Originally posted by Anna Morris
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Re Jack the local man.
Ostenisibly JTR wasn't caught which might indicate he used his local knowledge to avoid capture.
He is local:
He blended in with his environment (personally, culturally).
He knew the behavior/beats of the police.
His local knowledge allowed him to influence the choice of the murder sites.
His local knowledge allowed him to escape after a murder.
He could get to a safe place in short order.
He could credibily account for himself near/at the time of the murders.
But I'm pretty neutral about Jack being a local man.
He might have been born / or lived in the area previously.
He may only work not live in/near the murder area, commuting each day
into work.
The above two scenerios will give him all the same advantages of a local man.
Also against the local man idea, is the fact the more kills he made locally to where he lived, the greater the risk of getting caught.
Martyn
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