Jack The Ripper solved?

[Sherlock Holmes]

I Mr. Holmes stick to the facts and the facts are that nothing has been solved and in addition there is no doubt the "monster", as I shall call him, for that is what he is, really exists.
Regards
Mr Holmes

[Blackkat]

This post, as far as I'm concerned, says it all...thank you, Michael, for voicing what many of us feel. Personally, these days I have little more than a passing interest in the Ripper Case, as I believe most of the juice was squeezed out of it years ago, and in 2013 very large and spurious mountains are being made from exceedingly small molehills.

The rubbish on this Forum concerning Van Gogh, Sickert, and others, and the constant, endless, mindless gainsaying, nit-picking and insulting personal criticism turns what was once an interesting and absorbing discussion into a complete farce.

By all means, look at the history of, and the personalities in, the Case, but to pick a 'name' or a 'theory' or a 'what happened is this...' out of the air, which is what many so-called 'investigators' are doing, dilutes the whole thing into little more than froth (and, for some, the hopes of a nice pay-off somewhere along the line).

Well said, Michael.

Graham

^ this

[richardnunweek]

Hi,
I have been with this subject since the early 1960s, and I am just as passionate about the case now as I have ever been.
I agree some less credible suspects have arisen in the last few years, and many speculative theories have come about, however that is the whole point of this subject, a vast army of amateur detectives, using their knowledge to wade through all the clues and red herrings that have become Jack the Ripper.
If we don't have new approaches, and cooperate new suspects, or even suggest other ways in interpreting the evidence we have, we will have little chance in advancing.
I do not agree with Stewart or Trevor in their attitude , that being ''Get a life''.they have both been successful in this subject, and been not shy in expressing their opinion, and I for one welcome all views on this subject whether I agree with them or not.
Regards Richard.

[Graham]

Gotta say it.....to state that the removal of the organs has been proven to have taken place at the mortuary, not at the crime scene, is indeed proof of something......proof that this so-called solution is nothing but another theory.

This gent isnt interested in fact finding...he's just someone who thinks that by merely stating something it becomes fact,..... when the facts are that he has proven nothing....and likely will continue on that same vein as long as he can find someone to agree with him.

Some see studying these cases as a scholarly effort, some see the study as a fascinating look at Victorian England, or the characters associated with the cases,...some study as amateur sleuths, imaging that they might find the solution that has evaded countless analysts for over 125 years...and some, like the figure in the article, see the popular interest in the cases as an opportunity to make some easy money.

Cheers

This post, as far as I'm concerned, says it all...thank you, Michael, for voicing what many of us feel. Personally, these days I have little more than a passing interest in the Ripper Case, as I believe most of the juice was squeezed out of it years ago, and in 2013 very large and spurious mountains are being made from exceedingly small molehills.

The rubbish on this Forum concerning Van Gogh, Sickert, and others, and the constant, endless, mindless gainsaying, nit-picking and insulting personal criticism turns what was once an interesting and absorbing discussion into a complete farce.

By all means, look at the history of, and the personalities in, the Case, but to pick a 'name' or a 'theory' or a 'what happened is this...' out of the air, which is what many so-called 'investigators' are doing, dilutes the whole thing into little more than froth (and, for some, the hopes of a nice pay-off somewhere along the line).

Well said, Michael.

Graham

[RavenDarkendale]

Pilate said to Jesus, "And what is truth?"

People seem to be still searching...

[robhouse]

Seriously, can someone make it stop? Please?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYjrJM4RQ3I

I mean, does Trevor even actually believe that Jack the Ripper never existed? Is that his position now? I thought it was Feigenbaum.

Or is this an example of the press "misinterpreting what he stated"? One would think he might issue a correction to "the press" if this is the case.

As much as anything, this is an illustration of the depressing state of "news" these days. This is how something becomes "news"... through the endless repetition of a total crap story, it gains a sort of news-worthiness. For anyone who knows how google rankings work... the fact that Trevor's ramblings are repeated pretty much verbatim from his press kit in numerous local online newspapers, means that the very repetition causes this particular item to gain credibility in the eyes of a search ranking engine, hence increasing its likelihood of being repeated in more and more places and eventually bubbling all the way up to CNN etc.

It is still utter crap. I would like to see Trevor come on this website and try to state that the Whitechapel killer never existed.

RH

[Michael W Richards]

Gotta say it.....to state that the removal of the organs has been proven to have taken place at the mortuary, not at the crime scene, is indeed proof of something......proof that this so-called solution is nothing but another theory.

This gent isnt interested in fact finding...he's just someone who thinks that by merely stating something it becomes fact,..... when the facts are that he has proven nothing....and likely will continue on that same vein as long as he can find someone to agree with him.

Some see studying these cases as a scholarly effort, some see the study as a fascinating look at Victorian England, or the characters associated with the cases,...some study as amateur sleuths, imaging that they might find the solution that has evaded countless analysts for over 125 years...and some, like the figure in the article, see the popular interest in the cases as an opportunity to make some easy money.

Cheers

[YankeeSergeant]

All

Saw that here in the states. All they mentioned was that they allegedly know who wrote the Jack the Ripper letters More specifically the Dear Boss letter. Did they get it right? I don't know but I don't believe even if they did that it solves the murders. Of course that is my humble opinion. Neil

[booth]

Hi all,

Found this today:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/431148/Jack-the-Ripper-mystery-solved-by-top-detective-after-125-years

Apparently we don't need to talk about it anymore, it's all been solved.

Rich