Another 'Solution' to the Case

[admin tim]

Yet I had never heard of this one....:rolleyes:

http://www.toughcases.net/ripper1.html

And I quote:

Finally, on January 30, 2005; Chase Goodwin finished his Jack the Ripper report conclusively solving the case. Chase prepared an intensive and finely detailed QDE report which proves teh identity of Jack the Ripper. The report is 1268 pages long and thoroughly analyzes all the pertinent evidence.

This is terrible! Patricia Cornwell will be heartbroken!


Seriously, does anyone know anything about this?

[admin tim]

I sent the information posted above to Stephen Ryder and asked if HE knew anything about it (and he didn't!). However, he wrote off to see what was to be found. Below is his reply.

DIG the guy's signature. :rolleyes: Even Patricia Cornwell wasn't this brazen. And if this dope is relying on handwriting analysis to make his case and claim, then, as with Cornwell, it would seem that the Ripper has claimed yet another victim. It's too funny.:D :D :D


From: Chase [mailto:chaseg12@earthlink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 1:45 AM
To: Stephen P. Ryder
Cc: chaseg@toughcases.net
Subject: Re: Jack the Ripper from casebook.org 2-14-06


Mr. Ryder,

At this time, the report is the proprietary, intellectual, and confidential property of Tough Cases.Net. Eventually, this report will be available for publication. When and in what format, I cannot yet say.

I have browsed your website and consider it a thorough compilation of this incredible case.

All the best,
Chase Goodwin
Tough Cases.Net
The man who solved Jack the Ripper


----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen P. Ryder
To: support@toughcases.net
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 8:12 PM
Subject: Jack the Ripper


Hello -

Am interested in your 1200+ page thesis on the Ripper case... do you plan on publishing it?

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Stephen P. Ryder, Editor
Casebook: Jack the Ripper
http://www.casebook.org

[How Brown]

1200 pages huh?

This guy is obviously aware of the interest in the Whitechapel Murders and he "holds" back from disclosing his case cracker?



Come on....I had to use an unusual "search" facility to even find this guy's URL....which I did last night.

moving right along..........

[How Brown]

Whoops....excuse me. Thats 1268 pages long.



In 1978, Chase Goodwin traveled overseas throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. While overseas, he resided in the West End of London.
In September of 1978, Chase was first introduced to the Whitechapel district in the East End of London. There he was taken on a brief tour of the area, including famous Mitre Square. This was where the Whitechapel murders of 1888 occurred so many years earlier. The Whitechapel murderer taunted the police and news agencies with his own pen name; Jack the Ripper.
At that time, Chase could only be in awe of the murder sites. Mr. Goodwin had no idea that 25 years later, it would be he who would uncover this mystery and prove beyond any doubt the identity of the infamous murderer, known worldwide as Jack the Ripper. Chase Goodwin combined his excellent professional skills as document examiner, graphologist, and his unique criminal investigative skills to solve this case; the greatest murder mystery ever.


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On August 31st; the first known Ripper victim fell. Her name was Mary Ann Nichols, but went by the name of Polly. Ms. Nichols was found dead on Buck's Row, just north of Whitechapel Road. Her throat carried the famous Ripper trademark.
Annie Chapman was the third victim. She was murdered in the early morning hours of September 8th at 29 Hanbury Street, again in the Whitechapel district.
By now, panic and terror swept through Whitechapel. Everyone was being careful. The ladies were now more worried about the strange murders going on rather than plying their trades as prostitutes. Extra police patrols were ordered to walk the streets of Whitechapel to keep the women safe.
The Central News Agency received a letter dated September 25, 1888. It was the famous "Dear Boss" letter. The police were informed of this letter and after reading it; held it from the public for awhile. Within that letter, there was a promise to cut off the ears of the next victim. The police wasn't certain if this letter was another prank or if it was indeed from the real Ripper. They would have their answer just a few days later.
Shortly after midnight on September 30th; the Ripper struck again. This time it was in an alley way off of Berner Street. The victim was Elizabeth Stride, but Ms. Stride was not caught off guard as the other victims had been. She struggled with her assailant, but it was too late. Her throat was still slit wide open from ear to ear. Ms. Stride's struggle may have been heard.
Although it was almost 1:00AM; there was a club that operated in the alley way. People were leaving and the Ripper was almost caught. He fled away. Witnesses spotted two men with the victim. Each one fled away. However, this victim did not have her ears cut off as was promised in the Dear Boss letter.
The Ripper now may have been on his own; his accomplice in crime had to flee away. It was about an hour later that Katherine Eddowes was spotted by several men leaving the nearby Imperial Club. They said she was with a foreign looking man, about 30 years old, and about 5" 7". That was about 1:35AM.
At 1:45PM, officer Watkins entered Mitre Square. There he found the body of Katherine Eddowes. She had been brutally butchered and some of her organs had been cut out. She was missing one of her ears; Jack's promise came true. Indeed, the Dear Boss letter was now an authentic handwriting sample of the Ripper himself. He had only about a ten minute time frame to perform his "operation" on Ms. Eddowes. Still, he had cut out most of her organs and took her left kidney as a souvenir.
After the double murder, the panic and terror only grew. Police patrols were again increased as more and more panic saturated through Whitechapel. It would be quiet for the next month. The Ripper probably had a hard time finding victims to torture. He was now responsible for four or five murders. None of the Whitechapel prostitutes worked the streets alone. They started pairing up and staying indoors until this maniac was caught. It would be hard for Jack to victimize anyone.
But Jack was not done yet. On November 9th; he met Mary Jane Kelly. Mary had a bedsit, or a single room she lived in at 13 Miller's Court. They went there. Within the privacy of her home; he had plenty of time to have his fun. The murder sight is one of the most gruesome police photos ever taken. Her heart was never found. The Ripper took her body parts and spread them all around that room. The next morning; a friend came to visit and found the corpse. Again, Whitechapel returned to a sheer state of terror. This would last into the early part of the following year. Even so; the Ripper would never be heard from again. There have been other murders which occurred after the Mary Kelly murder which some people believe were committed by the Ripper. But he is credited with just the last five on this list as being certain Ripper victims.


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What do you think? Do you think Jack the Ripper kept on killing but perhaps changed his modus operandi just enough to confuse the police? Was Mary Kelly really his last victim? And if so, then why did he dissappear just as suddenly as he originally appeared? What happened to Jack the Ripper? And of course the biggest question; who is Jack the Ripper? These questions have been plaguing the world since the Ripper went on his rampage. He is still as famous as when he committed these incredible murders over a hundred years ago. He is so popular that there are Ripperologists; people who follow the case and even try to solve it themselves. There are numerous books and several movies about this case.


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Mr. Goodwin utilized his investigative skills in reviewing the evidence and documentation of the case. Without the ability to examine the victims, the crime scenes, investigate the witnesses firsthand, Chase only had his investigative skills to rely upon. Even with the odds incredibly against him; Chase pursued the evidence including the coroner's reports, the eye witness accounts, and other factual evidence.
Chase utilized his incredible handwriting analysis skills to portray the personality and character traits of the Ripper from the authentic handwritten Ripper samples. Along with his expert graphology skills; Chase was able to detail further points about the Ripper that seems to have been overlooked by Scotland Yard and other experts involved in trying to solve this case.
Mr. Goodwin utilizes deductive reasoning from his legal and private investigative background to assist in his case work. The added element of deductive reasoning, and working "backwards" to solve mysteries like a detective; enabled Chase to develop an accurate theory of the Ripper case. His original theory developed in November of 2002 was proven perfectly accurate when he was able to conclusively match his prime suspect to the Ripper handwritings.
This case exemplifies our great reputation for finely detailed document examination and analysis. Mr. Goodwin was able to identify about 120 matching traits between the Ripper documents and those of the suspect; thus clearly proving his conclusions. Many of these matching traits were so inconspicuous that Mr. Goodwin had to enlarge portions of the documents and then using a magnifying glass, measured letter strokes and letter portions at 1/128" increments.
Finally, on January 30, 2005; Chase Goodwin finished his Jack the Ripper report conclusively solving the case. Chase prepared an intensive and finely detailed QDE report which proves teh identity of Jack the Ripper. The report is 1268 pages long and thoroughly analyzes all the pertinent evidence. Important disclosure: This report is the proprietary and intellectual property of Tough Cases.Net. This report is to be used for the purpose of court qualifications; and as testimony to prove the quality and skill I bring to all my cases.

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The highlights for Chase Goodwin's career include solving the famous Whitechapel murder case, better known as Jack the Ripper. This case baffled the greatest police force of the era, and numerous others have tried to solve this case but failed. Only Chase's incredible skills and expertise could crack the world's greatest murder mystery. Mr. Goodwin would be considered the world's foremost authority on this high profile case. Chase believes his exceptional skills enable him to solve cases like this where others have failed; just like the Whitechapel murders aka Jack the Ripper. We bring this same skill, expertise, perfection, and dedication to all of our cases, including yours.

[Maria Birchwood]

Oh... I thought Stan Russo had solved the case !! Maybe he should speak to him to get it from the horse´s mouth, with any luck, we might end up in the fighting ring !!!

Maria

[Peter Birchwood]

Never heard of Chase Goodwin although Archie Goodwin was Nero Wolfe's runaround man.
Presumably this person is from the US and may be related to Chase Manhattan.

[How Brown]

Hmmmm...

Stan Russo is from Manhattan....Chase Manhattan....Chase Good-win...Stan wins-good in trivia....I got it !

It is Stan,Maria and Peter ! You've done it !!!;)

[Karen]

Mr. Goodwin's response to Mr. Ryder's e-mail does not even scratch the surface as an appropriate response to his query. For example:

Mr. Ryder: Do you plan on publishing it?
Mr. Goodwin: The report is the proprietary, intellectual and confidential property of ToughCases.net.

In other words: I am merely stating an obvious fact. Has Mr. Ryder stated at any time that it did not belong to ToughCases.net? Mr. Ryder clearly knows that since he had just sent a recent e-mail to ToughCases.net

Mr. Goodwin: Eventually, this report will be available for publication.

In other words: Any time between now and the inevitable Apocalypse. He claims to have solved the case in January 2005 - one and a half years ago. Surely, with the advent of modern day printing technology, even a tome of this gargantuan girth could have been published by now.

Mr. Goodwin: When and in what format, I cannot say.

In other words: What other format could it possibly be in? Publishing a book means publishing a BOOK.

In conclusion, it sounds like Mr. Goodwin likes attracting users to his site and the instant lure of attention. He seems to be tip-toing around the mulberry bush while Ripperologists lose interest and walk away, shaking their heads.

[admin tim]

I understand that the author in question has offered to sell his manuscript for a cool $5 million. Why rent when you can own?

[Karen]

I would need to take a test drive first. Wouldn't want to buy a lemon!!

[Karen]

See, this I find rather suspect, from the start.

He claims to have solved the case in January 2005 and highlights this on his website as such: ToughCases.net
We solved Jack The Ripper

We hear not a word from this gentleman for about a year, then the information of his gargantuan report is passed on to the proprietor of a website. When this particular proprietor, whom we shall call "Bob Smith" attempts to contact Mr. Goodwin, he receives a somewhat convoluted response, that leaves one more confused than before the e-mail was sent.

In this "response", Mr. Goodwin acts very protective of the report, almost like he holds the secret rocket formula, made with Grade A plutonium. Six months later he is now selling this "rocket formula" for $5 000 000.00 !!

This must mean that he is not even finished this tome of mystery!! He is now just giving up on his hot "theory"? It couldn't have been that great, to begin with. :smoker:

[Karen]

How could Mr. Goodwin actually write a 1268 page report on the handwriting analysis of the Jack The Ripper letters, when most researchers don't even know which letters were written by the Ripper, if any!! Then he goes on to state that his findings led conclusively to "one suspect". It is quite clear to anyone who actually looks at these letters in depth, that these letters were written by many different individuals. Some of the letters are genuine, and some are clearly hoaxes, but this will always be a contentious debate.

[Karen]

By the way WTM:

Where did you pick up the information that Chase Goodwin had decided to scrap the opus and sell it for $5 million? I can't even begin to fathom why someone would want to buy his 1268 page report. If he is calling it quits, what makes him honestly believe that someone else would want to pick up where he left off in his research? There could be 2 possible reasons for this:

1.) He had reached a dead end in his research.
2.) He discovered that the research he did obtain was unsubstantiated.

[admin tim]

Well, I read that somewhere - it was an official statement from the author. I'll have to look around to find the source, as I cannot recall offhand where it was. But we had discussed it somewhere too, as we had a low opinion of it. I'll have to let you know.

[How Brown]

1268 pages is what 4 copies of Paul Begg's "Definitive" equals...1 and 2/3rd's of Evans-Skinners' "Ultimate"....or equal to 12 copies of Ripper Notes magazine .

It must have awfully big words in it:rolleyes:

[Karen]

Well, it certainly is good of him to publish something pertaining to his "theory of unbelievability". :smoker:

How:

Even if this 1268 page report does contain big words, we can all pretty much expect most of these words to be spelled incorrectly. I still have flashbacks of the information contained in his brief introduction to the Ripper case, which also consisted of misconceptions, I might add. All in all, I don't think he should sell it for $5 million dollars. Instead, he should use it to have a beach party with a large bonfire, for roasting mallows and weinies!!

[Karen]

I have just been to Mr. Chase Goodwin's website and he is still purporting to have solved the Ripper case. In his disclosure though, he states that the report is only used for evidentiary purposes in Court. In other words, when Mr. Goodwin is called upon for his graphological expertise, he brings along his gargantuan report to prove his capabilities at handwriting analysis.

It's unfortunate, however, that the results of his findings lead to "hundreds of suspects", since that is how many individuals actually wrote the entire collection of letters.

[Karen]

Tim:

Did you ever locate the source of the information on Chase Goodwin's decision to scrap his humongous hunk of humor for $5 million?

[Chris G.]

I sent the information posted above to Stephen Ryder and asked if HE knew anything about it (and he didn't!). However, he wrote off to see what was to be found. Below is his reply.

DIG the guy's signature. :rolleyes: Even Patricia Cornwell wasn't this brazen. And if this dope is relying on handwriting analysis to make his case and claim, then, as with Cornwell, it would seem that the Ripper has claimed yet another victim. It's too funny.:D :D :D


From: Chase [mailto:chaseg12@earthlink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 1:45 AM
To: Stephen P. Ryder
Cc: chaseg@toughcases.net
Subject: Re: Jack the Ripper from casebook.org 2-14-06


Mr. Ryder,

At this time, the report is the proprietary, intellectual, and confidential property of Tough Cases.Net. Eventually, this report will be available for publication. When and in what format, I cannot yet say.

I have browsed your website and consider it a thorough compilation of this incredible case.

All the best,
Chase Goodwin
Tough Cases.Net
The man who solved Jack the Ripper


----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen P. Ryder
To: support@toughcases.net
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 8:12 PM
Subject: Jack the Ripper


Hello -

Am interested in your 1200+ page thesis on the Ripper case... do you plan on publishing it?

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Stephen P. Ryder, Editor
Casebook: Jack the Ripper
http://www.casebook.org

Mr. Goodwin's website claim and his answer to Stephen Ryder that his solution to the case "is the proprietary, intellectual, and confidential property of Tough Cases.Net" has to be the ultimate come-on as a puff piece to entice customers to his private detective company. Apparently to take in the gullible. (If you are reading this Mr. Goodwin, please prove this supposition wrong.) It would seem to be the type of teaser of which Dr. Francis Tumblety himself would have been proud. :rolleyes:

Chris

[Karen]

However, this supposed "pimple banisher" is now being sold for $5 million!! With this much Clearasil, the entire population of America's high schools could be cleared of their facial afflictions!!

[Karen]

As you can probably tell, this is my favorite thread. I just find it too funny. Tim, I am still waiting for the source of the information that Chase Goodwin was selling his 1268 page report for $5 million. Since he used this document for evidentiary purposes in court to prove his expertise as a Graphologist, does this now mean that he is giving up his private investigative firm too? What will he be bringing to court if he is called upon to prove his handwriting analysis? The Maybrick Diary?

[Karen]

Wow!! The boards here have been very quiet thus far. Hey - I would rather post to myself and be ignored than have a whole mob attacking me at once!!

I still love this topic as Mr. Chase Goodwin is simply hilarious. Here is a quote from Chase Goodwin's website, ToughCases.net:

"Because we are not "consciously" thinking while we are writing. Handwriting is no longer a funciton of the hand and the arm. The brain controls all this quick and habitual writing habits including the "graphic impressions" which are the individual's brain picture incorporated for each letter's master pattern and the usages of connectors. This is why handwritings are so varied within the same language, and yet can still retain legibility. [Some handwritings are not at all legible, but this is an issue for another discussion]"

"Handwriting is no longer a funciton of the hand and the arm."

Apparently, since the word funciton should be spelled function.

He also charges quite a pretty penny for his services. A day in court would cost one $800. Here is his price list for services:

http://www.toughcases.net/prices.html

[Karen]

That price list is missing one very important item though - the magnum opus for $5 million. Any takers on this report? I wonder if he has actually received any offers for this report. More importantly, what "form" is it in if not a published book? You mean he carries it to court in a briefcase?
"Holy doodles!!", as my grandpa would say. No wonder he is selling it - his arms must be awfully sore.

[Karen]

Note in the above price list how he charges $180 for relationship analysis, meaning that he will analyze the handwriting of a couple. Good idea, especially if your husband/wife is forging those checks with your "John Hancock".

[Karen]

So, any news on the Goodwin front?

[admin tim]

Things being like they have been lately, I haven't looked too hard. There can be only 3 places where I could have seen this, though. It might have even been on the toughcases site itself, and they could have since removed the verbage due to its controversy.

The only sure thing is that our budding Sherlock there has NOT solved the case through handwriting analysis.

[Karen]

You think so, Tim? That has got to be the understatement of the millenia!!

This is way too funny!!