Patricia Cornwell - Walter Sickert - BOOK 2

[PaulB]

Just for the record, Patricia didn't destroy any paintings by Walter Sickert or anyone else. She bought a painting and it was damaged in transit. I think she explains in her book how the story became twisted into her having destroyed a painting. The insurance and other documentation pertaining to the damage was and for all I know still is in her files. Also, I think (I don't have a copy of the book to hand at the moment so can't check and confirm) you may find that she doesn't make a big thing out of the MtDNA in her book, but states what her experts found and pretty much leaves it to the reader to draw their own conclusions.

[dantheman]

I think she did destroy a painting but unless he licked the canvas how did she get his DNA? How is destroying a Canvas helpful? You paint with brushes not your fingers.


Miss Marple

Numerous ways dna could have been on the painting. Saliva traces from sneezing/coughing, etc.

She was very thorough in regards to WS letters and paintings, after all she believes he's jtr.

-Dan

[Pcdunn]

Letters, always letters...

Where did she get Sickert's DNA from?

Miss Marple

Supposedly from a "Ripper letter". This science article explains the problems with all of the DNA "identifications" of JtR:

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/09/this-is-the-third-time-dna-has-revealed-the-identity-of-jack-the-ripper/

[miss marple]

I think she did destroy a painting but unless he licked the canvas how did she get his DNA? How is destroying a Canvas helpful? You paint with brushes not your fingers.The canvas would have been handled many times . Its all a bit dodgy. She is such a monomanic that blaming Sickert for the ripper murders is not enough, she thinks he did practically every murder in the first quarter of the 20th century. She really likes to over egg the pudding.


Miss Marple

[Geddy2112]

Where did she get Sickert's DNA from?

Miss Marple

Didn't she destroy some of his paintings? Or am I making that up?

[miss marple]

Where did she get Sickert's DNA from?

Miss Marple

[Abby Normal]

http://www.casebook.org/dissertation...ndsickert.html

JM

Thank you.

[PaulB]

All
whats her case against sickert in a nutshell? I'd really like to see someone answer this as in also making the case for him. Thanks in advance!

It might be best to read her book. The Kindle version is cheap enough. She is very sincere in her belief that Walter Sickert was Jack the Ripper, but what I might pick up on in her book as interesting may not be the same as you or the same as Patricia. As I say in the current Ripperologist , I'm intrigued by the possibility that Walter was the source of Joseph's story.

[PaulB]

http://www.casebook.org/dissertation...ndsickert.html

JM

That's all a bit old hat now, Jonathan.

[jmenges]

All
whats her case against sickert in a nutshell? I'd really like to see someone answer this as in also making the case for him. Thanks in advance!

http://www.casebook.org/dissertations/dst-pamandsickert.html

JM

[Abby Normal]

All
whats her case against sickert in a nutshell? I'd really like to see someone answer this as in also making the case for him. Thanks in advance!

[Abby Normal]

Undeniably nice to have a beachfront house though.

LOL! And with a very (in)famous neighbor no less!

[Abby Normal]

Thanks for your informative reply, Paul, much appreciated. Another thing that strikes me is that the killer kept focussing on this very small geographical area even when it made little sense to do so, i.e. on account of the greatly increased police presence and a local population that would, no doubt, be increasingly on their guard. That strongly suggests to me that the perpetrator was drawn to the area by means of a local connection, i.e. he lived, or at least worked, there and it's where he felt safe and comfortable, otherwise why not expand his range?

Hi JOHN
Another good point and I agree. On a similar note-wasn't sickert a man of some means? Surely a post mortem mutlilator would prefer to do his thing in private no? Wouldn't he have his own place?

[PaulB]

Just got the ebook version today, so will read it next few days and post back any comments. Intial observations, the added effects are interesting if a little distracting, but they can of course be turned off.

I approach this from a postioin of not saying he is a non starter by the way, and his apparent preoccupation with the murders is interesting.

Serious points when Ii have read the book.

And good to see you back Paul.


Steve

Thanks, Steve.

[Elamarna]

Just got the ebook version today, so will read it next few days and post back any comments. Intial observations, the added effects are interesting if a little distracting, but they can of course be turned off.

I approach this from a postioin of not saying he is a non starter by the way, and his apparent preoccupation with the murders is interesting.

Serious points when Ii have read the book.

And good to see you back Paul.


Steve