Silliest Suspects?

[Herlock Sholmes]

Can an e-book sell out its first publishing run?

This is what I thought but I can’t see it for sale anywhere now. Type it into Amazon and nothing comes up. It’s weird.

[Al Bundy's Eyes]

This is what I thought but I can’t see it for sale anywhere now. Type it into Amazon and nothing comes up. It’s weird.

Have you checked the fiction section?

[Herlock Sholmes]

Have you checked the fiction section?

Thats very cynical of you Al.

I was considering buying it. So we have a new mystery.....what’s happened to Pierre’s book?

[Al Bundy's Eyes]

Thats very cynical of you Al.

I was considering buying it. So we have a new mystery.....what’s happened to Pierre’s book?

Sorry Herlock, you must have missed that meeting. The Ripperology "establishment" had a meeting. Pierre's theory was too close to derailing the long established facts, as we have them. The whole gravy train was about to crash, so we shut it down. As you know, the lords of ripperology don't take kindly to having the case solved. I, personally, was in favour of having it out there, but Sugdens ghost overuled me. You were meant to be there, but your infinitely long broken iPad meant we had to go ahead without you. I'm sure you agree though. The legend must go on, regardless of the evidence.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Sorry Herlock, you must have missed that meeting. The Ripperology "establishment" had a meeting. Pierre's theory was too close to derailing the long established facts, as we have them. The whole gravy train was about to crash, so we shut it down. As you know, the lords of ripperology don't take kindly to having the case solved. I, personally, was in favour of having it out there, but Sugdens ghost overuled me. You were meant to be there, but your infinitely long broken iPad meant we had to go ahead without you. I'm sure you agree though. The legend must go on, regardless of the evidence.

Ah. My own fault. I should have let you know that my iPad has been working for around two weeks (if charging up a little slowly.)

I certainly agree though. We can’t be challenging the old established theories but must remain firmly entrenched. Plus we don’t want to upset the Freemason’s of course.

[C. F. Leon]

Sorry Herlock, you must have missed that meeting. The Ripperology "establishment" had a meeting. Pierre's theory was too close to derailing the long established facts, as we have them. The whole gravy train was about to crash, so we shut it down. As you know, the lords of ripperology don't take kindly to having the case solved. I, personally, was in favour of having it out there, but Sugdens ghost overuled me. You were meant to be there, but your infinitely long broken iPad meant we had to go ahead without you. I'm sure you agree though. The legend must go on, regardless of the evidence.

(Sigh.) Personally, I've boxed up my sarcasm and put it away in storage. It's gotten so crazy nowadays that no matter what you say, SOMEBODY'S going to believe it and send you death threats, or turn it into an Internet meme.

BTW, has my membership application come up, yet? It's been in for more than 20 years. Are Americans slow-tracked, or have I been declined because I don't use the "grocers' apostrophe"?

[C. F. Leon]

I've been interested in the case for 50 years more or less and I've always thought that the Cream theory was the most contrived that I heard. A gallows confession that has only one witness that isn't even a real confession except in someone's imagination? At least Prince Eddy, J. Stephen, Druitt, Dr. Stanley, the Russians, etc. had actual rationales behind the accusations. But Cream just seems to be throwing a dart at some photos or a list of names and then inventing a theory for the one that gets hit.

[Astatine211]

For my personal silliest suspect is Dr Herbert Tibbits, a disgraced senior doctor at London hospital who was discharged and stripped from his position in 1893 for illegal administration of electroshock therapy. Mysteriously the misconduct committee and hospital burned all documents relating to him for some unknown reason and only one or two half burnt pages are left in the royal college of physicians archives.

Even more mysterious is his connections to the upper class and the occult as he was obsessed with the infamous novel 'The Coming Race' and to quote an article that mentions him: "Herbert Tibbits, who along with a handful of aristocrats, tried to promote the notion of electrical cures and the possibility of a “coming race” in a bizarre bazaar at the Royal Albert Hall."

Now what does he have to do with JtR? Absolutely nothing except for being an unpleasant doctor nearby. But amongst my many hundreds of hours researching and looking into outside the box candidates he is probably the silliest one that I considered even for a second. I came across him while researching medical practitioners who had misconduct complaints made against them in Whitechapel and the surrounding area in the ripper time frame which is when I found this at best unsavoury at worst sadistic character.

[DJA]

Galvanizing.

[caz]

Queen Victoria was pretty silly.

[Perhaps I should rephrase that, or I'll be spending Christmas in The Tower. And I don't mean Brown Towers.]

Love,

Mrs Brown
X

[C. F. Leon]

Queen Victoria was pretty silly.

[Perhaps I should rephrase that, or I'll be spending Christmas in The Tower. And I don't mean Brown Towers.]

Love,

Mrs Brown
X

I can't find any information about that one, other than the mention that someone did name her as suspect. Where did that come from as an actual idea?

When I hear about Queen Victoria as a suspect, I get the image of a overweight, 4-foot woman in the nude, running down a cobblestone street (HAFT ta have those cobbles, eh?) brandishing a machete-sized knife.

(sinister laugh) "Where's Albert?"

Abberline (Played by Leonardo de Caprio, because he needs work): (to Gladstone) Sir, she's got out again. THEY are needed.

Gladstone (Played by Patrick Stewart, because he's EVERYWHERE): God save the Empire! (pushes HUMONGOUS red button on desk and speaks into a tube) Make it so!

(A signal shows in the fog, and suddenly from a disused garage entrance horses come running, hauling a enclosed carriage with cops running after it and spilling out. Dramatic Keystone Kops theme heard.)

The Queen (running down street, still nakey. Can Lady Margaret R be thawed out?) Run, run! Catch me if you can!

(And the whole mess disappears in the fog, passing two men.)

SH (played by Tom Cruise, because who cares?): I'm not even going to TOUCH that one, Watson.

[C. F. Leon]

Who do you think is the silliest, most ridiculous suspect that's been offered?

Answer: Sooty!

Rgds
John

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Who's "Sooty"?

[DJA]

[Stacker]

Druitt and Ostrog have to be on this list.
In my opinion, Melville Macnaghtens thoughts on the case were not worth the paper they were written on. Though Kosminski has more merit than the other 2 suspects on his list (still not much merit though).

[Herlock Sholmes]

Druitt and Ostrog have to be on this list.
In my opinion, Melville Macnaghtens thoughts on the case were not worth the paper they were written on. Though Kosminski has more merit than the other 2 suspects on his list (still not much merit though).

So how well did you know Sir Melville that you can tell that he was either an idiot or a liar?