Bury's Neck

[Guest]

It's the same with green River killer and Yorkshire ripper and many others, people only start to take prostituting woman seriosly after when they're dead

[John Wheat]

It's the same with green River killer and Yorkshire ripper and many others, people only start to take prostituting woman seriosly after when they're dead

That's true unfortunately Wiggins.

[Single-O-Seven]

It's the same with green River killer and Yorkshire ripper and many others, people only start to take prostituting woman seriosly after when they're dead

I was going to make the same point. A sex worker's word is often ignored or turned against them - which is why so many never bother to report to the police when they are a victim. Sadly, even their murdered remains aren't always seen as hugely important.

[Aethelwulf]

On Farmer the notion she would cut her own throat for a few coins is simply ridiculous. All the witness statements attest this was attempted murder. In the epicenter and at the height of the ripper crimes with the archetype victim profile.

we know now that victims sometimes do fend off their attackers so there's no excuse.

yes, all the witnesses give pretty much the same description as this:

Sarah Turner, who was standing at her door in Thrawl-street at the time of the occurrence, stated that she saw a man running in the direction of Brick-lane, followed by three or four others. She described him as a short, thick fellow, 5ft 4in high. She could not see if he had a moustache, as he was holding his hand up to his mouth. One witness alleged that he stopped the man as he was making his escape from the house, but that he shook him off, striking him with a whip which he held in his hand. Several other persons who were present gave particulars of the man, corroborating in almost every detail the account of his appearance given by the woman herself, viz.: age, 30; height, 5ft 6in; fair moustache; wearing a black diagonal coat and a hard felt hat.

Daily Telegraph 22nd Nov

[Guest]

I was going to make the same point. A sex worker's word is often ignored or turned against them

Yeah exactly

So a few post above there is an example of a women beaten and robbed by two men, found naked on a barrelcart.
And so the next day she's repremanded for being drunk.

Now Im not one of these 'light a candle in a park' singing for feminism types
but even i can see this is a bit harsh.

[Aethelwulf]

recall that amongst bury's possessions in Dundee (through the keyhole thread) was a black cape - from the farmer incident: 'when we got to the corner of Brick Lane we lost sight of him....I noticed that he had an overcoat with a cape on it'

Manchester Guardian 22nd nov