Does anyone truly believe

[jonwilson]

that the identity of Jack the ripper will ever be discovered? About in your lifetime?

[DarkTaleProductions]

I personally don't think so. Too much evidence is lost, too much time has past, and too many forgeries out there.

[Bailey]

I'm very doubtful - it would require some sort of miracle discovery, which would then be subject to scorn, debate and derision and turn out to be dubious at best, a la the Diary.

But if it came to pass, then so be it. Honestly, I enjoy the mystery, so I might prefer it to happen when I'm very much older.

B.

[perrymason]

that the identity of Jack the ripper will ever be discovered? About in your lifetime?

I believe its possible we may learn what Jack The Ripper probably did....but not who he was. We may be able to reasonably exclude some victims, perhaps even add some.

Best regards

[Mascara & Paranoia]

Definitely not. His identity's completely lost and gone for good.

[tnb]

I honestly cannot see any piece of evidence which, at this remove and with this much research having gone into the case and all and sundry involved with it, that would convince everyone - or even a majority - that the case was solved.

Even if someone were to find a law book in an attic in a derelict house in Dorset, engraved 'to Montague on the occasion of his being called to the Bar, love Mum' and with a note pinned inside saying 'I, Montague J Druitt, killed Polly Nicholls, Annie Chapman, Liz Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Kelly, and I did it because...' what would it prove? Maybe he was mad and thought he was the Ripper, maybe he was covering up for someone else, maybe it was a joke, maybe it was written by someone trying to set him up, maybe it's a modern forgery....and the arguing and the theorising would stroll on into the sunset unhindered, and the presses would keep rolling...

Hello M&P by the way, not 'seen' you around for a while. We must get back to irritating people with our Stephen White theories again some time...!

[Mascara & Paranoia]

Too right, my friend.

Hello M&P by the way, not 'seen' you around for a while. We must get back to irritating people with our Stephen White theories again some time...!

Haha! xD That we must.

[lynn cates]

truth

Hello TNB. I fear what you say is true. But perhaps such a find would offer a reasonable presumption of the evidence?

The best.
LC

[Phil Carter]

Hello all,

Shall I dare to go against the grain on this one? Well.....

Under certain circumstances, I believe that a name COULD arise that would, at best, in all PROBABILITY, give us the answer. That means going from a "possible" to a "probable"... but there would have to be a change of major character from many sides for it to happen.

Having said that however, a "definitive proof", which tnb talks of... very very doubtful.

I still believe in the season of goodwill. The innocent in me never lets go...the cynical in me tells me otherwise.

I would like to think that the age of belief in the impossible isn't dead.

But then...who'd be a turkey at Christmas eh?


best wishes

Phil

[ianincleveland]

id be amazed if there was total proof ever now,but i wonder why nobody like Leonard Matters ever tried to seriously find out the truth,as i for one think it was possibly out there then,with even some witnesses still living.

Definete missed opportunity there and ive a feeling if the internet and this site plus the many researchers were around then we probably would have been able to name the killer

[KatBradshaw]

I have to say I am more interested in finding out other facts that who JR was. For example I would dearly love to find out more about Mary Jane Kelly. I would love for some one to find a picture of any of the other victims in life. Maybe some other artifacts that have been lost. If I am ever to know who JtR is I hope it will be a long time from now.

[corey123]

Jon,

My answer is one word, NO.

yours truly

[Mike Covell]

I have to say I am more interested in finding out other facts that who JR was.

And who shot JR!

[cappuccina]

No, unless some authentic documents surface that give more definitive answers, but I do not think that will happen, unfortunately...

[KatBradshaw]

And who shot JR!

Oooops! JtR!!