Why not McCarthy ?

[Bridewell]

Hello (again) Colin.

"No need for a body double, let alone mutilation on the grand scale."

Double? Who suggested that?

Hi Lynn,

There are those, myself not included, who argue that the woman slain was not Mary Kelly.

And I would suggest that the mutilation was not the victim's idea.

Cheers.
LC

I don't think anyone's going to argue with that one!
Regards, Bridewell

[Roy Corduroy]

3. A killer who disfigures to thwart identification.

Hi Lynn,
For what it's worth, my vote goes to your No. 3.
If the Millers Court victim ultimately proves to have been MJK, I'll eat my very jaunty Panama hat.

Batman & Robin leap in and change Gene's thread from Suspects/McCarthy to something totally different.

Roy

[lynn cates]

huh?

Hello (again) Colin.

"No need for a body double, let alone mutilation on the grand scale."

Double? Who suggested that?

And I would suggest that the mutilation was not the victim's idea.

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

bio

Hello Robert. Wouldn't have her bio handy? (heh-heh)

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

face

Hello Colin. Most of the "thwarting identification" would involve the face.

Organs? Perhaps the killer had read the papers?

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

OK

Hello Jon. Thanks, but no need. Except on very special occasions, I exorcise the notion of a sexual serial killer from my mind.

Cheers.
LC

[Robert]

Hi Colin

Yes, she could simply have done a bunk, if she was afraid of McCarthy, or let herself be evicted if she wasn't.

[Bridewell]

Me Too

I am getting eccentric in my old age. I believe that the woman killed in Mary Kelly's room was.....Mary Kelly!

Hi Robert,

So do I. If MJK wanted to escape her situation, she could simply have walked out. No need for a body double, let alone mutilation on the grand scale.

Regards, Bridewell.

[Robert]

I am getting eccentric in my old age. I believe that the woman killed in Mary Kelly's room was.....Mary Kelly!

[Gene Lewis]

Robert "McCarthy would have been bonkers to kill Kelly in this manner, in one of his own rooms, next door to where he lived." = that's the most important reason why he could be The man...

[richardnunweek]

Hi,
I am surprised that this thread is still competitive , it is almost beyond question that McCarthy was not the killer.
The reason why he allowed Kelly to run up debt, is likely to be out of compassion, the streets were hardly safe , and we know Mrs McCarthy was anxious, and she would not have wanted her husband to turn Mary out , whilst the killer was at large.
Rubyretro.
You must tell my wife that men are more tidier then women..I like that one,
I dispute that Kelly was slovenly, she appears to have always been neat and tidy., Dew has her always wearing a spotless white apron, she also her fine head of hair to take care of, and the bedroll was ''apparently''rolled up.
We don't know that her clothes were neatly folded.
The police at least initially believed, that the killer did not light the fire because of light, believing the act happened in daylight, it was for the burning of clothing.
I see the killer as in a frenzied mood, that was very anxious to rob Kelly of all her femininity , making it more of a act of jealousy . like the police initially thought.
Regards Richard.

[Bridewell]

A killer who disfigures to thwart identification.

Does not compute in my view. If the motive was to thwart identification why flay the limbs and remove internal organs?

Regards, Bridewell.

[Jon Guy]

Hello Jon. Actually, the omission was intentional.
Cheers.
LC

Sorry Lynn, I do apologise.

Why? I missed the point you were making.

[lynn cates]

E & C district

Hello Sally. Yes. That is the information I have.

Wouldn't happen to have a list of Sir Ed's girls lying about?

Cheers.
LC

[lynn cates]

nah

Hello Jon. Actually, the omission was intentional.

Cheers.
LC