New Book: The Maybrick Murder and the Diary of Jack the Ripper

[Losmandris]

I can recommend it Los.

I'm halfway through it and thoroughly enjoying it, and yes, I think that the authors pretty much put a stake through the heart of the Maybrick theory.

Although I do fully expect some serious pushback.

Excellent. In that case, I hope they deliver to France!

[barnflatwyngarde]

I thought Chris Jones presentation a the conference over the weekend was pretty comprehensive in putting the diary to bed. After everything he talked about I am not sure how the diary can be anything but fake and I just cannot in any way see how Maybrick could be even remotely considered to be JTR.

The talk is seriously well worth watching/listening to. Sure it will be out soon as a ripper cast. Very keen to read the new book now.

I can recommend it Los.

I'm halfway through it and thoroughly enjoying it, and yes, I think that the authors pretty much put a stake through the heart of the Maybrick theory.

Although I do fully expect some serious pushback.

[Losmandris]

I thought Chris Jones presentation a the conference over the weekend was pretty comprehensive in putting the diary to bed. After everything he talked about I am not sure how the diary can be anything but fake and I just cannot in any way see how Maybrick could be even remotely considered to be JTR.

The talk is seriously well worth watching/listening to. Sure it will be out soon as a ripper cast. Very keen to read the new book now.

[jmenges]

Two talks from Chris Jones and one from Adam Wood from the Maybrick Mystery Book Launch and Conference 10 & 11 September 2022 will be released this evening, US time, via Rippercast.

The links to the recordings will be posted in a separate discussion thread.

Stay tuned

JM

[barnflatwyngarde]

I've just a very prompt from Adam in reply to an email I sent to Mango Books asking when the book would be available.

The books are being packed now, and will be sent out today or tomorrow.

I wasn't sure if my email to Mango went through, hence this somewhat superfluous posting.

Doh!

[barnflatwyngarde]

Does anyone know when this book will be dispatched by Mango Books?

My order is in.

[Herlock Sholmes]

It was very clever, by the way!

They don’t call me Herlock Sholmes for nothing Ike.

[Iconoclast]

Cheers Ike

It was very clever, by the way!

[Herlock Sholmes]

Hi Herlock,

I think you’ve spent so long researching that one that you haven’t noticed Admin’s post.

Cheers,

Ike

PS Post it onto the Incontrovertible thread. Literally anything goes there.

Cheers Ike

[Iconoclast]

Hi Herlock,

I think you’ve spent so long researching that one that you haven’t noticed Admin’s post.

Cheers,

Ike

PS Post it onto the Incontrovertible thread. Literally anything goes there.

[Herlock Sholmes]

No one likes my suggestion then.

Oh well, back to the old drawing board.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Have I solved it?

The word ‘men’ looks like MM = stands for Melville Macnaghten, one of his best friends was related by marriage to the Druitt’s

Will = Druitt’s brother William.

The ‘are’ looks like Ann = Druitt’s mother.

Juwes could be James = Druitt’s Uncle.

Blam(ED) = Druitt’s brother Edward.

Not(HING) looks like King = Druitt’s chambers were at King’s Bench Walk.

Druitt was 31, the 31st letter is B = for Blackheath School where Druitt worked until his sacking.

The word ‘men’ looks like ‘min.’ = short for ‘Minster?’ Druitt was born in Winborne Minster.

And all of this on a chalked message - and who uses chalk? A schoolteacher.

[Iconoclast]

What he said.
Thanks
JM

It had better be brilliant, then ...

Thanks

Ike

[jmenges]

Ike - Obviously I am not a moderator at this forum and have no say in the matter, so you can feel free to tell me to take a flying leap, but seeing that you already have a thread dedicated to Society's Pillar (which, however, you seem to have abandoned), and seeing also that this thread is dedicated to a book by Chris Jones and Dr. Daniel Dolgin which is to be released in less than a week, might it not be gentlemanly of you to reserve this thread for a discussion of their book rather than as another opportunity to promote your own ideas?

RP

What he said.

Thanks

JM

[rjpalmer]

Hi Abe,

The GSG I use is the accepted official version which stems directly from Charles Warren's request that the message be 'copied' before it was extinguished.

Ike - Obviously I am not a moderator at this forum and have no say in the matter, so you can feel free to tell me to take a flying leap, but seeing that you already have a thread dedicated to Society's Pillar (which, however, you seem to have abandoned), and seeing also that this thread is dedicated to a book by Chris Jones and Dr. Daniel Dolgin which is to be released in less than a week, might it not be gentlemanly of you to reserve this thread for a discussion of their book rather than as another opportunity to promote your own ideas?

RP