JtR Identity Theory Awards

[richardh]

blocked by Rubenhold? why? I thought he was a fan. also whats a yampie? lol

Yampie - insane, mad as a box of frogs, round the twist etc...

Strangely, I just clicked on HR's twitter account and found that I too am blocked! and I've NEVER had any contact with her. I do remember asking a question via her twitter account but I think it was an innocuous query - clearly not!
I shall trawl through my tweets to see if I can find a reason for upsetting her!

[Al Bundy's Eyes]

Yampie - insane, mad as a box of frogs, round the twist etc...

Strangely, I just clicked on HR's twitter account and found that I too am blocked! and I've NEVER had any contact with her. I do remember asking a question via her twitter account but I think it was an innocuous query - clearly not!
I shall trawl through my tweets to see if I can find a reason for upsetting her!

She knows the truth, Pierre's suspect is the one and it doesn't tie in with her theory. My God, he was right all along!

[Michael W Richards]

The person who has been referred to as Jack the Ripper and also Leather Apron is very likely Jacob Isenschmidt. And he is put in an institution after Annies murder and before Liz Strides, so....the Jack the Ripper myth should be about multiple killers. Its a far more interesting case to study when you see only the most probable as being connected by a killer, because then we have some very similar, and some not so similar, murders to figure out. Which may end up being a far more interesting story than some lone madman.

[Lipsky]

well he did cut off his ear, like eddowes, so theres that. ; )

Well that was self-imposed, whereas Katie never asked for a "makeover".

You'd wonder so many goth bands would dedicate some time to our man, so far only Judas Priest has...

[DJA]

You'd wonder so many goth bands would dedicate some time to our man, so far only Judas Priest has...

You have been conversing with the leader of ..... Abby Normal!


ABBY NORMAL ROCK BAND

[Lipsky]

You have been conversing with the leader of ..... Abby Normal!


ABBY NORMAL ROCK BAND

Blimey! not to put myself in the spotlight, but one of the songs I have written were inspired from the book "Letters from hell" which has been suggested to have had some link to this case

As the ex used to say...never put me close to a mic

[etenguy]

I am actually more entertained by the Vincent van Gogh theory.

I had to refresh myself on this theory. Limited entertainment value I thought, beyond a celebrity murderer.

[APerno]

Yeah, the Royal Conspiracy theory is pretty unbeatable.

It has been extremely influential and, for reasons which I can't quite explain, it refuses to die despite a mountain of evidence to the contrary.

Personally, I have a soft spot for the theory proposed by a member of the public at the time, that the murders were committed by a blood thirsty ape who evaded the police by hiding up trees, before hiding the knife and quietly locking itself back in it's enclosure.

I think she may have mistaken The Murders In The Rue Morgue for a nature text book!

Either that or she'd beenon the gin and laudanum!

There was also a contemporaneous giant bird theory that was ripping open women at night with claws. One woman was annoying the police with it on a semi regular bases.

[Lipsky]

There was also a contemporaneous giant bird theory that was ripping open women at night with claws. One woman was annoying the police with it on a semi regular bases.

"I have no mouth and I must scream" features an immense giant bird. Though our bird killer suggested in this scenario must have been remarkably smaller than the beast described in Ellison's story. Chilling imagery though --- giant birds --- and bird mad girls

[Ms Diddles]

There was also a contemporaneous giant bird theory that was ripping open women at night with claws. One woman was annoying the police with it on a semi regular bases.

Oh! That's a good one.

i haven't heard of that before!

[FISHY1118]

Yeah, the Royal Conspiracy theory is pretty unbeatable.

It has been extremely influential and, for reasons which I can't quite explain, it refuses to die despite a mountain of evidence to the contrary.

Personally, I have a soft spot for the theory proposed by a member of the public at the time, that the murders were committed by a blood thirsty ape who evaded the police by hiding up trees, before hiding the knife and quietly locking itself back in it's enclosure.

I think she may have mistaken The Murders In The Rue Morgue for a nature text book!

Either that or she'd beenon the gin and laudanum!

Probably the reason you cant explain it is you haven't researched the subject in great detail , as for the mountain of evidence you mention , there is just as much a mountain to suggest otherwise .

[etenguy]

Probably the reason you cant explain it is you haven't researched the subject in great detail , as for the mountain of evidence you mention , there is just as much a mountain to suggest otherwise .

There really is no evidence for the royal conspiracy. Even the original perpetrator of the theory admitted he'd made it up. However, it is an entertaining theory and spawned films because it talks to conspiracy, royal connection and purports to solve an unsolvable (at the moment) mystery. But this thread is about entertainment value rather than the accuracy of the theory.

[FISHY1118]

There really is no evidence for the royal conspiracy. Even the original perpetrator of the theory admitted he'd made it up. However, it is an entertaining theory and spawned films because it talks to conspiracy, royal connection and purports to solve an unsolvable (at the moment) mystery. But this thread is about entertainment value rather than the accuracy of the theory.

There really is, like ive said just haven't done the right research , the perpetrator as you so like to put it did indeed say that , but it was because the author of a book that implicated his father involvement in the killings that J.S was trying to protect, and he didn't like it .That was his sole the reason for saying it , he later went on to claimed his story to be true to at least two other ripper authors . Just setting the record strait regarding that particular part the whole J.S story.

[etenguy]

There really is, like ive said just haven't done the right research , the perpetrator as you so like to put it did indeed say that , but it was because the author of a book that implicated his father involvement in the killings that J.S was trying to protect, and he didn't like it .That was his sole the reason for saying it , he later went on to claimed his story to be true to at least two other ripper authors . Just setting the record strait regarding that particular part the whole J.S story.

OK Fishy, I didn't think this theory had any serious supporters, but I'll take your word that there is more evidence that supports it that I have missed. Maybe a fuller discussion on another thread.

[Ms Diddles]

Probably the reason you cant explain it is you haven't researched the subject in great detail , as for the mountain of evidence you mention , there is just as much a mountain to suggest otherwise .

At no point have I claimed to be an expert, but I have certainly done enough reading on the subject to discount this particular theory.

I would certainly refute the claim that the weight of evidence in favour of the Royal Conspiracy is equal to the evidence to the contrary.

Each to their own though!

In relation to this thread however, this theory has it all in terms of intrigue and entertainment value so will likely take the gold medal.