How Brown
03-29-2008, 10:22 AM
We thank the Good Doctor for his input....
1. Since your article appeared in Ripperologist Magazine 2 years ago...has your opinion on the younger of the two Hardiman brothers of Hanbury Street changed at all...that being he is an individual you would consider as potentially being Jack The Ripper...and if so, please tell us why.
No, my opinion has not changed. I still think William Hardiman is the best in a field of poor candidates. There are several reasons but the principal one is because he was there and the time of day made it too risky for the killer to head home with possible blood on his person. Add to this that this is the period of the Zodiacal Dawn when the sunrise can seem to be imminent hours before its actual appearance. Also, being very young, the woman would have been more likely to lower their guard around him and on and on.
2. How much time out of each day would you estimate that you "think" about Ripper related issues and ideas ?
I think about many cases, the Ripper being only one. Maybe out of 3 hours a day going over crimes in my head, JtR might account for about one sixth of that.
3. What is the one scenario within the whole of the Case that intrigues you the most at the present time....and why?
That would be why some of the non-canonicals, other than Tabram, are so readily dismissed as Ripper victims. Here I'm chiefly speaking of Millwood, Smith and McKenzie.
4. Who was the individual or who were the individuals you first considered as more worthy of your time to analyze within the context of them being Jack The Ripper....and why did you eventually reconsider ?
Those would be Druitt and Chapman and they're still high on my list. They were hot when I first started seriously studying the case. The reason they are not at the top of my list now is because I found a better candidate as stated above.
5. What is the most unique detail of life in the LVP in Britain that you would like to "take back with you" in to our time?
The meals for the upper classes must have been fantastic
1. Since your article appeared in Ripperologist Magazine 2 years ago...has your opinion on the younger of the two Hardiman brothers of Hanbury Street changed at all...that being he is an individual you would consider as potentially being Jack The Ripper...and if so, please tell us why.
No, my opinion has not changed. I still think William Hardiman is the best in a field of poor candidates. There are several reasons but the principal one is because he was there and the time of day made it too risky for the killer to head home with possible blood on his person. Add to this that this is the period of the Zodiacal Dawn when the sunrise can seem to be imminent hours before its actual appearance. Also, being very young, the woman would have been more likely to lower their guard around him and on and on.
2. How much time out of each day would you estimate that you "think" about Ripper related issues and ideas ?
I think about many cases, the Ripper being only one. Maybe out of 3 hours a day going over crimes in my head, JtR might account for about one sixth of that.
3. What is the one scenario within the whole of the Case that intrigues you the most at the present time....and why?
That would be why some of the non-canonicals, other than Tabram, are so readily dismissed as Ripper victims. Here I'm chiefly speaking of Millwood, Smith and McKenzie.
4. Who was the individual or who were the individuals you first considered as more worthy of your time to analyze within the context of them being Jack The Ripper....and why did you eventually reconsider ?
Those would be Druitt and Chapman and they're still high on my list. They were hot when I first started seriously studying the case. The reason they are not at the top of my list now is because I found a better candidate as stated above.
5. What is the most unique detail of life in the LVP in Britain that you would like to "take back with you" in to our time?
The meals for the upper classes must have been fantastic