Profiling the Whitechapel killer

[Malcolm X]

Ýes I have read the book . But the book isnt about Glenns ideas or theories , just facts .

If it was facts that Glenn quotes then JTR would have been caught, try the words theory and speculation instead

Glenn used to think MJK was a Ripper victim, but this all changed a few years ago, yea' i remember it well

[DVV]

All ripper-books discuss the canon, JG.

[DVV]

Oh, I see. Must be "fakts" in Swedish.

[JG76]

....and he doesn't think MJK was a Ripper victim.

Ýes I have read the book . But the book isnt about Glenns ideas or theories , just facts .

[DVV]

And he doesn't think MJK was a Ripper victim.

[DVV]

What is Glenns opinion about the MJK murder ? You said you hadnt read the book .

You said you read the book.
I'm lost.

Glenn was posting here. He is well known.

[DVV]

I wasnt attempting to choose a suspect from any mania we might guess the killer had. I was attempting to understand why we have a "brief" ten week period of killing. Sutcliffe(amongst others) killed for years on end.

Ok Jason, understood. But :

Why do we have this person killing for a few weeks but at such an intense rate? Is there a known psychological illness that can account for this?
This all assumes of course that the killer was alive & well long after the Kelly murder.

This is where we differ. I'm not sure any psychological illness would answer that. There might have been more than one explanation.

[JG76]

JG, don't trust Glenn about Mary Kelly.
For the rest, he's a knowledgeable person.

What is Glenns opinion about the MJK murder ? You said you hadnt read the book .

[jason_c]

Hi Jason, I'm surprised at your post. We know plenty of serial killers that have killed for weeks, or for months, or years. One cannot choose a suspect according to the mania JtR is supposed to have suffered from. We simply don't know.

I wasnt attempting to choose a suspect from any mania we might guess the killer had. I was attempting to understand why we have a "brief" ten week period of killing. Sutcliffe(amongst others) killed for years on end. Why do we have this person killing for a few weeks but at such an intense rate? Is there a known psychological illness that can account for this?

This all assumes of course that the killer was alive & well long after the Kelly murder.

[JG76]

I don't think it has been translated. It certainly looks good and it's richly illustrated. Unfortunately I can't read it.

that was a shame , because it includes everything . I wondered why a swedish book was recomended if it wasnt translated into english . Perhaps there are many swedish members on this forum ?

[DVV]

JG, don't trust Glenn about Mary Kelly.
For the rest, he's a knowledgeable person.

[DVV]

I don't think it has been translated. It certainly looks good and it's richly illustrated. Unfortunately I can't read it.

[JG76]

Hi Jason, I'm surprised at your post. We know plenty of serial killers that have killed for weeks, or for months, or years. One cannot choose a suspect according to the mania JtR is supposed to have suffered from. We simply don't know.

Have " Jack Uppskäraren , kriminalfall och legend" been translated into english ? Its a very good book anyway .

[DVV]

Hi Jason, I'm surprised at your post. We know plenty of serial killers that have killed for weeks, or for months, or years. One cannot choose a suspect according to the mania JtR is supposed to have suffered from. We simply don't know.

[jason_c]

Assuming the canonical five as fact for a moment. These five were killed within a ten week period. Are there any form of mental illnesses that would lead to a ten week period of mania?

I edge towards Kosminski as killer. I remember him being described as suffering from bouts of mania then followed by some relative normalcy. I do not wish to turn this into a Kosminski thread and im certainly not advocating him here. However, what illness would explain a ten week bout of going "mad?" Are any illnesses ruled out by a ten week bout of mania?