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  • Originally posted by Darryl Kenyon View Post

    I never said the murderer was Jewish
    I never said you did!

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    • Given the title of the thread (from Mitre Square to Goulston Street), why is so much discussion given to Jewish topics? Just because of one perceived word in the GSG. But what of the Ripper's travel from Mitre Square to Goulston Street? I personally don't think that occurred. I suspect he went somewhere else first and then reemerged with the apron and clean hands. But where?

      Yours truly,

      Tom Wescott

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      • Originally posted by Tom_Wescott View Post
        But what of the Ripper's travel from Mitre Square to Goulston Street? I personally don't think that occurred. I suspect he went somewhere else first and then reemerged with the apron and clean hands. But where?

        I have been saying the same thing repeatedly.

        Somewhere in Spitalfields and not far from Goulston Street.
        Last edited by PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR 1; 03-26-2023, 11:55 PM.

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        • Originally posted by Tom_Wescott View Post
          Given the title of the thread (from Mitre Square to Goulston Street), why is so much discussion given to Jewish topics? Just because of one perceived word in the GSG. But what of the Ripper's travel from Mitre Square to Goulston Street? I personally don't think that occurred. I suspect he went somewhere else first and then reemerged with the apron and clean hands. But where?

          Yours truly,

          Tom Wescott
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          My name is Dave. You cannot reach me through Debs email account

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          • Originally posted by DJA View Post

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            Commissioner Arif! Was just looking at your FB page again today. The Le Grand book? It's not going. Yet. Been working on non-Ripper stuff for the last few years. Thinking about doing revised editions of TBHM and RC first, but not sure.

            Yours truly,

            Tom Wescott

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            • The Prayer Book Rebellion ..... with that Gawain guy who resided in Sutton.

              I don't have a FB page.
              My name is Dave. You cannot reach me through Debs email account

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              • Originally posted by DJA View Post
                The Prayer Book Rebellion ..... with that Gawain guy who resided in Sutton.

                I don't have a FB page.
                My bad. That should tell you how long it's been since I was on the boards. Briefly confused you with Debs. But, of course, you're Deej!

                Yours truly,

                Tom Wescott

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                • For fear that it may have got lost in the middle of an ongoing side "discussion" on the previous page, my question again from post #306...

                  How did the apron piece come to go from Commercial Street police station to Leman Street station?

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                  • Originally posted by Curious Cat View Post
                    For fear that it may have got lost in the middle of an ongoing side "discussion" on the previous page, my question again from post #306...

                    How did the apron piece come to go from Commercial Street police station to Leman Street station?
                    If I recall correctly, Dr Phillips had something to do with it.
                    Phillips came to Commercial St. to pick up the piece of apron and take it to HQ (Leman St.), he was the person who subsequently took it to Golden Lane Mortuary where Dr Gordon-Brown was investigating the body of Eddowes.
                    It might take some time to locate the source, it's many years since I read this.
                    Regards, Jon S.

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                    • Originally posted by Tom_Wescott View Post
                      Given the title of the thread (from Mitre Square to Goulston Street), why is so much discussion given to Jewish topics? Just because of one perceived word in the GSG. But what of the Ripper's travel from Mitre Square to Goulston Street? I personally don't think that occurred. I suspect he went somewhere else first and then reemerged with the apron and clean hands. But where?

                      Yours truly,

                      Tom Wescott
                      Butchers Row perhaps Tom. Maybe a City PC did see a suspect nearby, not at Mitre Square but leaving say, Butchers Row or somewhere nearby later on [ say 1 : 40 for instance ] after he had deposited the organs or/and cleaned himself up . At the time maybe missed as vitally important only later coming to light. Just a thought .

                      Regards Darryl

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                      • Originally posted by Herlock Sholmes View Post
                        Is it an absolute fact that all killers have been ‘in trouble’ before being revealed as a killer or is this a convenient generalisation?
                        Perhaps a bit like having a terrible diet doesn't mean you'll defo have a heart attack, it just increases the likelihood. I don't know the stats but I'd be surprised if most offenders of serious crimes didn't have some troubled background and history of other lower level offences earlier on. One very recent highly publicised case springs to mind where I thought how can someone go from zero to doing something terrible like that. Turned out he'd been offending at a lower for years before. That's why I think it's a mistake for people to just write off the attacks on Annie Millwood, Ada Wilson & Emma Smith. Tabram is a definite for me.
                        Last edited by Aethelwulf; 03-27-2023, 08:42 AM.

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                        • Originally posted by Aethelwulf View Post

                          Perhaps a bit like having a terrible diet doesn't mean you'll defo have a heart attack, it just increases the likelihood. I don't know the stats but I'd be surprised if most offenders of serious crimes didn't have some troubled background and history of other lower level offences earlier on. One very recent highly publicised case springs to mind where I thought how can someone go from zero to doing something terrible like that. Turned out he'd been offending at a lower for years before. That's why I think it's a mistake for people to just write off the attacks on Annie Millwood, Ada Wilson & Emma Smith. Tabram is a definite for me.
                          I agree Wulf. We should wary of simply saying:” was Nichols really the first victim or might it have been Tabram,” when it could have been one of those that you’ve quoted or even a previously unmentioned one. It might be worth an effort for someone to check around my neck-of-the-woods to see if there were any similar unsolved attacks which might potentially be suggested as early efforts by Bury. This might already have been done but it might be an interesting exercise.

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                          • Originally posted by Herlock Sholmes View Post

                            I agree Wulf. We should wary of simply saying:” was Nichols really the first victim or might it have been Tabram,” when it could have been one of those that you’ve quoted or even a previously unmentioned one. It might be worth an effort for someone to check around my neck-of-the-woods to see if there were any similar unsolved attacks which might potentially be suggested as early efforts by Bury. This might already have been done but it might be an interesting exercise.
                            It wouldn't surprise me if JtR had gone from perhaps spying on women when young, to physical abuse/attempted rapes etc. As he gets older his frustration and anger increases, meaning he can just stop a stranger like Annie Millwood and repeatedly stab her. If you look at Wilson, her attacker asked for money and when she refuses he stabbed her twice in the throat. To me that doesn't sound like the actions of a first time attacker - for someone to lash out like that as the first reaction. I would say the same about what happened to Smith.

                            The problem with suspects is pinpointing exactly where they were early on. We're getting off topic here but in terms of Bury I would have thought an interesting time to search might be around 1884 he was living as vagrant in Dewsbury. He was sleeping with a penknife under his pillow in Bow and you'd think being a vagrant might require some sort of self defence if necessary. He also caught an STD in the east end and living as a vagrant he might have been using prostitutes. He could blow up explosively and the combination of those three things, temper, potentially having a knife and using prostitutes...Also his time when younger in Wolverhampton. I suppose against that the 'profile' says these sorts of crimes often begin late twenties (Bury was 28/29 in the east end).

                            May if I get time I will have a look, though not sure where to start, probably local papers if online. Obviously the name bury wouldn't turn up or would be on the police files section of ancestry which I've checked, but unsolved nasty things may have happened where he was.

                            It's also one of the things I question about Lechmere. I have time for Lech as a suspect, but for someone who was a long-term resident of the area before and after 1888, I just struggle with the idea that someone of JTR's level of offending wouldn't have drawn attention to themselves at some point, before or after, or that they would just stop for that matter.

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                            • Originally posted by Aethelwulf View Post

                              It wouldn't surprise me if JtR had gone from perhaps spying on women when young, to physical abuse/attempted rapes etc. As he gets older his frustration and anger increases, meaning he can just stop a stranger like Annie Millwood and repeatedly stab her. If you look at Wilson, her attacker asked for money and when she refuses he stabbed her twice in the throat. To me that doesn't sound like the actions of a first time attacker - for someone to lash out like that as the first reaction. I would say the same about what happened to Smith.

                              The problem with suspects is pinpointing exactly where they were early on. We're getting off topic here but in terms of Bury I would have thought an interesting time to search might be around 1884 he was living as vagrant in Dewsbury. He was sleeping with a penknife under his pillow in Bow and you'd think being a vagrant might require some sort of self defence if necessary. He also caught an STD in the east end and living as a vagrant he might have been using prostitutes. He could blow up explosively and the combination of those three things, temper, potentially having a knife and using prostitutes...Also his time when younger in Wolverhampton. I suppose against that the 'profile' says these sorts of crimes often begin late twenties (Bury was 28/29 in the east end).

                              May if I get time I will have a look, though not sure where to start, probably local papers if online. Obviously the name bury wouldn't turn up or would be on the police files section of ancestry which I've checked, but unsolved nasty things may have happened where he was.

                              It's also one of the things I question about Lechmere. I have time for Lech as a suspect, but for someone who was a long-term resident of the area before and after 1888, I just struggle with the idea that someone of JTR's level of offending wouldn't have drawn attention to themselves at some point, before or after, or that they would just stop for that matter.
                              I’d suggest the best local newspaper would be the Express and Star Wulf. It’s still going.

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                              • Originally posted by PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR 1 View Post
                                Please see my replies below.



                                Because people would link it to the murderer. It could draw crowds of people and this would take man power to hold them back. Easier just to get rid of it.
                                Best wishes,

                                Tristan

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