What Was JTR Afraid Of?

[Sunny Delight]

In terms of being caught, Jack would not have been afraid of DNA evidence, modern geoprofiling, blood analysis or sniffer dogs.

What would he have been avoiding and in fear of from 19th c. police?

As far as 19th century detection techniques go, pretty much nothing for the killer to be afraid of. No DNA, no fingerprinting, geoprofiling, no computers to collate everything and store at the click of a button, no CCTV, no mobile phone triangulation. Bar getting caught in the act or caught with Eddowes apron on his person during a stop and search there wasn't really much the Police could do so not much to be fearful of.

[Filby]

In terms of being caught, Jack would not have been afraid of DNA evidence, modern geoprofiling, blood analysis or sniffer dogs.

What would he have been avoiding and in fear of from 19th c. police?

Interesting question: I think Jack was mostly afraid of being controlled, by a job, by other women and maybe even by his own actions

[The Rookie Detective]

He was afraid of his efforts being ignored.

Akin to a married middle-aged man going through a mid-life crisis, or an oddball teenager seeking attention and validation.

How infuriating that the coroner who ran the inquest into MJK's murder, chose to wrap it all up in just a few hours. It started the day it finished.

Cue a certain "George Hutchinson" who came forward just after the inquest finished (he likely attended the inquest), perhaps disgruntled that the inquest was closed so quickly, to give an excessively detailed story and description of a man he saw with the victim.

The question as to why Hutchinson came forward days after the murder and just after the inquest had closed, is perhaps to do with the fact that the coroner wasn't interested in the drama of it all, and wanted to diffuse and dilute the killer's exhaustive efforts in dispatching MJK.

Did the coroner's tactic work in bringing the real killer out of the woodwork in the form of a man using the alias "George Hutchinson?"

And could the apparent lull in the series of murders have been due to the killer not receiving the same attention that he had received in the past?


It seems to me that the reason why there were gaps between various victims; was because the killer attended the public inquests in a bid to revel in his work and observe his work being discussed in public.

It's as though the killer deliberately waited for an inquest to run its course, before moving on to the next victim. Not in every case, but the pattern between murders and inquests is rather fascinating when applied in unison.

It is also worthy to note that the torso killer also seems to have revelled in the idea of waiting for an inquest to run it's course. For example; after the discovery of part of one of the torso victims, the killer appears to have waited for the inquest to proceed, before then choosing to deposit another body part. That behaviour denotes a man who deliberately chose to withhold certain body parts and only dispose of them once the inquest had started, progressed, adjourned, and then concluded.

In other words; the killer enjoyed leaving breadcrumbs of body parts over a longer duration of time than would be deemed necessary for a man interested in mere disposal through necessity; to avoid identification of the victim.

That means that the killer effectively stored body parts and then deposited them at different times and in different locations. A man wanting to seek attention and keep his efforts well and truly in the forefront of the press.

Like the man who seemed to know the deposition site of the Pinchin St torso before the torso was even deposited.

It seems that the torso killer and Ripper both had a keen interest in the press and wanted their "work" to be acknowledged and feared.


Like an actor demanding centre stage from an audience he believes is beneath him.

Delusions of grandeur

A psychopathic trait for sure.




There's a psychological comparison between the torso killer and the Ripper that cannot be ignored.