Chapman time of death poll

[curious]

The condition of the body -- the temperature and the beginning of rigor tell me she had to have died earlier than 5:30.

[lynn cates]

high time

Hello Damaso. Some time ago I held out for a 4.30 time. That was because I believed in a cunning serial killer who offed the unfortunates of Whitechapel and then taunted the police.

But once freed from that extravagant notion, I saw no reason to impugn Long and Cadosch--except to say that Long misheard the clock striking.

Annie died around 5.30.

Cheers.
LC

[Phil H]

I think the body may well have been there when Richardson "looked in", but he did so cursorily and missed it. His testimony changed (or at least developed) and I think it shows him trying to ret-con (as the saying goes) his behaviour.

Phil H

[Barnaby]

I voted for the canonical time but I'm not sure if that was at sunrise or if it was still dark or twilight. My vote was meant to convey that I think the body was NOT THERE when Richardson was in the yard around 4:45.

[Phil H]

I have voted for "in the dark" since that precludes "Jack" having to avoid a house (and adjacent houses) stirring for work. It is also in line with the time Polly was killed.

Phil H

[sdreid]

I said sunrise and - WOW - everybody agrees with me!

[Damaso Marte]

I am curious what the breakdown is, percent-wise.

Does belief in a later (or earlier) time correlate in any systematic way with other beliefs about the murders? Are early timers more or less likely to believe in fewer victims killed by the same hand?