Originally posted by Wickerman
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That is a reasonable timeline if Monty was not JtR.
Here is an alternative if he was:
Friday 9 Nov., Monty completes the last of his murders.
Some time between Sunday 11 Nov and Thursday 15 Nov (or later) he pens his descent into madness letter.
Saturday, 1st Dec., he buys a return ticket, for a train from Charing Cross to Hammersmith.
Monday, 3rd Dec. he is noted as missing from his chambers.
Tuesday, 11th Dec. William receives a letter indicating Monty has been missing about a week and thinks (a) "am I my brother's keeper - what is the little dingbat up to now?", or (b) "No problem, he did mention to me that he might be going abroad".
Sun 30 Nov., Having noted that Monty didn't attend the family Christmas festivities, William travels to London/Blackheath to search for Monty. He is confronted by an irate Valentine who informs him that Monty has, some time earlier that month, been sacked for irresponsibly failing to attend to his duties at the school and that Valentine intends to see that he never gets another job in a school.
Best regards, George
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