The Legend of Jack the Ripper

Ch18: Light at the end of the tunnel.

By now police only connected Jack the Ripper with the murders of Martha Tabram, Mary Ann Nichols, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddwows, and Mary Kelly. And the Ripper murders stopped right after they found the body of John Druitt. His death corresponded right after the murder of Mary Kelly. Abd the police had reasonable theory against him. Thus John Druitt was named as a suspect by Assistant Chief Constable Sir Melville Macnaghten.In the investigation, Macnaghten incorrectly listed him as a 41-year-old doctor, hence lessening suspicions when it was realized he was a 31-year-old barrister.
Shortly before Druitt's suicide, he was released from his duty as an assistant schoolmaster. It was also known that his mother and grandmother both suffered from mental illness, thus he may have been dismissed due to fear of hereditary mental health problems. One reason why he was a strong suspect was that his family believed that he was the ripper. But they could not verify their claim and hence the story was dropped.

I was somewhat obsessed with this man, this so-called Jack the ripper was like a treasure hunt, and so many people failed to put up a case. I wanted to find him by any means possible. Being a journalist it was my job to bring truths and facts in front of those people.

I began to work long hours, trying to meet up with every eyewitness or person related to the case to find something, even if it was a tiny bit.

That was the question that troubled my mind. There had to be something, a clue just something to bait the fish. And based on my research I made a profile of my own.

Firstly, the killer should know the area well. And by well I mean he literally should have intimate knowledge about the roads, alleys, and interconnecting pavements. It should be a man who is local or lives close by. He knew where to hide, and where to pick up his victims from. He always knew where to run away after his insane work.

Secondly, the man needed to have a motive behind it. What is it that motivates them to do it? He has to have a reason to hate women or this particular type of woman in general. Anger or hatred sometimes acts as a driving force to fuel a Killer's Instinct.

Thirdly the man isn't just a psychopath, he's intelligent, and he knows what he wants. He is confident in his work. He plans it so clearly that, it appears perfect. His timing, his coordination show he's well-focused, and not just random somebody

Fourthly, it was done by an expert who knows his way around dead bodies or carcasses. He was fast, he was agile. It was done in almost complete darkness, with police patrolling nearby.

Fifthly, upon closer inspection it appears that the cuts or mutilations were first started with clean cuts, followed by random, wicked strikes. Whenever some of the organs such as the kidney was removed, no other organs were particularly harmed The guy is a surgeon or a doctor depending on how clear the marks are.No butcher will be so careful as not to damage any organ.

Sixthly, What was going on in his mind? He was cutting off and displaying the body as if it was some sort of artwork. He thinks by doing this, they can be identified in the afterlife. These women hold no value to him, he considers them a terrible stigma in society. He thinks by removing these women, he was doing good for society. He thinks like a hunter, killing one prey at a time.

He's overconfident about himself. Judging by the fact that, in most cases, the work was done near to police or residents. He doesn't hide the body, he wants the bodies to be found. As if he is asking the authority to catch him. My guess is it is a thrill killer, who is also a religious maniac. Sex outside marriage is considered a sin, in Catholic churches.

Seventhly, the guy has a strong build, he was able to subdue a fully grown woman, so strongly that she couldn't even make a sound or cry out for help. And on one account the victim had a clear sign of the index finger marked on her neck. The strangulation was so strong, she died within a few moments.

But how was he choosing his victims?

That is something no one was able to find out. However, there was a line that connects the oddly scattered points.
Surprisingly most of the identified women were married or had a loving and caring lover. Some of them had families and children. They had all the right reasons to return to their normal lifestyle. But, they didn't, they chose to remain like prostitutes. In the mind of the killer, they didn't deserve to live. Cause they had the opportunity, but they ignored it.

The killer didn't just appear out of thin air, he simply wasn't a maniac. He was involved with similar events prior to such violent execution. His works are complex and clear. He knew what he wanted to do and how he wanted to achieve it. He was an organised killer. So to pin him down, it was important to hear his story. What drove him towards these murders and how many actual victims are there?

It all comes down to the type of victim and style of murder. A woman who nobody knows, and doesn't have anyone to call a family is the perfect set-up for a killer. With led me to my theory.

The London Lock Hospital was a specialized hospital for treating venereal disease in women, specifically prostitutes and it was said to have inhumanly tortured many women on account of venereal disease. Specifically, women of lower social stature.

According to one account of a victim of such terror,

"It is men, only men, from the first to the last that we have to do with! To please a man I did wrong at first, and then I was flung about from man to man. Men police lay hands on us. By men, we are examined, handled, and doctored. In the hospital, it is a man again who makes prayers and reads the Bible for us. We are held up before magistrates who are men, and we never get out of the hands of men till we die!" One can only imagine what sorts of troubles these ladies had to pass through.

Hypothetically if someone had to start his so-called reign of terror, this could have been the best platform. While I was busy trying to find more clues, I came across a fascinating connection to the London Lock Hospital. And there was one dot in the graph that connected them. And one guy, in particular, in particular, has caught my attention.

Although initially, I thought that The Thames Torso murders are connected it didn't fall onto a line. Our guy doesn't do that, say for instance victim of the Battersea Mystery, died from a blow to the head and the ripper liked to strangle and then kill his victim. The body found in June of 1874, had been treated with lime, so it certainly wasn't our guy, he wouldn't let it rot, it isn't his style. I believe the guy responsible for these is also responsible for the Pinchin Street Torso Murder, the murder of Elizabeth Jackson, the Whitehall Mystery and the Rainham Mystery.

He stopped after his initial murders, but then something drove him up, maybe the gruesome works of the Ripper brought him back to match up to his idol.