Of the five canonical victims, which one elicits your strongest EMOTIONAL response?

[MrBarnett]

I voted for Kate, too, for all the reasons you out forward. That said, I do consider her children - and even Tom Conway - to have been victims of her life choices.

[Ms Diddles]

I agree with your comment about Catherine Eddowes but I’ve voted for the Kelly photo for the sheer horror of the scene. When I first read about the case it was, in part, a case of wondering what the ‘man’ looked like that could have done this? Could someone who committed this inhuman murder actually be human himself? How could anyone hate anyone so much? So I guess it was a case of the contrast between the horror of the scene and the idea that the killer would probably look like some bloke that I see every day.

Many thanks, Herlock!

Your comments are noted, and the contrast between the horror of the scene and the likely aesthetic normality of the person who committed the atrocity, is not something which I had previously considered.

Interesting stuff.

Keep 'em coming please!!!!

[Herlock Sholmes]

I agree with your comment about Catherine Eddowes but I’ve voted for the Kelly photo for the sheer horror of the scene. When I first read about the case it was, in part, a case of wondering what the ‘man’ looked like that could have done this? Could someone who committed this inhuman murder actually be human himself? How could anyone hate anyone so much? So I guess it was a case of the contrast between the horror of the scene and the idea that the killer would probably look like some bloke that I see every day.

[Ms Diddles]

Hi All,

My friend and I are currently collaborating on an art project in response to the Whitechapel murders.

I would be really interested to know, given your understanding of the victims lives and deaths, which of the victim mortuary / crime scene photographs evokes the strongest emotional response from you and why?

For me it's Kate.

From what we know, I find her quite a sympathetic, compelling character.

I think it's the description of her as "a happy little person who was often singing" combined with that chirpy "Goodnight, Old C**k!" at the police station and the (perhaps apocryphal) fire engine impersonation.

Personally, I find her mortuary pictures harder to look at than the horrendous MJK crime scene as she is less dehumanised and immediately recognisable as a small woman in middle age.

Any responses and thoughts on this would be very much appreciated.

Many thanks!