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Forum for newcomers to the mystery of Jack the Ripper and/or JTRForums.com

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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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Sub-Forums: Complaint Department

Setting the record straight when and where necessary

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.

Help support the site AND get your hands on some unique ripperological merchandise. All at the same time!

Areas in which Jack The Ripper was an influence...and not limited to the realm of serial murder.

Finally, a reason to look forward to Mondays! Contests end each Monday and a new one then begins for the week.

Sub-Forums: Another Weekly Caption Contest

Nothing better to stimulate a Ripperologist's dormant writing skills than a free sub to The Rip or Rip Notes !!

Sub-Forums: The One On One, What's Wrong With This Picture?

No one is more trivial than the Proprietor.

Produced & Directed by Jeff Leahy and written by Paul Begg & John Bennett. The making of the first documentary ever written and produced by Ripperologists.

Every so often we run across some Words To Live By or some really profound statement or saying that we feel incumbent to share.

...and not necessarily from Hell.... Forum for individuals to share their photos which are non-Case related.

Thread/Forum for the discussion of the much anticipated October event.

Forum for discussing the U.K. Convention in 2011.

Easy and accessible way of contacting Forums members...live !

The revised edition of the seminal work compiled by Paul Begg,Martin Fido, and Keith Skinner.

Forum established by Stewart P. Evans in 2010 which focuses on Scotland Yard's contemporary files.

JTR Forums's Q & A with a variety of members of the Ripper community and beyond...from authorities to newcomers.

Book and articles reviewed...Theories analyzed....You know what they say about opinions...they're like Ripperological viewpoints....everyone has one.

Sub-Forums: Points To Ponder, The Buddy System

"Scotland Yard was really no wiser on the subject than it was 15 years ago.."-F.G.Abberline,1903. The question is...are we ?

Sub-Forums: Research-2012, Whatever Happened To..........?

Assorted and miscellaneous discussion of History's Most Infamous Serial Killer that does not lend itself well to one of the other discussion forums.

Sub-Forums: Murder Most Foul, Popular Misconceptions About the Case, CASE PROGRESS: 1988-2011, Ripper Kitsch, The Contemporary Theorists

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

Reports relevant to murder victims from the year 1888.

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

The character whose proverbial balloon was popped by the arrival of Jack The Ripper....this is his Forum

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

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

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

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.

Sub-Forums: Matthew Packer

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...

Sub-Forums: Photographs and Sketches

Area of JTRForums for maps of the East End and other relevant areas. Charts and graphs will be found here as well

Caricatures and illustrations found in the pages of the contemporary newspapers, books, and magazines related to the Case and the East End.

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

Sub-Forums: Dr. Thomas Bond, Dr. Bagster Phillips, Dr. Frederick Brown

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

From Whitehall to Whitechapel....the contemporary politicians during the reign of The Ripper., as well as the views of religious representatives.

Assorted and Sundry Supporting Players in the Cast of 1000s.

Sub-Forums: Forbes Winslow, George Lusk, W.T. Stead, Albert Bachert, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert James Lees, George R. Sims, Aleister Crowley, Major Arthur Griffiths

Forum for discussing the many 'Ripper Letters'. Beware of Cornwell cooties!

Sub-Forums: Dear Boss, From Hell, Saucy Jacky Postcard

Laws and their application during the period preceding and subsequent to the year 1888...in London, throughout the Empire, and across the World.

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.

Mysteries within The Great Victorian Mystery that still puzzle and remain controversial to this day.

Sub-Forums: JTR's Mechanics and Methodology, The Double Event, Random Victims or Not?, Was it Really Mary Kelly?, Why the Mutilations?, Questions Without Answers

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.

Sub-Forums: Ripperology : In The Classroom

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

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

Just when you think you know it all, you find that you really don't.

Sub-Forums: Ripper Research URL's, More Ripper URL's, URL's From the Crypt, Flawed Ripper Sites, JTRForums on the Web

Selected articles,essays,and various writings related to the Whitechapel Murders. Obsolete forums may also be found in here.

Sub-Forums: The Reporters, Year By Year : In The News, UK Rippercon - October 2005, Baltimore USA Rippercon - April 2006, U.K. Convention 2007, 2008 USA Ripper Conference

Forum for discussing written articles in the various magazines from days gone by.

There are many other serial killers throughout history that should interest Ripperologists. Herein are the most infamous and mysterious.

Sub-Forums: The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, The Zodiac Killer, The Yorkshire Ripper, The Axeman of New Orleans, BTK-The Other Wichita Lineman, H.H. Holmes

Forum dedicated to assorted felons of interest to Ripperologists

Sub-Forums: Dr. Hawley Crippen, Dumb Criminals

URL's that link to sites concerning other crimes and serial killers that should be of interest to Ripperologists.

Forum for discussion of the forensic sciences as they may apply to the Whitechapel Murders.

Sub-Forums: Notable Autopsies, Forensics Blogs

Since we have more of these folks than we can handle....this Forum is for them from Down Under....

Forum for Canadian related news & stories....

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

Whatever doesn't fit well anywhere else can be placed in here.

Sub-Forums: Food and Wine, Recipes, Restaurants, Pubs, Brands, Shops, Spitalfields Marketplace, Neatest Trick of the Week, Just Neat Stuff

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

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

Sub-Forums: Non-Ripper URL's, Totally Useless URL's

JTRForums reciprocates with other worthy sites; they link us there; we link them here. Give them a try to expand your horizons.

Forum for political discussions, op-eds, religion, and such