How Brown
08-01-2008, 07:31 PM
I still owe Glenn a question...but these should suffice for now.
Many thanks for the help Glenn. Much appreciated.:kiss:
1.Which sort of man are we looking for,Glenn Andersson? Who do you consider, out of the pool of serial killers, not Ripper suspects, in the last 5 decades to be the closest to Jack The Ripper ?
2. Is the interest in the WM what one might expect it to be in Sweden considering the language barrier or is it often discussed or used as an example of a serial killer to the Swedish people?
3. Whats been the most enjoyable discovery or revelation you've experienced over the last 5 years in your research into the WM....besides my captions on the contests here on the Forums?
4. Knowing that writing a "fact based" Ripper book,as you have intimated, is tough financially, if you were to write a sequel to your Swedish language Ripper book, what would that subject be? On a victim, an aspect, or something completely different?
1. Difficult to say since it is always dangerous to compare serial killers with each others, I would say a mixture between Sutcliffe and Richard Henry Chase. A mixture between organized and disorganized.
2. The interest in and knowledge of the Ripper case in Sweden is poor to say the least and not a very discussed item in general. I don't think it has that much to do with a language barrier (for most Swedes English is the second language) but rather with the fact that Sweden has its own national traumas and famous crimes to deal with. The Ripper is actually seldom referred to in connection with Swedish serial killer cases, usually they are compared to other national crimes.
3. Your captions is a tough call, Howie. But I would say the research surrounding the Kelly murder as well as local history and building research is among the things that has attracted my attention the most. Not to mention the constant findings of photographs of places and key witnesses or suspects connected with the case (the Lawende and Tumblety pictures).
I can't say that any of the suspect-oriented stuff of recent date - intending to identify the killer - has been of any interest to me.
4. I probably wouldn't do either. Apart from updating or editing my already published book, when required and possible, I probably wouldn't touch the Ripper subject at all in another form. I only felt the ned to conceive a basic factual textbook about the case for an audience that hasn't been previously introduced to the case; I don't feel any kind of sequel would be relevant. Too many people are far more knowledgable than me on specialized areas concerning the case or the East End. After all, my main speciality is national or local crimes in Sweden - this Ripper thing is pretty much an odd spin-off for me.
Many thanks for the help Glenn. Much appreciated.:kiss:
1.Which sort of man are we looking for,Glenn Andersson? Who do you consider, out of the pool of serial killers, not Ripper suspects, in the last 5 decades to be the closest to Jack The Ripper ?
2. Is the interest in the WM what one might expect it to be in Sweden considering the language barrier or is it often discussed or used as an example of a serial killer to the Swedish people?
3. Whats been the most enjoyable discovery or revelation you've experienced over the last 5 years in your research into the WM....besides my captions on the contests here on the Forums?
4. Knowing that writing a "fact based" Ripper book,as you have intimated, is tough financially, if you were to write a sequel to your Swedish language Ripper book, what would that subject be? On a victim, an aspect, or something completely different?
1. Difficult to say since it is always dangerous to compare serial killers with each others, I would say a mixture between Sutcliffe and Richard Henry Chase. A mixture between organized and disorganized.
2. The interest in and knowledge of the Ripper case in Sweden is poor to say the least and not a very discussed item in general. I don't think it has that much to do with a language barrier (for most Swedes English is the second language) but rather with the fact that Sweden has its own national traumas and famous crimes to deal with. The Ripper is actually seldom referred to in connection with Swedish serial killer cases, usually they are compared to other national crimes.
3. Your captions is a tough call, Howie. But I would say the research surrounding the Kelly murder as well as local history and building research is among the things that has attracted my attention the most. Not to mention the constant findings of photographs of places and key witnesses or suspects connected with the case (the Lawende and Tumblety pictures).
I can't say that any of the suspect-oriented stuff of recent date - intending to identify the killer - has been of any interest to me.
4. I probably wouldn't do either. Apart from updating or editing my already published book, when required and possible, I probably wouldn't touch the Ripper subject at all in another form. I only felt the ned to conceive a basic factual textbook about the case for an audience that hasn't been previously introduced to the case; I don't feel any kind of sequel would be relevant. Too many people are far more knowledgable than me on specialized areas concerning the case or the East End. After all, my main speciality is national or local crimes in Sweden - this Ripper thing is pretty much an odd spin-off for me.