Monday, 24 November 2008


Ok, so more on what i found then...
It is claimed that most theories about Jack The Ripper’s motives and behaviour are flawed. He stopped at 5 because he had accomplished what he set out to do, and for no other reason.

The accused's name is Dr Robert D’Onston Stephenson, which would ring true with the theory that the Ripper would have had to have had some medical knowledge. He was a self committed hospital patient, which made it easy for him to slip in and out of society and therefore dodging the law.

The idea is that D’Onston had carefully planned the murders, even walking the streets of whitechapel to map out the sacred symbol and marking the points for his murders to take place. Although it may have seemed the Ripper had disembowelled his victims in different and random ways, leaving some or all parts of the body untouched, this theory argues that there was a reason for what he did to each victim and in what order and offers explanations. The murders were all part of a carefully planned ritual.

I actually found this theory well interesting!! So shall try and write up some slides...
Any ideas on how we are going to put it all together? Or when we are meeting yet?

Lyns

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