What's your profile for Jack?

[Ben]

I very much agree with your thoughts, Abby and Deathtosnails, although I don't think the killer had any anatomical knowledge, and it was comparatively rare for single men to live completely alone in such an overcrowded district, unless you (DtS) mean he "lived alone" in the sense that he wasn't answerable to a family member, in which case I agree entirely.

Cheers,
Ben

[Abby Normal]

White male
25-40 years old
English
Local
Strong/athletic
Average joe
Employed
Single or dominates spouse
Good communication skills
Work that facilitates his strength (manual labor)
Probable knowledge of anatomy
Possible surgical or at least butchering skill
Socializes with prostitutes
Frequents pubs/drinker
Off work on weekends and holidays
Possibly employed in position that does Not allow to kill in middle of the month
Lives or works where he can use as a bolt hole
Fascinated with the knife and what it can do to flesh
Probably has previous police record
Possibly ex military
Possible history of killing cutting up animals
No obvious mental disorders-appears normal
Highly perceptive and intelligent-street smart
Perhaps to people who know him well he appears to be a bit of a loner and "quirky"

[Fisherman]

Thanks for the welcome everyone

In response to Fisherman: I think he targeted the easiest available people, (and perhaps the least threatening to him?) drunk or tipsy older prostitutes. I think that when he did get his hands on someone he found attractive then that's where the facial mutilations came in.

So Kate Eddowes and Mary Kelly, eh? Well, that would depend on what kind of person he judged beautiful. Stride was a beautiful woman, at least by some accounts, and Nichols had rumour of looking a lot younger than her actual age. Poor Chapman remains the odd one out, though one never knows; beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
But you may of course be right - if he fancied Eddowes and Kelly as lookers! But if he did not dislike Nichols, Chapman and Stride on account of what he perceived as a lack of good looks - then why did he kill them in the first place? Or do you regard the disfigurement as a secondary driving force only?

The best,
Fisherman

[Deathtosnails]

Thanks for the welcome everyone

In response to Fisherman: I think he targeted the easiest available people, (and perhaps the least threatening to him?) drunk or tipsy older prostitutes. I think that when he did get his hands on someone he found attractive then that's where the facial mutilations came in.

[richardnunweek]

Hi DTS,
Welcome to the boards, and a very good first post.
I would place the killer as slightly older 35-50.
Most likely worked at one of the local markets, walked with a strange gait, and was not known locally by the prostitutes, he was just working, and possibly living in the area.
He may have been married, and certainly had access to a refuge that was relatively private.
Motive ..none , just an uncontrollable urge to rip open , and the women just happened to be there when these periods were intense.
Of course this is just a speculative hunch, and I know that this is most likely way off the mark....
Regards Richard.