Favoured Suspect...

[Lewis C]

Hi Lewis C,

I think that the seamstress that identified Deeming from a photo as "Lawson", a known alias of Deeming is a contributory factor, although it is often dis-regarded as attention seeking on her part. I might agree with that assessment had she identified him as "Deeming", as published in the press, but I wonder how she came up with the name of "Lawson"?

I tend to think that this places Deeming in the area of Eddowes murder, and his admission to two of the Whitechapel murders opens the possibility that he may have been responsible for Eddowes and Kelly.

Cheers, George

Hi George,

Good points, and I would say that in general, if something places a suspect in the area of Eddowes' murder, then it also places him in the area of Stride's murder, in the sense that usually he would have had the opportunity.

If all we have for a suspect is a confession, then that isn't much, but if a man looks like a decent suspect even without the confession, then I think his confession is worth mentioning as a secondary reason to suspect him.