LE for the VR crimes as an officer in Exeter. He was LE also for the East Area Rapes while working as LE for Auburn. All are around Sacramento.

He was fired from LE and then continued to commit his crimes as ONS. He did these along Santa Barbara.

He even changed his MO.

Many doubted EARONS was LE, including myself.

Here are some of the reasons we had...

1) No time to do it all.
2) Can't travel from one end of Sacramento to the other.
3) LE had all checked out.
4) Statistics.
5) Would be easily recognized.

I think some of you might see in these arguments the same ones for why JtR couldn't be LE.

I think that will have to be revised in light of what we know now.

I know some LE have been suspects in the literature. What about contemporary claims at the time? Was a member of LE ever fingered for the crimes?

Hi Batman
I don’t think it was ever seriously considered at the time. Nor ever really. I think abberline has been put forward, but then again, who hasn’t? Lol.

The GSK was also never seriously considered to be a cop. And I believe is the first serial killer to be a cop? I think there have been corrupt cops that have killed people for various reasons outside of there LE duties, but I’m not sure if there’s ever been a pure serial killer who was cop during the time like GSK.
Thank god.

Plus keep in mind he didn’t last very long and the worst phase of his crimes came after he was fired from being a police man.

[Batman]

Okay since the capture of the East Area Rapist/Original Night Stalker (EARONS), who was also the VR (Vasalia Ransacker) and was known as the Golden State Killer (GSK) turned out to have been LE for the VR crimes as an officer in Exeter. He was LE also for the East Area Rapes while working as LE for Auburn. All are around Sacramento.

He was fired from LE and then continued to commit his crimes as ONS. He did these along Santa Barbara.

He even changed his MO.

Many doubted EARONS was LE, including myself.

Here are some of the reasons we had...

1) No time to do it all.
2) Can't travel from one end of Sacramento to the other.
3) LE had all checked out.
4) Statistics.
5) Would be easily recognized.

I think some of you might see in these arguments the same ones for why JtR couldn't be LE.

I think that will have to be revised in light of what we know now.

I know some LE have been suspects in the literature. What about contemporary claims at the time? Was a member of LE ever fingered for the crimes?