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Liam Colligan
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Friday, May 14, 2004 - 10:37 am: |       |
It has long been believed that the term 'Jack the Ripper' was first used in the 27th Sept 'Dear Boss' letter. I recently read Edwin T. Woodhall's 'Jack the Ripper or When London Walked in Terror' in which the author claims to have read an earlier correspondence. The postcard, which reached a news agency shortly after the 9th Sept, alledgedly read,
I'm not an alien maniac
Nor yet a foreign tripper
I'm just your jolly, lively friend,
Yours truly - Jack the Ripper.
P.S. Look out next time. I'm doing the job
more perfect.
Is the any substance in Woodhall's claim? |
Dan Norder
Inspector
Username: Dannorder
Post Number: 217
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 12:42 pm: | |
Well, if that letter ever existed it isn't currently in any files we have access to. Some items got pilfered by trophy hunters, so it could conceivably have been taken by someone. I lean toward believing it either was invented up or had a different date. I've not seen Woodhall's book, but it is reportedly full of very strange and bizarre errors.
Dan Norder, editor, Ripper Notes |
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