Originally posted by GBinOz
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Thanks for the comment. He intrigued me pretty much from when I first read about the case and it increased as I learned more. I’ve quoted Farson before but his comment about Druitt’s unlikeliness as a suspect making him so interesting really stuck with me. So it’s my belief that because of who he was and of the type and class of person he was, and because of the resources available to Macnaghten, he’d have been one of the last people that Macnaghten would have mentioned in connection to the case. This doesn’t come close to making him guilty of course but it leaves me in the position of believing that Macnaghten wouldn’t have plucked Druitt’s name just because of his suicide. I think that Macnaghten did receive private information (originating from the family but not necessarily directly from them) and that he felt the information/evidence compelling. But all that I’ve ever said is that for all we know Druitt might have been the killer and that he has more ‘pointers’ than most.
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