another thing about the ripper is his apparent clothing, top hat and cloak, he'd of been mugged or stabbed 5 times a night in the middle of the night in whitechapel wearing richfolks garments
According to the article, they identified DNA from the victims blood and foriegn DNA retrieved from semen (well, urethra actually.) But if she was a prostitute, whats to say this sample is from a paying customer and not the killer. Hardly conclusive proof.
exactly, no condoms back then, as a prostitute, im sure she'd get many different mens sperm inside her proves nothing
Mass produced rubber condoms became available in the 1850s. Condoms have been around in one form or another for over 2000 years. Can't vouch for their effectiveness though.
I remember watching a program which featured a German sailor, who's ships log tied him in with the murders/was in town. Apparently he went off to New York and was caught killing women there in a similar way - I think the same show featured Hull for some reason.
After 9/11 they had difficulties identifying victims through DNA due to its rate of decay and that was only 2001 so I had my doubts even after the first paragraph is this 'claim'
If its been through an auction house etc I cant see how its a valid sample. You can still drink in the Ten Bells, where Kosminsky had his barbers shop in the basement, horrible vibes in there (and not just the hipsters)
Jack the ripper wasn't 1 person. There we're people being murdered all the time back then. It was the press that linked a few murders together and that captured that publics imagination. Imagine that! the press making things up to sell papers. glad to see things have changed and they would never do that again..... ..oh wait a minute.
Can't help thinking that the Mail must have just loved the idea that the Ripper was a Polish immigrant. Ticks all the right boxes for that rag.
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Jack-Ripper-Aaron-Kosminski-Er-says-expert-Mike/story-22893770-detail/story.html
Anyone else watch that on Channel 5 about Charles Allen Lechmere? Looked like good stuff at first viewing. Here's an article about the programme. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/535861/How-police-overlooked-the-Ripper
If its the same guy I'm thinking of then his name has been mentioned a few years ago. He's not the ripper for me.
It's not a story or name I'd come across, but looking on a few forums, they've all been looking at him for quite a while and seem to agree with you, but as yet, I can't see why, other than he lived for years afterwards.
Because he seemingly stopped? According to the programme, his dysfunctional upbringing and closeness to his mother were pointers, plus one of the forums talks of the killings starting with the arrival of a new step dad, and ended with that relationship and the death of his daughter. The programme showed statements where he was found over the body of one of the victims by someone that knew him, and the person that found them says the body was warm, but mentions no blood. Lechmere, won't touch the victim when asked to help with the first aid, so the other man sets off for a copper, with Letchmere following soon after. Another Policeman finds the body, and the main thing he notices is the blood from a neck wound. The implication is that Lechmere cut here throat before following the other witness to get a policeman.
