Who's who

[Celesta]

Hi Eileen,

There's also this for you to look at:

http://www.casebook.org/dissertation...ndsickert.html

[Chris Scott]

Hi Eileen
You wrote in yout first post:
"He lived in the East end at the time of the murders"
Throughout the whole period of the murders Sickert, when he was in the country, lived at 54 Broadhurst Gardens, South Hampstead.
I am attaching below part of the notes I made on Sickert for some recent research. This covers the period of the murders.
Hope this helps
Chris


Sickert Residences

1885: Marries Ellen Cobden.
Couple spent the summer at Maison Goude, 21 Rue de Sygogne, Dieppe
November: London. The couple live briefly at 38 Albany Street
December: Couple move to 54 Broadhurst Gardens, South Hampstead

1886:
June: Sickert goes to Paris
21 July: Couple go to Switzerland
October: Couple return to London

1887:
Summer: Couple go to Antwerp and Schveningen

1888:
Early August to late September: With mother and brothers Bernhard, Oswald and Leonard at St Valery en Caux

1889:
Summer: Sickert goes to Paris with Degas

1890:
April: Moves from 54 Broadhurst Gardens, South Hampstead to mother's house at Pembroke Gardens
Summer: Visits Dieppe
Autums: Couple stay with Jane Cobden at 10 Hereford Square, South Kensington. Sickert rents a studio at 53 Glebe Place. Chelsea.

[Mike Covell]

Jean Overton Fuller wrote "Sickert and the Ripper crimes" which is an excellent book, and pre-dates Cornwell's book. The revised addition of Fuller's book is available again, after being out of print for some time.

The book features alleged family recollections of Mary Kelly as a nanny and model, and covers the Cleveland street scandal too.

It has a chapter on Sickerts art, and what they are supposed to mean, and several theories put forward by Stephen Knight are rubbished!

The revised bits and pieces look at Cornwell, and what appears to be allegations of plagirism!

All interesting stuff, but it will take a lot to convince me Sickert was Jack!

[Celesta]

Hello Eileen,

Welcome to the Casebook. I hope you'll enjoy your time spent here.

There is a lot about Cornwell and Sickert here, under the Suspects index on the Message Boards. I hate to disillusion you, but you'll find that many people here discount Sickert as a suspect. If you explore the threads on Sickert, you will find that a number of knowledgeable people have discussed this. I believe that number of people started out on the site believing that Sickert was the Ripper, but over time, many have changed their minds, as they became more and more knowledgeable about the cases.

Where did you hear that Mary Kelly had been an artist's model?

My best to you,

Cel

[Eileen]

I believed before, Patricia Cornwell brought out her book that it was indeed Walter Sickert.
He lived in the East end at the time of the murders, whenever he would go to France was the only times when the east end seemed quiet but not over there murders happened that were exact in nature to those of whitechapel's infamous ripper killing's.
He has a painting called "The camden town murder" as he portrayed it in the picture is how a woman who lived round the corner from him was killed she was working as a prostitute while her partner was at work.
When he left whitechapel the murders stopped when he wasnt in France they stopped, When he left Camden they stopped but no matter where he went they would happen! I am not the only one to have belived it was this derranged scychopathic schizo "lol".
But very few have been able to prove it untill the water mark that was definitive proof possibly of his involvement, There is also the possibilitie which is a crazed one but can make sense that Mary jane kelly as is known did work as an artist model for some time, & possibly already knew him that's why she didn't feel scared around him that night & apparently looked comfortable. But truth be told who will really ever know!