Hi,
Just echoing what Chris has said. The discovery of the truncheon and knives isn't anything like evidence that Watkins was Jack the Ripper, it merely presents us with an interesting topic for debate and a bit of a puzzle!
The same holds true, even if Watkins did carve the details on the truncheon. There could be any number of reasonable explanations, but it certainly doesn't mean he was JtR. For one thing, the descriptions of the knives are nothing like those JtR likely used.
I do think though, that Chas' recounting of the discovery has the ring of truth, because of the several innocent inaccuracies, so there could be a perfectly reasonable pre-1945 explanation for it as Archaic said.
Hugs
Jane
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Just echoing what Chris has said. The discovery of the truncheon and knives isn't anything like evidence that Watkins was Jack the Ripper, it merely presents us with an interesting topic for debate and a bit of a puzzle!
The same holds true, even if Watkins did carve the details on the truncheon. There could be any number of reasonable explanations, but it certainly doesn't mean he was JtR. For one thing, the descriptions of the knives are nothing like those JtR likely used.
I do think though, that Chas' recounting of the discovery has the ring of truth, because of the several innocent inaccuracies, so there could be a perfectly reasonable pre-1945 explanation for it as Archaic said.
Hugs
Jane
xxxx
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