Hammersmith Nude Murders (Stripper)

[Jeff Leahy]

Theres a picturre in Jack of Jumps of Kenneth Archibald the man who confessed to the murders.

Pirate

[sdreid]

I saw Archibald on some web site somewhere but I don't really consider him a "current suspect" since the murders continued when he was in custody.

[Jeff Leahy]

Ah correct Stan

However if your going to make a complete list of suspects you need to consider how wide you wish to spread your net..

And also consider if all the victims (as you have already pointed out) were committed by the same person.

Wasn't Bulldock himself suggested as a suspect?

Anyway i'm happy to exclude Archibald, just thought him worth consideration, he did confess after all.

Thanks for the pictures Stan. Keep up the excellent work

Pirate

[sdreid]

Hi Jeff,

I was just thinking of the "suspects" we had on our old list plus the recently added Jones. The only old ones I could remember were Butler, Cushway, Ireland and Mills. I haven't found any pics of Ireland, Butler or Cushway but thought perhaps someone else had.

[sdreid]

I did notice that Archibald and Jones were essentially the same age so evidentially the police didn't have a problem believing that the killer could be a man that old.

[sdreid]

Police suspect sketch

[Jeff Leahy]

Your forgetting Vincents 'BBC' suspect and Stewart Evans ' the man who went to Australia' suspect?

and I'm sure they're more names that have been suggested.

Did James Morton suggest some other names?

There is also the two guys that went off with (think) Francis Brown and Blonde Beryl.

My old brain is going..i have some sought of summer cold

Pirate

[sdreid]

Hi Jeff,

I didn't forget those but can't very well look for a picture if I don't have a name. Did we even determine that Evans' suspect wasn't one of the individuals who I did list above? Like I said, I don't remember any other names if there were any. I'm ready to learn more if there are others.

[Neil Milkins]

Re. Bob Hinton's critisism.

I am very suprised at Bob Hinton's critisism of my book 'Every Mother's Nightmare-Abertillery in Mourning(note full title) Many newspapers and B.B.C. Radio Wales gave brilliant reviews, plus I haven't had one complaint from any of the 1300 people who bought my book and in fact dozens of people have congratulated me on a job well done.

[Jeff Leahy]

I am very suprised at Bob Hinton's critisism of my book 'Every Mother's Nightmare-Abertillery in Mourning(note full title) Many newspapers and B.B.C. Radio Wales gave brilliant reviews, plus I haven't had one complaint from any of the 1300 people who bought my book and in fact dozens of people have congratulated me on a job well done.

Hi Neil

And welcome aboard. This is a very small thread on the out back of casebook. But we do have some posters interested in the Hammersmith Nude murders..which is an unsolved crime.

If you are the author of this book we would welcome your opinions. I'm afraid I'm a little rusty on the case. Its been a while. But I have given it some serious consideration in the past..and Stan knows his stuff...

Bob Hinton is a respected 'Ripperologist' and is taken seriously on casebook.

Possibly more seriously than we'd take the national press or even the BBC.

We are people who spend out lives looking at this stuff..(who said geek? come out and explain yourself!)

Seriously Neil, if you have something to add on the case, Stan and I will take you seriously, and be interested in what you have to say..

So please do join in....

Our interest is in 'who committed the crime'

And my interest (having worked with Hannah Taifords family) is giving the families some rest..

All the best

Jeff

[sdreid]

Yes, welcome Neil.

I did write a crime magazine article that included a portion on this case but the publication ceased printing two months before it was scheduled to run.

Anyway, on another thread, I noted that this case and the Boston Strangler were happening at essentially the same time. Wonder if each killer might have followed the other's case.

[Jeff Leahy]

Hi Stan

I just did a quick check on James Morton. Morton dismisses any claim that Freddie Mills was the Stripper..his other suspects were Ireland and Tommy Butler..

I'd forgotten that Morton also includes another victim not listed by anyone else, Susan Smith. Went missing middle March 1965. She spoke with a slight sutter and was known as "Goldie'

However Morton dismisses Elizebeth Figg.

The only evidence against Freddie Mills, were rumours of a suicide note at Hendon College...never produced..And accounts supposedly given to Michael Howard by the gangster Billy Howard..nothing has ever been confirmed.

So our list is starting to come together.

Pirate

[sdreid]

Hi Jeff,

Yes as I recall, you mentioned that additional victim on the old pre-crash thread. Thanks for refreshing my memory as to her name and the rest.

[sdreid]

P.S.

Looking at that police sketch - no wonder the guy had to pay for sex.

[sdreid]

I noted that this case and the Boston Strangler were happening at essentially the same time. Wonder if each killer might have followed the other's case.

Sounds like an idea for a movie.