Is there any way to place Doyle in or away from Whitechapel at the important times? Was he absolutely known to be some place else during ANY of the murders?
We always wonder why there were no murders in October. Where was Doyle? Was he ill, travelling, engaged in a project?
There may be no answers to these questions but as more and more newspapers become available new things can sometimes be learned.
We recently had a spirited discussion here about whether or not the residents of Whitechapel cooperated with the police.
Personally I don't think Jack killed every single woman he interacted with. Because I believe this I feel it is unlikely that Jack was extraordinary in any way. I believe he was not taller than average, better looking than average, better dressed than average. I believe he spoke English and was not a foreigner, Jewish or otherwise. One other thing we in America tend to overlook is that England has various accents pertaining to classes of people. I believe Jack spoke in a manner that wasn't extremely unusual to the East End.
I believe if he had any of these extraordinary attributes, that women would have commented about a creepy guy (chap or bloke) who accosted them. (For instance Sarah Lewis and/or Mrs. Kennedy had an interesting story about a creep who wanted to go into a dark place with one woman but not two.)
We always wonder why there were no murders in October. Where was Doyle? Was he ill, travelling, engaged in a project?
There may be no answers to these questions but as more and more newspapers become available new things can sometimes be learned.
We recently had a spirited discussion here about whether or not the residents of Whitechapel cooperated with the police.
Personally I don't think Jack killed every single woman he interacted with. Because I believe this I feel it is unlikely that Jack was extraordinary in any way. I believe he was not taller than average, better looking than average, better dressed than average. I believe he spoke English and was not a foreigner, Jewish or otherwise. One other thing we in America tend to overlook is that England has various accents pertaining to classes of people. I believe Jack spoke in a manner that wasn't extremely unusual to the East End.
I believe if he had any of these extraordinary attributes, that women would have commented about a creepy guy (chap or bloke) who accosted them. (For instance Sarah Lewis and/or Mrs. Kennedy had an interesting story about a creep who wanted to go into a dark place with one woman but not two.)
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