Cutting Point: Solving the Jack the Ripper and the Thames Torso Murders
The Book was released in 2021. Call it a cold case file over a century old. Researcher Christer Holmgren put forward his theory on who Jack the Ripper was. Whether you read his book or watch the film known as "The missing evidence," I think you'll find it more than compelling.
This tells the tale much better than any review ever could:
"In Victorian London, long before the term serial killer was coined, two series of murders played out that have captured the imagination of the whole world. The Jack the Ripper murders and the Thames Torso murders, so similar to each other, took place during the same period in London and have never been solved.
In this book, journalist and researcher Christer Holmgren explains why the murders were never cleared up and names the East End carman Charles Lechmere as the culprit behind both series of murders. He was a man who claimed he found Jack the Ripper's first victim, but avoided to give his true name to the police.
In the 2014 TV documentary The Missing Evidence -- Jack the Ripper, the case for Charles Lechmere as the Ripper was outlined. In it, a prominent barrister stated that the case would have been good enough to take to court. This makes Lechmere stand out amongst the many suspects named over the years: his is a case where it can be practically demonstrated how he is linked to the murders.
More recent research suggests that Charles Lechmere also needs to be held responsible for the Thames Torso murder series, spanning the years 1873-1889. Guided by the help of experts, Holmgren links the cases together, establishes the underlying inspiration behind them, and beckons the originator of the murders out into the light, a century after his death."
https://www.amazon.com/Cutting-Point-Solving-Ripper-Murders/dp/9187611368
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This is the only known picture of Charles Allen Lechmere. It was taken towards the end of his life.
It is likely that we are looking into the eyes of the Ripper . Even if he wasn't the Ripper, we are looking into the eyes of a man who walked to work in the dark early morning hours, six days a week, going from one end of Whitechapel to the other, in the east end of London during that time of terror. A man who may have disliked whores even more than I.
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The Jack the Ripper story has held my attention for a very long time. I've seen several different theories published (one of them even putting him in the United States) and will definitely check out the book and film.
I've always been interested as well, not that I was a fan of his.....This is the guy that found (supposedly) one of the victims...moments before somebody else came up the street...if you catch my drift.
Oh, I'm not a fan either. Just something about the time and how it all happened. The whole thing really shines a light on the forensic and procedural changed made by law enforcement over the century. It would be good to put a face to the name.
Lol....Glad to hear it!
Just something about the time and how it all happened.
Those dark narrow streets like Bucks Row and those Police lanterns...I hear ya.
In the book it mentioned an occassion when Police completely sealed off a block of Whitechapel, so nobody could get in or out. They discovered that over 50 people entered via tiny alleys that even local police were not aware of.
The whole thing really shines a light on the forensic and procedural changed made by law enforcement over the century.
Such things were in their infancy at the time.
It would be good to put a face to the name.
I'm certain this is as close as we'll ever get.
I wouldn't say that. With continued advancements in technology who knows what that will uncover.
A lot of evidence has been lost.
I don't know. They were able to identify thousands of Egyptian workers after a few thousand years. I'm optomistic.
you talking about the H H Holmes theory? Saw that one .
That and there was a show a few years ago (can't remember the name) where somebody was investigating the murders in the UK and some similar murders in the US and to see if he was a descendent of H. H. Holmes.
I'll probably get this book...
People most often cited as suspects:
Motague Druitt - A barrister & teacher said to be insane with an interest in surgery.
Michael Ostrog - Russian physician placed in an asylum for homicidal tendencies.
Aaron Kosminski - placed in an asylum shortly after the last Whitechaple murder. Said to have a hatred of prostitutes.
There were others authors tried to make cases for like painter Walter Sickert and Sir William Gull.
Just take a look at that film.