Pub or Street?

[Curious Cat]

The street.

Getting a sense of police beat timespans, requires standing fairly still.

PC Watkins or Harvey may have realized they saw someone in a fixed position, who didn't seem suspicious at the time, but who in hindsight gave them seconds thoughts.

Intriguing.

There is a location at which it is possible to keep an eye on the corners of Mitre Street, Duke Street and a section of Aldgate High Street in between without being detected.

Here is the Google street view you get at this point...

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.51...4!8i8192?hl=en

Going back and forth 180 degrees there is an unbroken view from the corner of Mitre Street/Leadenhall Street into the top east section of Jewry Street.

This includes the space once occupied by the dwelling of Dr Sequeira.

Looking from an upper floor window someone could have viewed passing figures around that location without detection.



Of course, this could just be a coincidence. Merely an observation.

[DJA]

That is called loitering with intent.

Something police are trained to lookout for very early in their training.

[NotBlamedForNothing]

They could well have done. If that was the case did they approach him in the street or in a pub I wonder?

Tristan

The street.

Getting a sense of police beat timespans, requires standing fairly still.

PC Watkins or Harvey may have realized they saw someone in a fixed position, who didn't seem suspicious at the time, but who in hindsight gave them seconds thoughts.

[DJA]

Nichols might have approached Henry ..... oops Jack outside his workplace.

Possibly not for the first time.

[Losmandris]

Are you sure they didn't approach him?

They could well have done. If that was the case did they approach him in the street or in a pub I wonder?

Tristan

[NotBlamedForNothing]

Are you sure they didn't approach him?

[Losmandris]

Where did JtR approach his victims? In the pub on the street? Did he buy them a few drinks first or did he simply proposition them on the street? Is there any evidence in favour of one over the other?

Tristan