Jack The Ripper - Double Cross

[Geddy2112]

Many thanks to all the folk here on these forums who have helped me with this book. At last it's available in electronic format here -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FKTJRSLY

Much appreciated, thank you. (I'll sit back and await the ribbing...)

[Herlock Sholmes]

Good work Geddy. Congratulations.

[FrankO]

Yes, congratulations Ian!

[John Wheat]

Well done Geddy.

Cheers John

[Tom_Wescott]

If I told Geddy once I told him a hundred times to stop stalking Facebook yelling about Lechmere and go write a book. By golly, he actually did it. I'm impressed. Writing a book isn't easy (except with AI, which I'm certain he wouldn't have used). I wish him luck with the book and might encourage him to drop that price a little to encourage sales. Yes, I'm cheap.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Geddy2112]

If I told Geddy once I told him a hundred times to stop stalking Facebook yelling about Lechmere and go write a book. By golly, he actually did it. I'm impressed. Writing a book isn't easy (except with AI, which I'm certain he wouldn't have used). I wish him luck with the book and might encourage him to drop that price a little to encourage sales. Yes, I'm cheap.

Apologies was going through my mid-life crisis. Haha. No A.I. apart from a smidge on the cover but that is about it. Many thanks for the kind words and if you message me on Facebook you will find the book is a lot cheaper for the .PDF version. Damn Amazon fees. Kind regards.

[Geddy2112]

As promised the book is now available via email for a cheaper price. Send a message to jtrdoublecross@outlook.com

Man thanks.

[Lewis C]

Ian discusses the book on Richard Jones' Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pze42KbeB2g

Well done, Ian!

[Geddy2112]

Well done, Ian!

Thank you very much. It's getting a lot of views and Richard is very pleased with it. As am I. I was nervous as hell the night before and never been 'interviewed' on camera before so it was a steep learning curve as well. My camera on my PC stopped working 2 mins before the shoot so had to run to use the missus' so not a great start.
The comments are what they are, some good some bad but for the life of me it seems the majority of the bad have not even watched the video through or read the book as most of the negativity they claim in covered in one or both. Of course we have the petty insults as well. Oh well it was to be expected. I've had four or five 'big hitters' in the Rippersphere claim it to be good so that will do for me. I've achieved something I never thought I would and that was to have a book published. That is good enough for me. No doubt Ed is working on a HoL 'rebuttal' as we speak.

Thanks again.

[Lewis C]

Thank you very much. It's getting a lot of views and Richard is very pleased with it. As am I. I was nervous as hell the night before and never been 'interviewed' on camera before so it was a steep learning curve as well. My camera on my PC stopped working 2 mins before the shoot so had to run to use the missus' so not a great start.
The comments are what they are, some good some bad but for the life of me it seems the majority of the bad have not even watched the video through or read the book as most of the negativity they claim in covered in one or both. Of course we have the petty insults as well. Oh well it was to be expected. I've had four or five 'big hitters' in the Rippersphere claim it to be good so that will do for me. I've achieved something I never thought I would and that was to have a book published. That is good enough for me. No doubt Ed is working on a HoL 'rebuttal' as we speak.

Thanks again.

You're welcome. When Richard asked why Cross suspect discussion often results in people getting fired up, or however he said it, I thought about how a fair answer to that question could really infuriate the Lechmerians. But you were diplomatic in your response.

Richard raised an interesting point about this being the first book dedicated to arguing against a suspect being the Ripper. If you (or anyone else) wants to write another such book, maybe James Maybrick or Walter Sickert would be a good subject for that.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Well done Geddy. As Lewis said…very diplomatic too (just like me)

You’ll have to let us know what the True Believers say on social medial. I’ll hazard a guess that you’ll get more Tales Of The Totally Bloody Unbelievable.

[Geddy2112]

Many thanks, the comments section is a hoot. We even have the famous 'he was seen lingering and acting suspicious' in there at least three times. Even one of the questions directly answered it but no the repeating of this falsehood keeps going on and on... Mr Holmgren is not too happy it seems.

[Lewis C]

Many thanks, the comments section is a hoot. We even have the famous 'he was seen lingering and acting suspicious' in there at least three times. Even one of the questions directly answered it but no the repeating of this falsehood keeps going on and on... Mr Holmgren is not too happy it seems.

Ian, one poster attempted to answer your question about what advantage Cross gained by not using the name Lechmere, but did it without clicking "Reply" so you might not know that he responded. His response was, "A big one because it worked. His own family didn't know of his involvement in 'finding' the body of Nichols. He was able to keep it quiet because in the papers some bloke called Cross 'found' her, not some bloke called Lechmere. The Lechmere clan knew nothing about their father, grandfather, great grandfather etc 'finding' Nichols body. Even his address was only published in ONE paper. They typically weren't and he may have known it would be unlikely to be printed. None of the others printed it. By telling a half truth then if the police investigated him further (which clearly they didn't because they never found out his actual name was Lechmere) then he could technically plead he wasn't lying as he used to be known as Cross. However he never said "My name is Lechmere but I sometimes go by the name of Cross" etc. He hid the name Lechmere for SOME reason. Even if he wasn't the killer he could have left earlier to try and patronise a prostitute and didn't want his wife knowing he was still hanging around Bucks Row at 3.40-3.45."

You'll find it in the post thread that began with this post: "How can anyone see a problem with Lechmere using the name of his stepfather, who had once been a constable? It's almost a certainty that the police would have known Charles' stepfather, so it makes sense that he would use that name to identify himself as the stepson of one of their own. That's what I would have done."

[Geddy2112]

Ian, one poster attempted to answer your question about what advantage Cross gained by not using the name Lechmere, but did it without clicking "Reply" so you might not know that he responded. His response was, "A big one because it worked. His own family didn't know of his involvement in 'finding' the body of Nichols. He was able to keep it quiet because in the papers some bloke called Cross 'found' her, not some bloke called Lechmere. The Lechmere clan knew nothing about their father, grandfather, great grandfather etc 'finding' Nichols body. Even his address was only published in ONE paper. They typically weren't and he may have known it would be unlikely to be printed. None of the others printed it. By telling a half truth then if the police investigated him further (which clearly they didn't because they never found out his actual name was Lechmere) then he could technically plead he wasn't lying as he used to be known as Cross. However he never said "My name is Lechmere but I sometimes go by the name of Cross" etc. He hid the name Lechmere for SOME reason. Even if he wasn't the killer he could have left earlier to try and patronise a prostitute and didn't want his wife knowing he was still hanging around Bucks Row at 3.40-3.45."

You'll find it in the post thread that began with this post: "How can anyone see a problem with Lechmere using the name of his stepfather, who had once been a constable? It's almost a certainty that the police would have known Charles' stepfather, so it makes sense that he would use that name to identify himself as the stepson of one of their own. That's what I would have done."

Thank you. I think that is astonishing to be honest. I mean in the same breath these people claim Cross' wife was not buried next to him because she knew he was a serial killer however they then claim none of his family knew he was involved. Which is it? Can't be both. Would his family not be able to realise if he went by the name Cross and his kids were called Lechmere that erm they were one in the same person? His family knowing or not know he was or was not involved is of no consequence and amazingly enough they would not be doing any arresting or hanging him for murder, the police would and they knew he was involved and they knew what he looked like.
Can you imagine Abberline rocking up to 22 Doveton Street, knocking on the door with Charles answering saying 'We are here to arrest Charles Cross on suspicion of murder.' 'Oh sorry I'm Charles Lechmere, I know we look identical and live in the same house but it's not me.' 'Ah okay Mr Lechmere sorry to trouble you.' I mean what are those folk smoking? Have they been to Herlock Sholmes's Hawkwind gigs?

[Herlock Sholmes]

To call Cross a suspect is pretty much a joke.

“He was there, he was there, he was there!”