Letters
The letters have me fascinated too, especially the 1st one.
Was he illiterate or cleverly hiding his illiteracy or
Was he a foreigner who could speak English and wrote as he spoke ?There were over 300 letters posted to various people claiming to be the killer, its a pity we are unable to read all of them.
The gist of most letters indicate a man who is playing a game with the police. Teasing or challenging them.
Some of the letters indicate events from the murders and events to take place in future murders.
This is a regular occurance in serial killings. It's like 'they want to be caught'
But, the letters do give us something that cannot be denied and can be used in evidence.Writing on the wall (Goulston Street)
The Jews are
not the men that will not be blamed for nothing
Actual format of graffitti
The Juwes are not
The men That
Will not
be Blamed
for nothing
Much has been made of the Gouslton Street graffitti.
The striking of one of the words not
The Double negative. (which in reality was originally triple negative)
The strip or piece of leather covered in blood found close by.
Originally described as a piece of 'Leather Apron'
Some have suggested this clue was enough proof to hang 'John Pizer' known locally as Leather Apron.
Others have suggested the strip / piece of leather was more likely to be part of a sanitory towel. ie strip of leather & gauze.
What interests me are the date of writing, location and antisemeticism.I do not believe I am the only one that believes mention ‘anti-Semitic’ and the first thing that springs to mind in ‘German’
Written in German we also get the double negative.
Die Juden sind die Männer, die für
‘nichts nicht’ getadelt werden
I included a Map of the locations of Murders and writing on the wall earlier but will repost shortly as it was ‘clipped’ automatically and cuts off the murders of 30-9-88.
Looking at the map and spread of the murders brings me to another point.
Whoever the killer was, he must have known the area of Whitechapel like the back of his hand. But as the Police conducted to house to house search of the area, he must have lived close but outside the ring fenced area.
He must also have had a good reason to be in Whitechapel in the middle of the night if stopped.I believe he was a night shift worker, working in the area.
A worker who could go missing for at least an hour or two each night without being missed. (Ie the work actually continued)
What trades did work overnight in Whitechapel ?
What trades were working where Knives were used ?Forget pub workers, they are all closed by 11pm or midnight.
Forget River workers, they didn’t work in the dark.
Forget milkman, they didn’t deliver to doorsteps in those days.
Forget the Police (this is not an Agatha Christie novel or the ‘Mousetrap’)
A big question has always been, why did he stop ? Well I’m no psychiatrist here but, why did he start ?
However it will help if we could find a reason why he stopped.Another critical piece of evidence to me was
finding something that is available now and easily searchable that wasn’t accessible to the police in 1888-90.This is written evidence which proves both Presence in the area & Occupation ?
Before I reveal who I think my Contender is, I will write a check list so people can tick off if he meets all criteria.
If you have any criteria you wish to add to my list please ask.
(to be continued)
