Yes Miss Retro, I accept that serial killers often change their MO – I think the Pinchin Street Torso was down to the Ripper, as well as Tabram and McKenzie. In can see step changes as well.
But for Hutchinson to be the killer of Kelly there are a whole variety of one off changes.
For example why was he lingering outside to supposedly be seen by Lewis. Was that before or after the deed? If before he must have known of Kelly somehow to know a potential target was in a particular room.
I don’t buy into him knowing all or any of them. I think they were all random. It would have been almost impossible to select specific, known targets.
Given the time scale – how could he have killed Stride and then stalked and killed Eddowes?
Doesn’t make sense (unless you want to drop Stride from the list).
If Hutchinson was dependent on someone coming back from the inquest to the Victoria Home in order for him to hear the news, then I think the timeframe is out. The person at the inquest would have had to walk back from Shoreditch Town Hall to the Victoria Home, find Hutchinson and tell him about Lewis’s testimony. Remember this was one of the least commented on testimonies – one of the boring parts of the day’s events. Then Hutchinson must have concocted his story, left the Victoria Home and gone up Commercial Street to the police station and given his interview. I don’t think there is time in the evening for this to happen.
I think Mr Ben realises this, which is why he insists that Hutchinson was part of the crowd outside Shoreditch Town Hall.
I believe Phil Carter suggests 4 killers, not 4 serial killers.
I would have Coles as a one off (probably Sadler) and Emma Smith as an unrelated gang attack. I am unsure what to make of the non-Pinchin Street torsos. They are outside the area and I don’t think they have any bearing on the Ripper case.
The police could make fairly decent checks if they wanted to. Not perfect by any means.
I have seen nothing that counts Toppy out, although I wouldn’t pretend to be an expert.
Humour me – what was the thing that made you sure Toppy wasn’t Hutch?
But for Hutchinson to be the killer of Kelly there are a whole variety of one off changes.
For example why was he lingering outside to supposedly be seen by Lewis. Was that before or after the deed? If before he must have known of Kelly somehow to know a potential target was in a particular room.
I don’t buy into him knowing all or any of them. I think they were all random. It would have been almost impossible to select specific, known targets.
Given the time scale – how could he have killed Stride and then stalked and killed Eddowes?
Doesn’t make sense (unless you want to drop Stride from the list).
If Hutchinson was dependent on someone coming back from the inquest to the Victoria Home in order for him to hear the news, then I think the timeframe is out. The person at the inquest would have had to walk back from Shoreditch Town Hall to the Victoria Home, find Hutchinson and tell him about Lewis’s testimony. Remember this was one of the least commented on testimonies – one of the boring parts of the day’s events. Then Hutchinson must have concocted his story, left the Victoria Home and gone up Commercial Street to the police station and given his interview. I don’t think there is time in the evening for this to happen.
I think Mr Ben realises this, which is why he insists that Hutchinson was part of the crowd outside Shoreditch Town Hall.
I believe Phil Carter suggests 4 killers, not 4 serial killers.
I would have Coles as a one off (probably Sadler) and Emma Smith as an unrelated gang attack. I am unsure what to make of the non-Pinchin Street torsos. They are outside the area and I don’t think they have any bearing on the Ripper case.
The police could make fairly decent checks if they wanted to. Not perfect by any means.
I have seen nothing that counts Toppy out, although I wouldn’t pretend to be an expert.
Humour me – what was the thing that made you sure Toppy wasn’t Hutch?
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