William Bury: Jack the Ripper

[John Wheat]

They have also done some fabulous hand writing comparisons. To a layman like myself it's neigh on certain Bury wrote some of the Ripper letters. The comparisons are great, I'd suggest you go check out the hard work done on them.

Surely if Bury wrote any of the Ripper letters that strengthens the case for him being the Ripper substantially?

[Geddy2112]

Surely if Bury wrote any of the Ripper letters that strengthens the case for him being the Ripper substantially?

Only if we are certain the killer wrote the letters

[Fiver]

Surely if Bury wrote any of the Ripper letters that strengthens the case for him being the Ripper substantially?

There are dozens of Ripper letters. Most of them are hoaxes, possibly all of them. Every identified letter writer was a hoaxer. If Bury, or anyone else, can be proven to have written any of the letters, it only strengthens case against them slightly.

And in Bury's case, I don't think we have enough samples of his writing to make a proper comparison with any of the Ripper letters.