Jacob the Ripper

[Rosella]

Hi PCdunn,
I just think we can tie ourselves in knots here thinking of elaborations on the name Jack and the 'Ripper'. After Kate Eddowes was found she was described as being 'ripped up like a pig'. That was and is a common enough expression and whoever wrote the letters would have noted the abdominal wounds and use of a knife in the murders of Polly and Annie and put two and two together.

[Pcdunn]

Hi, Rosella: True observations! And the name was probably invented by a journalist, anyway. . .

[Sam Flynn]

Actually, thinking it through is what tells us that [Levy depositing the apron in the Goulston St doorway] IS illogical. Not impossible in any way, but less logical than a beeline to home from Mitre Square.

Not if he felt the need to scrub the blood/faeces off his hands or simply to jettison the large piece of bloody, $hitty rag before entering his house. From his deep familiarity with the area around Middlesex Street, Levy would have known that there were handy dark doorways in Goulston Street to duck into, and do whatever he felt necessary, safe in the knowledge that he was only a minute away from safety once he was done.

how logical is it to summon the police for a door-to-door in your neighborhood by disposing of the rag so close by?

Levy had his own premises, and an Englishman's home is his castle. "I don't remember seeing or hearing anything unusual that night, officer." - "Thank you, Mr Levy. Sorry to have troubled you."

[MrBarnett]

I did a bit of digging into the name ‘Jack’ a while back.

https://www.jtrforums.com/showthread.php?t=24492&highlight=spring-heeled

[Fisherman]

Not if he felt the need to scrub the blood/faeces off his hands or simply to jettison the large piece of bloody, $hitty rag before entering his house. From his deep familiarity with the area around Middlesex Street, Levy would have known that there were handy dark doorways in Goulston Street to duck into, and do whatever he felt necessary, safe in the knowledge that he was only a minute away from safety once he was done.Levy had his own premises, and an Englishman's home is his castle. "I don't remember seeing or hearing anything unusual that night, officer." - "Thank you, Mr Levy. Sorry to have troubled you."

He would have passed many a doorway on his way home, and son it would be taking an unnecessary risk to prolong his stay on the streets. It is what it is, so let's not try and change it.

Saying that an Englishman home is his castle is kind of silly. If it is, then surely he would prefer not having that castle raided by policemen? He would have INVITED trouble, and it IS illogical to do so.

[Sam Flynn]

Taken over from the "Geoprofiling" thread

Checking the relevant Goad maps, there appear to be two addresses of "36 Middlesex Street", one on each side (though this may possibly be due to renumbering as the maps are from different years). The one Sam selected is shown as a tea warehouse on the 1890 map. On the 1887 map showing the opposite side (which incidentally is in the City as the boundary runs along the middle of the street) 36 is a shop, one shop down from the corner of Stoney Lane.

Thanks, Josh

Taking this revised location on Middlesex Street, there was an even shorter walk between Levy's shop and where the apron was jettisoned, whether one went via Wentworth St or New Goulston Street. Take your pick; the distance is about the same either way.

[Fisherman]

Taken over from the "Geoprofiling" thread
Thanks, Josh

Taking this revised location on Middlesex Street, there was an even shorter walk between Levy's shop and where the apron was jettisoned, whether one went via Wentworth St or New Goulston Street. Take your pick; the distance is about the same either way.

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It still involves doubling back. And it still involves discarding the apron piece in very close proximity to his own doorstep. That is nothing much to be happy about.

[The Baron]

The new book, Jacob the Ripper, by Neil and Tracy I’Anson is coming out soon.

New informations were discovered!



The Baron

[The Baron]

It still involves doubling back. And it still involves discarding the apron piece in very close proximity to his own doorstep. That is nothing much to be happy about.

But staying near the murdered woman, and keeping the knife on himself, and searching for a policeman are all things to be happy about!

Strange world this ripperology



The Baron

[The Baron]

He would have passed many a doorway on his way home, and son it would be taking an unnecessary risk to prolong his stay on the streets. It is what it is, so let's not try and change it.

Saying that an Englishman home is his castle is kind of silly. If it is, then surely he would prefer not having that castle raided by policemen? He would have INVITED trouble, and it IS illogical to do so.

Look who is writing this! a Lechmerian!



The Baron

[Abby Normal]

The new book, Jacob the Ripper, by Neil and Tracy I’Anson is coming out soon.

New informations were discovered!



The Baron

and what new information is that?

[Harry D]

But staying near the murdered woman, and keeping the knife on himself, and searching for a policeman are all things to be happy about!

Strange world this ripperology



The Baron

Yes, the irony is delightful

[AdamNeilWood]

It's out now!

https://mangobooks.co.uk/collections/frontpage/products/jacob-the-ripper

[Herlock Sholmes]

It's out now!

https://mangobooks.co.uk/collections...cob-the-ripper

Congratulations on the Swanson book Adam. Excellent stuff. Macnaghten next? Or Warren? Or Anderson?

[AdamNeilWood]

Congratulations on the Swanson book Adam. Excellent stuff. Macnaghten next? Or Warren? Or Anderson?

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed it.

I have a couple of projects to get done first, but the next 'big' book will be a similar biography of Wynne Baxter - Life and Times of a Victorian Coroner.