Rating The Suspects.

[c.d.]

It’s not important Trevor. We’re looking at the case unofficially so we are free to use our own terminology.

Good points all around, Herlock. And even from an official perspective the terms suspect and person of interest are not hard and fast and rigidly defined. And a person of interest can become a suspect at some point.

c.d.

[The Rookie Detective]

It’s not important Trevor. We’re looking at the case unofficially so we are free to use our own terminology.

Good points all around, Herlock. And even from an official perspective the terms suspect and person of interest are not hard and fast and rigidly defined. And a person of interest can become a suspect at some point.

c.d.

Totally agree, well said.

[c.d.]

I would also add that someone could be a person of interest because the police believe that they might be able to provide information that could be helpful to the investigation but they themselves are not a suspect. But someone could also be a person of interest because something about them is suspicious and the police want an explanation. So if a person of interest is suspicious does that make him a suspect? You are getting into semantics but it would seem they are a suspect or quasi-suspect or "suspect" until they can provide adequate explanations for their behavior.

c.d.

[Trevor Marriott]

I would also add that someone could be a person of interest because the police believe that they might be able to provide information that could be helpful to the investigation but they themselves are not a suspect. But someone could also be a person of interest because something about them is suspicious and the police want an explanation. So if a person of interest is suspicious does that make him a suspect? You are getting into semantics but it would seem they are a suspect or quasi-suspect or "suspect" until they can provide adequate explanations for their behavior.

c.d.

Yes but many of the names of modern day suspects never even came to the notice of the police at the time of the murders. they are names researchers have put forward over the years with no tangible evidence to back up their suspect status

https://www.trevormarriott.co.uk

[Herlock Sholmes]

Good points c.d.

We’ve had this suspect/person of interest discussion on here before but I’ve never understood why it should be thought of as important. If we did distinguish between suspects and persons of interest it would just introduce something else for us to disagree on. If you thought someone deserved to be a suspect but I thought that they should only be a person of interest how would we decide? Would we nominate someone to be the oracle who makes the final decision? Vote? Would we still accept the decision?

[Herlock Sholmes]

Yes but many of the names of modern day suspects never even came to the notice of the police at the time of the murders. they are names researchers have put forward over the years with no tangible evidence to back up their suspect status

www.trevormarriott.co.uk

Why does that matter Trevor? As long as we know that, in Ripperological terms, ‘suspect’ and ‘person of interest’ are interchangeable then all’s well.

[c.d.]

This does seem like a pointless exercise. Yes, from a police perspective Trevor is correct. But as Herlock points out we are looking at the case unofficially from the perspective of being Ripperologists. I mean from a practical standpoint should the thread header be changed from favorite suspect to favorite person of interest? It is what it is.

c.d.

[andy1867]

I've been on here years, and still am of the maybe , "Uninformed" opinion thats its an unknown local man.....So I don;t have a particular problem with dragging everybody into the "Suspect" category.
Obviously you need some meat on the bones, and its one step further when you eliminate or another, but you need reasons, mine are usually really spurious, due to lack of research..I.E Druitt...no cricketer would EVER do that...(Unless from Lancashire maybe..so Maybricks up there)

[Herlock Sholmes]

I've been on here years, and still am of the maybe , "Uninformed" opinion thats its an unknown local man.....So I don;t have a particular problem with dragging everybody into the "Suspect" category.
Obviously you need some meat on the bones, and its one step further when you eliminate or another, but you need reasons, mine are usually really spurious, due to lack of research..I.E Druitt...no cricketer would EVER do that...(Unless from Lancashire maybe..so Maybricks up there)

There’s nothing uninformed about that opinion Andy. I’d say that perhaps the likeliest ‘solution’ is that it’s an as yet unnamed man, whether a local or not.

(It sounds like you are a fellow cricket fan, I’m from the West Mids but you are of the White Rose variety I assume)