Any connection between Israel Lipski Trial and motive for Jack the Ripper?

[John Wheat]

I dont disagree with Kelly as a suspect but was he even in Whitechapel? Bury was evidently investigated and discounted. While it does not mean it wasn't them it's not clear how their weight would be greater than someone actually living there for their entire lives. And if the killer was in fact Jewish.

I suggest you read up on Bury. He's the best suspect there is. Just living in Whitechapel is not an indication of anything. As for being Jewish. I highly doubt the Ripper was Jewish.

[Patrick Differ]

Is there a recommendation on reading about Bury? Would love to read it.

[Lewis C]

While it might be true there is no evidence that Levy was the Ripper, I believe the circumstantial evidence gives him the highest consideration as a suspect. Where he lived, where he grew up, his conviction, his female dominated household, his vice, his skill as a butcher, his relationship with his brother Abraham, his incarceration at Chelmsford and Essex Asylum before the murders, the death of his mother in May 1888 and his relationship to Wentworth St Dwellings. Levy, with his skill as a butcher would know how to bleed out his victim, gut, and be home in less than 15 minutes is a compelling avenue for exploration. No direct evidence certainly.

I agree with this, and I would add that depending what one considers to count as evidence, it's arguable that there's no evidence that any named suspects was the Ripper. So judging suspects is a matter of looking at what we know about each person, and judging which ones give one a reason to have some suspicion, even if that level of suspicion isn't especially high.

[Lewis C]

Is there a recommendation on reading about Bury? Would love to read it.

Patrick, here's a link to a free online book that contains a chapter each about 11 different Ripper suspects, 2 of which are Bury and Levy, each chapter written by someone that thinks their subject is a reasonable suspect.

https://zoboko.com/book/wdmwex5l/who-was-jack-the-ripper-all-the-suspects-revealed

[John Wheat]

Is there a recommendation on reading about Bury? Would love to read it.

I recommend The Trial of Jack the Ripper by Euan McPherson.

[GBinOz]

I dont disagree with Kelly as a suspect but was he even in Whitechapel? Bury was evidently investigated and discounted. While it does not mean it wasn't them it's not clear how their weight would be greater than someone actually living there for their entire lives. And if the killer was in fact Jewish.

Hi Patrick,

Welcome to the forum. So little is known about Kelly's whereabouts, it is a surprise to me that he rates so highly with so many people. Bury was investigated and discounted, but still has a following, particularly with the single suspect advocates. While it is currently fashionable to contemplate named suspects, the likelihood is that the perpetrator was an unknown person. If named suspects are to be contemplated, one could do worse than examine the known serial killers, rather than the domestic murderers. The likes of Deeming and Chapman. However, the actual killers were likely to have been Mr Nobodys, the persons that no-one even notices. We are here discussing a fantasy which will not be resolved short of a revolutionary discovery which, of course, will be disputed by all. I wish you all the best in the continuation of the game, what ever the outcome.

Cheers, George

[John Wheat]

Hi Patrick,

Welcome to the forum. So little is known about Kelly's whereabouts, it is a surprise to me that he rates so highly with so many people. Bury was investigated and discounted, but still has a following, particularly with the single suspect advocates. While it is currently fashionable to contemplate named suspects, the likelihood is that the perpetrator was an unknown person. If named suspects are to be contemplated, one could do worse than examine the known serial killers, rather than the domestic murderers. The likes of Deeming and Chapman. However, the actual killers were likely to have been Mr Nobodys, the persons that no-one even notices. We are here discussing a fantasy which will not be resolved short of a revolutionary discovery which, of course, will be disputed by all. I wish you all the best in the continuation of the game, what ever the outcome.

Cheers, George

This is just supposition and your opinion George.