As I write this, the post count in the Victim's Section of the message boards among the canonical five is as follows:
Nichols: 373
Chapman: 848
Stride: 4814
Eddowes: 1,780
Kelly: 7,563
And... there are 2,802 posts on Tabram.
Why is there so little interest in Nichols? There are a number of reasons to be interested:
1. She may have been the first victim of JTR. If this is the case she becomes especially important.
2. Even if she wasn't the first, most would agree that she was one of the first, and almost all accept that she is a Ripper victim.
3. Two men (Cross and Paul) stumbled upon her body very shortly after the attack. She may have been still alive. It is possible that the killer was interrupted. The fact that the killer may have been interrupted with Stride is the subject of great debate; it hardly is discussed with respect to Nichols.
4. Given this timeline, it is possible that at least Cross should be regarded as a suspect.
5. There was a slaughterhouse nearby. More suspects?
6. There was a railway station nearby. Getaway?
7. There was a huge dock fire that night. Did this excite Jack?
Why isn't there more of a focus on this murder?
Nichols: 373
Chapman: 848
Stride: 4814
Eddowes: 1,780
Kelly: 7,563
And... there are 2,802 posts on Tabram.
Why is there so little interest in Nichols? There are a number of reasons to be interested:
1. She may have been the first victim of JTR. If this is the case she becomes especially important.
2. Even if she wasn't the first, most would agree that she was one of the first, and almost all accept that she is a Ripper victim.
3. Two men (Cross and Paul) stumbled upon her body very shortly after the attack. She may have been still alive. It is possible that the killer was interrupted. The fact that the killer may have been interrupted with Stride is the subject of great debate; it hardly is discussed with respect to Nichols.
4. Given this timeline, it is possible that at least Cross should be regarded as a suspect.
5. There was a slaughterhouse nearby. More suspects?
6. There was a railway station nearby. Getaway?
7. There was a huge dock fire that night. Did this excite Jack?
Why isn't there more of a focus on this murder?
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