A night walk around Mitre Square (PC Watkin's route)

[richardh]

"In which case, what is the argument for the killer's need to fuel the fire at 13 Miller's Court in order to see what they doing when carrying out the murder and mutilations there?"

Not sure why that has been bought up!

My only assertion here is that during the murder the killer was doing the task in 95% darkness and the other 5% was hindered by his fleeting glances into the light flares of the surrounding lamps.

[DJA]

In which case, what is the argument for the killer's need to fuel the fire at 13 Miller's Court in order to see what they doing when carrying out the murder and mutilations there?

Seems he was boiling water.

Once that was done, the fire was smothered with clothing.

[Curious Cat]

Not sure why that has been bought up!

My only assertion here is that during the murder the killer was doing the task in 95% darkness and the other 5% was hindered by his fleeting glances into the light flares of the surrounding lamps.

I bring it up as the suggestion here is that the killer can apparently do everything in near total darkness but it has also been suggested elsewhere that the killer fuelled the fire in at Miller's Court in order to see what they were doing. It seems the killer can and the killer can't see in the dark.

Unless, of course, the killer was a different individual in each instance.

[Curious Cat]

Seems he was boiling water.

Once that was done, the fire was smothered with clothing.

For what purpose would the boiling water be for?

[DJA]

For what purpose would the boiling water be for?

To pour over Mary Kelly's face.

[Curious Cat]

To pour over Mary Kelly's face.

A change of methodology?

[Parisi North Humber]

To pour over Mary Kelly's face.

Hi Dave,

I posited in another post that boiling water could have been used on MJK as the bottom sheet she was lying on looked sodden (but not with blood) and her exposed right femur looks exceptionally clean and white. Hadn't thought about the boiling water being used on her face though so thank you for food for thought.

Helen x