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I had the privilege of being one of the speakers at the Baltimore Conference last week and covered historical and criminal evidence issues related to Francis Tumblety.
I shared my thoughts on many historical and criminal evidence issues related to Francis Tumblety as a Ripper suspect.
The purpose of my presentation was not aimed at dismissing him as a suspect but to point out the weaknesses in the interpretation of certain aspects pertaining to his life used as evidence. I prepared and offered a paper to those attending the conference.
These are the elements contained in my paper:
What was said of Tumblety
What can we conclude about Francis Tumblety?
I did not aim at dismissing Tumblety or promote him as a suspect but shared my thoughts on certain weaknesses in the way we interpret primary sources using Tumblety's case as an example. IMHO, he certainly not the worst case. For those interested in seeing what I covered, follow this link.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8tefg8sm3f...ation.pdf?dl=0
Cheers,
Hercule Poirot
I shared my thoughts on many historical and criminal evidence issues related to Francis Tumblety as a Ripper suspect.
The purpose of my presentation was not aimed at dismissing him as a suspect but to point out the weaknesses in the interpretation of certain aspects pertaining to his life used as evidence. I prepared and offered a paper to those attending the conference.
These are the elements contained in my paper:
What was said of Tumblety
Tumblety and the Whitechapel murders.
The Indian Herb Doctor and Prince of quacks
Tumblety's knives
Tumblety's anatomical knowledge
Narcissistic personality disorder, psychopath or sociopath?
Tumblety's private collection of uterus specimens
Tumblety the women hater
Tumblety, Littlechild's suspect
Tumblety, a man too old to be a serial killer.
Tumblety, the man too tall for not having been noticed and caught
Homosexual serial killers only kill males
Tumblety, Scotland Yard's choice?
What Tumblety said of himself.The Indian Herb Doctor and Prince of quacks
Tumblety's knives
Tumblety's anatomical knowledge
Narcissistic personality disorder, psychopath or sociopath?
Tumblety's private collection of uterus specimens
Tumblety the women hater
Tumblety, Littlechild's suspect
Tumblety, a man too old to be a serial killer.
Tumblety, the man too tall for not having been noticed and caught
Homosexual serial killers only kill males
Tumblety, Scotland Yard's choice?
What can we conclude about Francis Tumblety?
Means, motives and opportunity
Circumstantial evidence
Hearsay
Character evidence
Given the time speakers usually have in these conferences (45 minutes + Q&A), I had to skip some elements less important. Here's the link to my paper for those interested in having a look at it. Circumstantial evidence
Hearsay
Character evidence
I did not aim at dismissing Tumblety or promote him as a suspect but shared my thoughts on certain weaknesses in the way we interpret primary sources using Tumblety's case as an example. IMHO, he certainly not the worst case. For those interested in seeing what I covered, follow this link.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8tefg8sm3f...ation.pdf?dl=0
Cheers,
Hercule Poirot
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