The WORST Ripper Suspect

[Mayerling]

Augustus Harris, the great Theater manager and freemason becomes obsessed by the English translation of Carmen that is shown in his first year at Drury lane in 1879. The notions of punishment and justice, not to mention the stabbing, hang on in his thoughts. He is also disgusted by the tendency of Sopranos to throw themselves at him in an effort to win parts. The German born musical genius Carl Rosa, the presenter of the English translation of Carmen is increasingly dissatisfied with his marriage to an Opera soprano, and begins to despise the breed. He is also a huge fan of Wagner, and begins to embrace his ant Semitic ways. The two men work closely together and over a span of years form a folie a deux. Both see Operatic soprano as whores, both want to punish them. However Sopranos have done nothing wrong legally, and so despite a victim preference, they target those who are actually committing crimes. Prostitutes. Harris, having been bewitched by the stabbing of Carmen, insists on knives being the weapon of choice. He further requests that any knives used by Rosa be given to him as trophies. He is the planner. Rosa on the other hand gains an immense amount of satisfaction out of feeding body parts to his shrewish wife. So any anatomical trophies are given to him. They choose victims who are either operatic in size or in story. Together they have enough experience in theater to be able to not only quickly navigate hazardous terrains, like say roofs, but also have a significant ability to disguise themselves. Rosa dies suddenly in Paris in 1889. With the partner gone, the folie a deux is broken. Harris literally cannot resume that life without his partner. He puts his crimes aside, and goes on like it never happened. His statue however is covered in Freemason symbols, and if read properly, spell out his attempt to bring divine justice into a chaotic world.
The End

I almost like it. I always thought Carl Rosa was either Spanish or Italian, not German.

Jeff

[RivkahChaya]

It's too bad people at the time thought Richard Mansfield was a serious suspect. He'd make a great fake suspect.

[Errata]

I almost like it. I always thought Carl Rosa was either Spanish or Italian, not German.

Jeff

Right? But he was a middle class German, which we all know is the most dangerous kind.

[Mayerling]

Right? But he was a middle class German, which we all know is the most dangerous kind.

You got that straight. Very much so.

Jeff

[Beowulf]

I tried to hide myself as Sherlock Holmes but that kind of backfired...

[Mayerling]

Maybe it was not Sickert or Van Gogh. Maybe it was Gauguin?

Jeff

[caz]

My Dad.

He was born in London in 1915 - but then he would say that, wouldn't he?

I thank you.

Love,

Caz
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[Jonathan H]

In my opinion it is non-suspect James Maybrick.

This is because the only reason he became a suspect in the early 1990's is because of two alleged primary sources (the Diary; the watch) whose provenance is unknown at best and, at worst, are obviously modern hoaxes.

[caz]

Is that really the WORST you can come up with, Jonathan? You're slipping.

Love,

Caz
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[Chris]

Farson's tongue-in-cheek suggestion of Marie Lloyd takes some beating.

[Cogidubnus]

Hi Chris

I wasn't aware she had masochistic tendencies...

All the best

Dave

[jmenges]

Prince Albert Morrow was a 42 year old American doctor training at the Royal London Hospital whose obsession/specialty was diseases of the female uterus caused by the unsafe sexual practices of prostitutes, and the diseases contracted from them by men.

He couldn't stand prostitutes.

Thanks

JM

[Phil Carter]

Farson's tongue-in-cheek suggestion of Marie Lloyd takes some beating.

Hello Chris,

I know that it isn't a real person.. but Sooty, the glove puppet, at 4 inches high.. seen (by me) for the first time in Sugden's all encompassing book..tops the lot.

Maybe Marie Lloyd had a hand in it...err..him...err..well you know what I mean.


Phil

[Abby Normal]

Abberline.

[Simon Wood]

Joseph Merrick and his accomplice Frederick Treves.