So......who do you think it was?

[Amanda Sumner]

I don't think it's any of the named suspects and I think it's also possible that no one actually saw the Ripper. I think, by openly interacting with the ladies, he would have taken a big risk of being seen and identified.
There are persons of great interest though, in my opinion. Jacob Levy, to my mind, is overlooked by some of the more popular names and is the most interesting.
Who I don't think it was, well, certainly not Maybrick, Druitt or Chapman. Koz, Bury and Kelly are certainly interesting but as I've already stated, I don't think it's anyone we know.

[Abby Normal]

massive fan of casebook, and just the history/mystique of the whole JTR saga, the wifes bought me a JTR tour for some time this year (via Virgin? No idea if its any good!) and i'm on the hunt for some good JTR "kindle" reading material for when we go on holiday in April.

Anyway, i digress.....

So many threads, and so much information, i thought i'd just ask a nice simple question....who do YOU think JTR was? There are so many arguments, theorys, evidence and false facts, we seem to forget the most important question.....who do you think JTR was?

Doesn't have to be an indepth answer (although always welcome), just be interested to see what the general populus would say if they were pressed for an answer!

Hi EM
And welcome.

I Beleive that Mary Kelly is the key to this mystery, as the circumstances seem to indicate that she knew her killer.

According to the witness statements she was seen with four men that night and I would posit that their is a good chance that one of them was her killer( and thus JtR):
Barnett, blotchy, hutch and his "suspect" Aman.

Barnett was interogated by police and cleared and also his other circs seem to clear him (although I still don't rule him totally out). Aman IMHO is probably a fictional invention of hutch.

That leaves Blotchy and hutch and I rate them 1 and 1a. I also think that chapman, koz, bury, and James Kelly are viable candidates and with this group of six men I think we have a slightly better than 50/50 chance of having the ripper. But I admit, there are no strong suspects, only the better of a weak lot.

[GUT]

G'Day Lechmere

Or both!

[evertonmarc]

or maybe somewhere inbetween......

i see where this thread is going...!!!

[Lechmere]

It'll either be that, or someone we have heard of.

[evertonmarc]

G'day GUT!

Interesting answer.....and most probably correct!

[GUT]

G'Day evertonmarc

and Welcome.

To answer your question.

Someone we have never heard of.

[evertonmarc]

massive fan of casebook, and just the history/mystique of the whole JTR saga, the wifes bought me a JTR tour for some time this year (via Virgin? No idea if its any good!) and i'm on the hunt for some good JTR "kindle" reading material for when we go on holiday in April.

Anyway, i digress.....

So many threads, and so much information, i thought i'd just ask a nice simple question....who do YOU think JTR was? There are so many arguments, theorys, evidence and false facts, we seem to forget the most important question.....who do you think JTR was?

Doesn't have to be an indepth answer (although always welcome), just be interested to see what the general populus would say if they were pressed for an answer!