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I take your point, although I think it might have been irresponsible, and a little illogical not to investigate Bury further if there was any reason to think that they may have been hanging the ripper. The police were being heavily criticised - albeit rather unfairly - for their continued failure to catch the killer and make the women of Whitechapel safe again. It would have been a huge relief to everyone concerned had they been able to find evidence that Bury was their man, but instead they eliminated him, sending a signal that the ripper was still around and could strike again at any time.
Conversely, if they had tried to reassure the public, without the evidence to back it up, that the ripper murders had ended with Bury's execution, it would have come back to haunt them if and when another similar murder was committed - as was indeed the case. I'm not sure they could have won either way, but I'd like to think they'd have taken it a tad more seriously than to drop Bury from their inquiries after his long drop and hope for the best.
Love,
Caz
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That's a good point, Caz. I doubt that Bury's imminent hanging was the primary reason that they didn't look into him for very long, but maybe if they were inclined to doubt that he was the Ripper anyway, maybe it played a minor role.
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