the Ripper and porn
Barnaby,
If you don't mind my butting in. In my personal interpretation, IF Tabram was a Ripper victim (which most of the time I suspect she was) there are 2 very significant details in the evidence left:
1.The fact that the killer most obviously did not control the situation (hence the multiple knife wounds), after which it makes perfect sense that he might have reflected on a quicker/safer way to do it and figured out that the jugular from behind was the thing. The fact that he didn't initially see fit to try this technique immediately on Tabram does not necessarily imply that he hadn't used the technique of cutting a jugular before, in the army or with animals.
2.Tabram had a lot of blood between her legs. If I recall it correctly, Don Souden claims in his article that the blood between her legs might have come from internal injuries in the stomach/liver. In my opinion, Tabram might have spotted tentative genital mutilation. Dr. Killeen's statement at the inquest very unfortunately leaves a LOT of information out, and concentrates mainly on the damage inflicted upon the internal organs (proving the point that Tabram's uterus, like Nichols', was not severely damaged, otherwise it would have been mentioned).
Comparing the Ripper's (or any other serial killer's) "progression" to evolving preference in porn genres (from Playboy to softcore to hardcore to harder stuff to snuff) is not gonna cut it, cuz watching porn is essentially a passive activity, plus, like you said in your post, "progressing" from genre to genre might take time. A killer's "progression" compares real good to sexual practices, from 1st base to 2ond base to 3d base (to 4th base etc., lol). Plus I don't see what you mean with "from Playboy to snuff", as there's a very clear line of gradual progression from Tabram to MJK.
Another very significant question would be to research what came before Tabram. This also depends a lot on suspectology. If one were to consider Kozminsky, Millwood should be considered, if one were to consider Le Grand, Emma Smith could not be left out, etc..
Barnaby,
If you don't mind my butting in. In my personal interpretation, IF Tabram was a Ripper victim (which most of the time I suspect she was) there are 2 very significant details in the evidence left:
1.The fact that the killer most obviously did not control the situation (hence the multiple knife wounds), after which it makes perfect sense that he might have reflected on a quicker/safer way to do it and figured out that the jugular from behind was the thing. The fact that he didn't initially see fit to try this technique immediately on Tabram does not necessarily imply that he hadn't used the technique of cutting a jugular before, in the army or with animals.
2.Tabram had a lot of blood between her legs. If I recall it correctly, Don Souden claims in his article that the blood between her legs might have come from internal injuries in the stomach/liver. In my opinion, Tabram might have spotted tentative genital mutilation. Dr. Killeen's statement at the inquest very unfortunately leaves a LOT of information out, and concentrates mainly on the damage inflicted upon the internal organs (proving the point that Tabram's uterus, like Nichols', was not severely damaged, otherwise it would have been mentioned).
Comparing the Ripper's (or any other serial killer's) "progression" to evolving preference in porn genres (from Playboy to softcore to hardcore to harder stuff to snuff) is not gonna cut it, cuz watching porn is essentially a passive activity, plus, like you said in your post, "progressing" from genre to genre might take time. A killer's "progression" compares real good to sexual practices, from 1st base to 2ond base to 3d base (to 4th base etc., lol). Plus I don't see what you mean with "from Playboy to snuff", as there's a very clear line of gradual progression from Tabram to MJK.
Another very significant question would be to research what came before Tabram. This also depends a lot on suspectology. If one were to consider Kozminsky, Millwood should be considered, if one were to consider Le Grand, Emma Smith could not be left out, etc..
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