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[AdamNeilWood]

Remittance advice from the News of the World dated 14 May 1981, confirming the £750 payment.

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[AdamNeilWood]

Letter from Charles Sandell, 29 April 1982 saying he has been off work for three months following a heart attack.

Research indicates he didn't return to work.

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[AdamNeilWood]

Letter from Jim Swanson to News of the World, 27 September 1987 asking to be released from the 1981 agreement.

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[AdamNeilWood]

Letter from Robert Warren dated 1 October 1987 agreeing to the termination of the contract.

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[AdamNeilWood]

Letter from Jim Swanson to Daily Telegraph, 3 October 1987 offering information for sale.

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[AdamNeilWood]

Letter from Jim Swanson to Daily Telegraph, 3 October 1987 offering information for sale.

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[AdamNeilWood]

Letter from Jim Swanson to Daily Telegraph, 3 October 1987 offering information for sale.

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[AdamNeilWood]

Letter from Jim Swanson to Daily Telegraph, 3 October 1987 offering information for sale.

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[Lechmere]

Plagarism?

Jim Swanson’s letter to News of the World, 26th March 1981.
‘The impending trial of the so-called Yorkshire Ripper is bound to stimulate interest in the original Jack the Ripper case, namely the Whitechapel Murders of the late 1880s.’

Charles Sandell’s memo to the News Editor, 15th April 1981
‘The Yorkshire Ripper trial is bound to stimulate interest in the original Jack the Ripper and it seems an appropriate time to run a story.’

[Rob Clack]

Rob - Kosminsk was known prior to 1987. Whether someone would likely pluck his name out of the air to at least superficially match what Anderson and perhaps Swanson was writing is arguablel.

Yes I know all that, but you need to be familiar with the literature of the 70s and 80s.

Rob

[Ally]

Plagarism?

Jim Swanson’s letter to News of the World, 26th March 1981.
‘The impending trial of the so-called Yorkshire Ripper is bound to stimulate interest in the original Jack the Ripper case, namely the Whitechapel Murders of the late 1880s.’

Charles Sandell’s memo to the News Editor, 15th April 1981
‘The Yorkshire Ripper trial is bound to stimulate interest in the original Jack the Ripper and it seems an appropriate time to run a story.’

No it's called being presented with a valid argument, realizing that argument has merit, adopting it and passing it on to other parties in support of your case.

I know this idea is foreign to you. Especially the part about valid argument.

[Jenni Shelden]

hi Adam,
Thank you do much for taking the time to post this .
this string of letters show that Jim did tell the NOtW That the marginalia contained the suspects name in 1981
Jenni

[Steve S]

Plagarism?

Jim Swanson’s letter to News of the World, 26th March 1981.
‘The impending trial of the so-called Yorkshire Ripper is bound to stimulate interest in the original Jack the Ripper case, namely the Whitechapel Murders of the late 1880s.’

Charles Sandell’s memo to the News Editor, 15th April 1981
‘The Yorkshire Ripper trial is bound to stimulate interest in the original Jack the Ripper and it seems an appropriate time to run a story.’

No.....Receiving info and passing it on,I would say

[Robert]

Thanks Adam. Just my hunch, but I think the "personally" in the heart attack letter suggests that Sandell didn't agree with the decision to reject the story, though he could hardly criticise the higher-ups.

[Chris]

The 1905 letter wasn't pasted over the Fred inscription in 1987. So it can hardly have been there in 1981.

Do we know the letter wasn't there in 1987?