What Makes Aaron Kosminski a Viable Suspect?

[Simon Wood]

Here we are, guys and gals. Something to get your teeth into.

Aaron Kosminski - Ripper suspect?

[Wickerman]

At 23 years old, are you joking!!

[Simon Wood]

Hi Jon,

Me kid you?

Heaven forfend.

There has been a lot of pontification and a well-received book about the candidacy of Aaron Kosminski.

Not that I believe a word of it.

Regards,

Simon

[Wickerman]

I actually bought Robert's book (Scotland Yard's Prime Suspect) because it was a long awaited serious attempt to fill in so many blanks about this character. We do learn a great deal about Kozminski's background, but that could be done with many suspects. What we did not get was a clearer or fuller picture on why Kozminski was Anderson's favorite, and any evidence that choice was based on.

Much the same as Druitt, we don't know why.

But, at 23 years old? - seriously!!
At least Druitt fit several suspect descriptions, whereas Kozminski is an unknown - we don't know what he looked like, but one thing stands out. No-one described a young 23 yr old kid still wet behind the ears.

[John G]

Here we are, guys and gals. Something to get your teeth into.

Aaron Kosminski - Ripper suspect?

Well it's obvious Kosminski. I mean, Lawende, a highly reliable witness, positively identified him. Then we have Dr Louhelainen's unimpeachable forensic DNA evidence, and the shawl with cast iron provenance. Obvioulsy case closed, unless I'm missing anything...

[Simon Wood]

Hi Jon,

"What we did not get was a clearer or fuller picture on why Kozminski was Anderson's favorite, and any evidence that choice was based on."

Macnaghten showed him his memorandum. They tossed a coin. Macnaghten picked the drowned doctor, leaving Anderson with the Polish Jew.

What other evidence do you need?

Regards,

Simon

[Herlock Sholmes]

He couldn’t have been the ripper because Druitt was.

[Simon Wood]

So, what was he doing in Macnaghten's memorandum?

[Herlock Sholmes]

So, what was he doing in Macnaghten's memorandum?

Macnaghten named three men that he felt were likelier than Cutbush. Druitt was the likeliest.

[Simon Wood]

Druitt was the Ripper?

If this were true, there would be no point in Macnaghten also fingering Kosminski and Ostrog, one of whom had a cast-iron alibi.

[Darryl Kenyon]

At least Druitt fit several suspect descriptions

Pardon!

[Herlock Sholmes]

Druitt was the Ripper?

If this were true, there would be no point in Macnaghten also fingering Kosminski and Ostrog, one of whom had a cast-iron alibi.

I did end that quote will a smiley Simon.

[harry]

He was sent home to his family who thought he was?

[Cogidubnus]

He was sent home to his family who thought he was?

And could he actually have been a barber-surgeon?

[Harry D]

"Kosminski" is the strongest of the police suspects. Two senior officials reference a man who was identified as the killer but got off due to a technicality. There is no reason to suspect that Anderson & Swanson were lying or having a brainfart about a case of this magnitude. Seems to me there was a jewish man whom they had good reason to suspect. A witness (Lawende/Schwartz/etc) either identified him or they read between the lines and realised the two men knew each other. Witness wouldn't surrender him to the goy.