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GENERAL INFORMATION
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We welcome our new members to JTRForums.com
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05-21-2013 08:37 AM
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Please read to be aware of the different levels of Forum conduct.
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04-07-2013 04:46 PM
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A "How To " by How
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04-04-2013 07:47 PM
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Forum for newcomers to the mystery of Jack the Ripper and/or JTRForums.com
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05-16-2013 07:50 AM
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Nervous about making that first post? Do so here to sharpen those latent posting skills before playing for keeps.
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03-07-2013 06:10 AM
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News you can use.
Sub-Forums: Birthday Notices, Holiday and Other Announcements, Assorted Congratulations, Get Well Soon, In Memoriam, Celesta, David Radka, Melvin Harris, Paul Feldman, Avala, Adrian Phypers, Julian Rosenthal, Des McKenna, Remembering the Canonical Five and Other Possible Victims
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05-22-2013 06:34 PM
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Something you'd like to see? Got ideas for site improvements? We're all ears.
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05-12-2013 12:36 PM
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Setting the record straight when and where necessary
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12-30-2012 08:05 AM
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A private forum for those of you who Are Curious But Yellow. Visit frequently to see what all you are missing by not being a registered member.
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Help support the site AND get your hands on some unique ripperological merchandise. All at the same time!
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09-07-2012 09:54 PM
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Areas in which Jack The Ripper was an influence...and not limited to the realm of serial murder.
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Yesterday 06:43 PM
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02-09-2013 07:19 AM
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SPECIAL EVENTS
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Finally, a reason to look forward to Mondays! Contests end each Monday and a new one then begins for the week.
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Yesterday 05:30 PM
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Nothing better to stimulate a Ripperologist's dormant writing skills than a free sub to The Rip or Rip Notes !!
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03-21-2013 05:14 PM
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No one is more trivial than the Proprietor.
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05-22-2013 03:29 PM
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Produced & Directed by Jeff Leahy and written by Paul Begg & John Bennett.
The making of the first documentary ever written and produced by Ripperologists.
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02-20-2013 08:55 AM
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Every so often we run across some Words To Live By or some really profound statement or saying that we feel incumbent to share.
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02-20-2013 02:36 PM
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...and not necessarily from Hell.... Forum for individuals to share their photos which are non-Case related.
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05-11-2013 07:47 PM
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Thread/Forum for the discussion of the much anticipated October event.
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07-09-2011 08:29 AM
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Forum for discussing the U.K. Convention in 2011.
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03-14-2012 04:18 AM
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11-01-2012 06:55 AM
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04-13-2013 10:04 AM
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DISCUSSION: Ripper-related ONLY
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Easy and accessible way of contacting Forums members...live !
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11-03-2012 09:10 PM
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The revised edition of the seminal work compiled by Paul Begg,Martin Fido, and Keith Skinner.
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10-06-2012 08:13 PM
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Forum established by Stewart P. Evans in 2010 which focuses on Scotland Yard's contemporary files.
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10-18-2012 08:30 AM
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JTR Forums's Q & A with a variety of members of the Ripper community and beyond...from authorities to newcomers.
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05-17-2013 03:11 PM
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Book and articles reviewed...Theories analyzed....You know what they say about opinions...they're like Ripperological viewpoints....everyone has one.
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05-22-2013 06:46 PM
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"Scotland Yard was really no wiser on the subject than it was 15 years ago.."-F.G.Abberline,1903.
The question is...are we ?
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Assorted and miscellaneous discussion of History's Most Infamous Serial Killer that does not lend itself well to one of the other discussion forums.
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In 1888, 6-7 women were considered to be victims of JTR. Were there more...or were there less?
Sub-Forums: Mary Ann 'Polly' Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, Mary Kelly, Other Possible Victims, Martha Tabram, Alice Mackenzie, Frances Coles, Carrie Brown, Emma Smith, The Pinchin Street Torso, Rose Mylett, Ada Wilson, The Prostitution Forum
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Reports relevant to murder victims from the year 1888.
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03-17-2013 09:51 AM
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Contained herein are 32 motives and reasons why JTR may have committed the Whitechapel Murders. If you disagree, there's room for 33.
Sub-Forums: 1. True Psychopath and/or Sociopath, 2. Sexual Deviant, 3. Criminally Insane, 4. Product of Environment, 5. Hatred and/or Anger, 6. Revenge, 7. Occult, 8. Drug-induced Psychosis, 9. Brain Tumor, Syphilis, or Other Mental Condition, 10. Evil, 11. Political and/or Ideological, 12. Misogynist, 13. Sexual Frustration or Dysfunction, 14. Jealousy and/or Unrequited Love, 15. Religious Fervor, 16. Liberal Social Reformer, 17. Imp of the Perverse, 18. Profit, 19. Just for Jolly, 20. Schizophrenia, 21. Idee Fixe, 22. Walter Mitty Syndrome, 23. Public Service, 24. Cover-up for Other Crime(s) or Action(s), 25. Somnambulism, 26. Atavistic Throwback, 27. Business, 28. A Cry for Help, 29. Paranormal, 30. Royal Cover-up, 31. Combinations or Variations of the Above, 32. Unknown, 33. Other
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05-14-2013 02:56 PM
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The character whose proverbial balloon was popped by the arrival of Jack The Ripper....this is his Forum
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05-21-2013 09:43 AM
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Bodies and body parts found in the Thames River as well as in other locations prior to, during, and after the more celebrated Whitechapel Murders
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To date, over one hundred have been proposed...many are considered...but only one [ or was it two? ] was Jack The Ripper.
Sub-Forums: Contemporary Theories, The Lodger(s), George Chapman, James Kelly, George Hutchinson, Walter Sickert, Patricia Cornwell, Prince Albert Victor, David Cohen, Thomas Cutbush, William Bury, "Dr." Francis Tumblety, Alois Szemeredy, Le Grand of the Strand, James Maybrick, Mechanics of Diary Forgery, The Maybrick Diary Forum, The Maybrick Watch Forum, Steve Powell and the Maybrick Saga, An Inconvenient Book - The 2012 York Presentation, William Grant Grainger, D'Onston Stephenson, Michael Ostrog, M.J. Druitt, Joseph Barnett, Aaron Kosminski, Frederick Deeming, Dr. Alfred Pearson, Dr. Neill Cream, Joe Bloggs, Suspected Suspects, Jacqueline the Ripper, WaCkY RiPpEr ThEoRiEs, FUNNY Ripper Theories, Jack-Out-of-the-Box
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12-29-2012 11:52 AM
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The companion website to JTRForums.com, wherein resides the O'Donnell Manuscript and an assortment of Ripper ravings, rantings, and pontifications.
Sub-Forums: The O'Donnell Manuscript, Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10
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05-16-2013 01:10 PM
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Inquest testimonies and how they have influenced Ripperology...from Albert Cadosch to a cry of "Oh,Murder !"....from the Goulston Street Graffito to those letters from Hell.
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05-22-2013 04:43 PM
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Lacking any forensic sciences as a tool,we're as well off as the contemporary detective was . That won't deter us,as we continue to investigate those scenes of madness....or calculated acts...
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03-08-2013 02:23 PM
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Area of JTRForums for maps of the East End and other relevant areas. Charts and graphs will be found here as well
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03-10-2013 11:04 AM
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Caricatures and illustrations found in the pages of the contemporary newspapers, books, and magazines related to the Case and the East End.
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05-19-2013 12:33 PM
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Forum for discussion of the coroner's reports and inquest reports for the various victims of the Whitechapel Murders, including the observations and autopsy reports by the attending physicians
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Forum for discussing the police and authorities in London circa 1888.
Sub-Forums: Sir Robert Anderson, John Littlechild, Frederick Abberline, Donald Swanson, Sir Melville Macnaghten, Thomas Roots, Other Police and Authorities, The British Bobby, Victorian Police Equipment, Uniforms, Firearms, Restraints, Miscellaneous, Criminals and Miscreants
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05-22-2013 08:48 PM
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From Whitehall to Whitechapel....the contemporary politicians during the reign of The Ripper., as well as the views of religious representatives.
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05-18-2013 05:06 PM
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Assorted and Sundry Supporting Players in the Cast of 1000s.
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05-22-2013 06:29 PM
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Forum for discussing the many 'Ripper Letters'. Beware of Cornwell cooties!
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Yesterday 08:22 AM
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Laws and their application during the period preceding and subsequent to the year 1888...in London, throughout the Empire, and across the World.
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03-23-2013 06:17 PM
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Forums for presenting areas of case study which, as the title suggests, are in need of the once over, perhaps even twice...from A to Z.
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02-26-2013 01:00 PM
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Mysteries within The Great Victorian Mystery that still puzzle and remain controversial to this day.
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04-29-2013 07:01 AM
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Ripperology is a jewel with many facets, and ripperologists are a varied breed indeed. Some find pleasure, others pain. Some are serious students of the case, others are mere dilettantes. Forum for matters pertaining to the hobby/blood sport/religion.
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04-13-2013 09:05 AM
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Audio, video, and the Ripper Magazines are to be found here,
Sub-Forums: Ripper Books, Ripper Non-fiction, Ripper Fiction, Ripper Reference, Ripper Magazines, Ripper Notes Magazine, The Examiner, Ripperologist Magazine, Whitechapel Society 1888, Ripperana Magazine, New Independent Review, Ripperoo, Ripper Films, Ripper-Related Films, Ripper Television, Ripper Tours, Ripper Video, Ripper Radio, Ripper Audio, Ripper Newspapers, Ripper Blogs, Ripper-related Photographs, Ripper Games, Ripper Poetry, Ripper Websites, Ripper Apps, Member Ripper Authors and their Works
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Yesterday 05:38 PM
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Ripperologists love to vote...at least in these kind of polls...
Sub-Forums: Jack, The Whitechapel Murders, Victims, Motives or Reasons, Suspects, Places, Evidence, Things, Authorities, Methodology, Ripperology, Ripper Media, JTRForums.com, Miscellany
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05-17-2013 08:30 AM
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Just when you think you know it all, you find that you really don't.
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Selected articles,essays,and various writings related to the Whitechapel Murders. Obsolete forums may also be found in here.
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Forum for discussing written articles in the various magazines from days gone by.
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05-05-2013 07:04 AM
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DISCUSSION: Ripper-relevant True Crime
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There are many other serial killers throughout history that should interest Ripperologists. Herein are the most infamous and mysterious.
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05-19-2013 01:40 PM
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Forum dedicated to assorted felons of interest to Ripperologists
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Yesterday 10:28 PM
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URL's that link to sites concerning other crimes and serial killers that should be of interest to Ripperologists.
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03-30-2013 07:29 PM
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Forum for discussion of the forensic sciences as they may apply to the Whitechapel Murders.
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05-16-2013 01:45 PM
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DISCUSSION: British and Victorian
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Since we have more of these folks than we can handle....this Forum is for them from Down Under....
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05-13-2013 11:22 PM
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Forum for Canadian related news & stories....
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02-24-2013 10:31 AM
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Sub-Forums: The East End of London, People, Asylums, East End and Victoriana URL's, East End and Victoriana Books, 1888, People, Places, Things, Events, Eminent Victorian Women, The Strand Magazine, Victorian Blogs, LVP Miscellaneous, Victorian Photographs, Sherlock Holmes
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Yesterday 08:33 PM
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DISCUSSION: Miscellaneous
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Whatever doesn't fit well anywhere else can be placed in here.
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Yesterday 08:19 AM
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Forum for material such as would be found in Fortean Times - mysterious disappearances, cryptozoology, paranormal, and so forth
Sub-Forums: Ghosts and Apparitions, Mysterious Events, Cryptozoology, Paranormal, UFO's, Places, Human Oddities, Miscellaneous, Forteana URL's, Into Thin Air, Urban Legends
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05-18-2013 07:13 PM
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Sub-Forums: Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear, Old Television, Old Movies, Old Radio, Films and Film Reviews, Non-Ripper Related Films, Films in General, Book Reviews, Other Non-fiction, Other Fiction, Other Reference, Miscellaneous, Videos and Short Subjects, Non-Ripper Photographs, Non-ripper Polls, Crime Blogs
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JTRForums reciprocates with other worthy sites; they link us there; we link them here. Give them a try to expand your horizons.
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Forum for political discussions, op-eds, religion, and such
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