What methods were used to hunt down Jack the Ripper?

[Sam Flynn]

I believe that the possible use of "retinal photography" only applied to the Kelly murder. I emphasise "possible", because it's only Walter "Cuttings" Dew's reminiscences that we have to go on, and the question of whether the victim's eyes should be photographed arose in the Chapman inquest. A jury member asked the question of Bagster Philips, who replied that it would be useless to do so. Different versions of this episode were variously reported in the papers.

Personally, I think Dew latched onto this and tacked it onto his version of the Kelly story, just after his claim that he'd "slipped in the awfulness" on Kelly's floor. Unless he was limbo-dancing under the bed at the time, that didn't happen either.

[Nothing to see]

Well, there you go. Inspector Dew was a liar. In your scenario. And your proof is...

[Sam Flynn]

Well, there you go. Inspector Dew was a liar. In your scenario. And your proof is...

Read his biography (link) yourself - then read the dictionary definition of what the phrase "personally, I think" might mean. Clue: it does not mean that what follows is an assertion of truth, but of considered opinion.

Are you sure your nickname shouldn't be "Nothing to say"?

[SallyNutter]

thanks everyone, ive finally finished the question.