Dave Chappel’s brother?
If the Boulder police hear that you might get a business class flight for free.
Joeseph Barnett is my favorite suspect (although the aforementioned “Dr.” Tumblety has some strength, his alleged homosexuality may prove him innocent; as a general rule serial killers kill their preferred sex). He’s got a textbook serial killer’s profile: traumatic childhood and a speech impediment.
He was also Mary Kelly’s jilted lover, which may explain why she got the most thorough working over, how the killer gained access to her room, and why the killings ended after her.
Of course, he’s not nearly as exciting as even a uterus collecting faux-doctor, and not nearly as romantic as a royal conspiracy, so he doesn’t get the press.
Mark Felt.
Mark Felt What?
I mean, come on, what had Mark felt? hey, Abbbbooootttt!
Colonel Mustard.
Nah, seriously, I suspect that whoever was actually responsible was either quietly taken away to a lunatic asylum, packed off to one of Britain’s far-flung colonies, or more likely the victim of an unfortunate “accident”.
Still a fascinating case, though!
I remember in 1988 on the 100th Anniversary one piece in a 2 hourish TV Documentary involved two FBI Profilers looking at all the available evidence. They profiled someone very much like Kosminski – very disorganized, having a hard time fitting into society, being someone who was inches from being Institutionalized – that always was interesting to me and made me favor Kosminski
The Loch Ness Monster, as dramatized in that overlooked documentary, Amazon Women on the Moon.
Is it bullshit…or not?
The actual choices are Truth or Fiction.
Except that “disorganized” serial killers typically are caught relatively quickly, because they stand out and are poor at covering their tracks.
The Ripper probably had more in common with Albert DeSalvo - a smooth-talking confidence man who was able to maneuver his victims into a fatal situation without anyone noticing.
Easy if you have modern police methods. More difficult if you don’t even know what a fingerprint is. And don’t forget that the 5 killings took place in a little over three months (August 31[sup]st[/sup] to November 9[sup]th[/sup]).
I like Francis Tumblety for it.
I read the Patricia Cornwell book, and I think it was a load of crap from start to finish. It was full of such poor reasoning; for instance, Sickert’s whereabouts at various times simply isn’t known and Cornwell uses that as supporting evidence for her theory - she concludes that the lack of proof that he wasn’t in London must mean that he was. This book permanently altered my perception of Cornwell because it is so nonsensical, so badly researched and unbelievable. It is arrogance and ignorance bound together by a web of tenuous conclusions.
Hey I don’t want to claim I can “prove” I am right - I have no idea 120-some-odd years later.
Scotland Yard Officials seem to have believed Kominski (or someone very much like him) was a serious and credible suspect* as the Ripper – the FBI profilers seemed to agree. I agree.
*I understand Sir Melville Macnaughton also suggested two other suspects when talking about Kominski
Actually, that sentence was punctuated with a prompt straightening of my handlebar mustache.
lol