I would have hated to be a cop in 1880s London. All of the public pressure and sociopolitical friction, none of the scientific tools. What a nightmare.
Nah you'd count your lucky stars you had a stable job otherwise it's day by day survival and even for their times the London police was simply underfunded.
@@JackTheRipperTours A great video once again. I'd like to see your video regarding the shawl of Eddowes please or a link if you've already done one, thank you once again
The fact that Mcnaughton named Druitt and Ostrog as suspects tells me he didn't have the faintest clue who Jack the Ripper was. Given the sheer amount of criticism the police were receiving, it makes sense that he would claim to know Jack's identity to save some face.
Ostrog was far too old and there wasn't a shred of evidence against druitt other than he committed suicide shortly after the murders. He left the suicide note and he didn't mention the murders at all.
I believe Jack The Ripper was German (if I remember correctly [?]), a man who moved from Germany (?) to England. About a year or so after the last woman was murdered, the same type of murders of women started happening in New England/New York area, USA, until he was caught. Then all signs of such murders stopped all together. I can't recall his name, so I am very sorry for that.
Enjoyable, interesting video. How nice to have narrator with such a pleasant voice, who not only tells all, but is not fighting against dreadful loud music.
Are they just glossing over the part where it says "he died shortly afterwards" Aaron Kosminsky lived until 1919 in that asylum. The guy they're referring to is Nathan Kaminsky who suffered from syphilis, went mad, may have been identified and sent to asylum and died by late 1889.
I used to be highly skeptical of Kosminski as the culprit as it seemed to be convenient. Over the years I've come to regard him as most likely to be the murderer.
Not convinced on this suspect So sorry about Martin Fido,I could listen to him and Richard all night,their clear,crisp narrations and wit are second to none
I’m so sorry for Mr Fido’s passing. May he Rest In Peace knowing he touched many lives. This is excellently done, I’ve been listening intently and just wondering what secrets there are still hiding in some dusty suitcase somewhere…absolutely fascinating.
A very sad loss. I loved Martin Fido's contributions to the Ripper saga. He was a relentless researcher, and I highly recommend his book "The Crimes, Detection, and Death of Jack the Ripper". While it has all the hallmarks of a scholarly text, it is written in an accessible tone. RIP, Martin.
Did anyone ever check for people named Abrahams that were incarcerated, died or committed to an asylum shortly after MJ Kelley's death? Maybe the Kosminski in the notes was Aaron's brother or some other relative of his that was still using Abrahams.
My thoughts exactly, when the discrepancy of the two accounts/dates of Aaron's incarceration into the asylum came up. It seems unlikely that Swanson could make such an error, with the two admittance dates being so far apart, relatively. Perhaps Aaron suffered a hereditary form of insanity, therefore plotting a family tree of Kosminski's living in the Whitechapel area might throw up a few more suspects (his brother for one). After all, how popular is that surname anyway, i cant imagine very. Kosminski's brother's house was perfectly situated, with easy access and escape to and from the crime scenes. Also, if the DNA on the shall is credible, it would probably only indicate an immediate family member, This combined with thorough family tree data may allow the focus of who actually was JTR be narrowed even further.
Or perhaps the Kominski family committed him to the asylum as Abrahams to avoid being connected to him, or possibly to hide him away from the gentile law?
I think that Aaron Kosminski would be too much disorganised to be the notorious ripper. I am not an expert but I think that Jack the ripper was very organized and scrupulous. You have to imagine that he made his cuts in a total darkness. That time there was not flashlight. Then he was so smart to hide his traces. It is logic that for the police it was pure fortune. Pride of cathegory. Maybe he was not a doctor but for sure he knew what he was doing, where to put his hands; how to manage the prey. In addiction, no scream was heard by the neighbours. It means that everything was calculated. I know that serial killers like that, get excitment in planning their hunts in details.
Absolutely fascinating. The use of the knife to threaten female relative is interesting. Funny how the attacks ended when one of the suspects was placed in the psychiatric hospital
Yes, the threatening of the sister with a knife is intriguing. However, he was not committed until 1891. So why no murders between Fall 1888 and 1891? I think approximately 2 1/2 years.
@@cityslick007 I think the reason for 'no murders between 1888 and 1891' was because his family were now keeping him under close watch..until finally, he is committed
The eating bread from the gutter is very reminiscent of Jack London's description of homeless people eating dropped produce off the street in 'People Of The Abyss'. His lack of employment and even bathing also suggests homelessness. The auditory hallucinations and his concept of being guided could be indicative of paranoid schizophrenia. I think Mary Janes Kelly would have to be pretty drunk to take this man back to her house for a song or two.
Mr. Jones, well done as always. Your work on this topic is magnificent, and I've just scratched the surface. Having become familiar to a point with the late Mr. Fido's work as well, which you refer to here, it begs the question. Do you plan to report in more detail about Mr. Fido's suggestion about the Kaminski/Cohen figure, who seems to have a record more closely matching the descriptions from Macnaghten's and Swanson's notes re Colney Hatch? I understand that all suspects lack any hard evidence, but that line of inquiry I think deserves airing as well.
Hi Rollin. Thank you for your kind words. Yes, I will be looking at David Cohen in a future video. Hoping to get access to the records to show the documents.
I second that Richard...look at all the comments in this section. So many people interested in this intriguing case, asking questions, feeding off each others comments and thoughts. There is no interaction like this off watching TV.
The thing with Aaron Kosminski is that I often hear people say that, whilst in Colney Hatch, he just did not exhibit the violence you would expect from the Ripper, he was not 'homicidal'. I would argue that is irrelevant as the Ripper's violence was very much aimed at defenceless women, not authorities - and if Aaron is the Ripper his attack on his sister would support that. The Ripper was more likely a bit of a coward, attacking those he saw as weaker than himself, and so Kosminski's behaviour in Colney Hatch and after doesn't really mean anything as to whether he had the capability to be Jack in my view
agreed,he was in a different environment.had no hate against the people in there.would hve come across as a different person, from the manic ripper side of him.
For all we know it may have been a butter knife Kosminisky waived at his sister during an argument at the dinner table. Not an uncommon event at meal times, Whitechapel.
Kosminski died in 1919 at the age of 53 right? That makes him 22 at the time of the Whitechapel murders. And that's a problem. For a start serial killers are typically over 30 as it requires (1) Life experience; (2) a level of clear headed maturity and (3) patience to pull of such horrors. He left behind a single clue only....a torn woman's apron throughout his series. He was always in control of himself and the situation. Therefore this killer was a smart and calculating person. He was operating in the overcrowded warren of Whitechapel which was massively overpoliced. All of the bodies except the last were discovered within minutes of death with police on the scene minutes after that. There were multiple half awake or sleeping persons within 30 metres of each murder. The perpetrator not only had intimate local knowledge but also possessed a level of calm audacity not usually found in 22 year olds. Let alone 22 year olds who were totally off their heads.
They did DNA tests on the shaw left behind, and it matched the mitochodrial DNA of Aaron Kosminski 's direct relatives. That doesn't prove guilt, as one of his relatives could have done it as well... but it does push him even further into being the prime suspect.
Kosmiski did not have the requisit anatomical and surgical knowledge to be JTR. Every single doctor who looked at the victims, except for one, said the murderer had some degree of anatomical and/or surgical knowledge. The only Dr. who went against this was Dr. Bond, and he never saw victims 1-4, only MJK. Kosminski was only suspected bc of police bias, he was the type of person who police thought would do this.
Actually in 1888 a lot Barber in the east had surgical knowledge . The poor people couldn‘t afford a real Doktor so they went to a barber. They had sharp knifes to cut hair But they also did cut out Other Things and offen had a anatomical backround leared By Them selfs. Today i‘ve visit the JTR Tour in London and that was the Explenation for him as a suspect.
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A former Police commissioner naming anyone or saying they know the identity of a guilty party really shouldn't be considered reliable, it would be much more impressive if he had written, we didn't have any idea, but we had lots of suspects.
My other theory and I cannot for the life of me understand why more people don't think the same is that a female prostitute was the killer where is any real concrete evidence to say the murderer was a man I think it was a female prostitute ie tey were so poor it makes perfect logical sense that a prostitute was killer the more tey killed higher probability of work for themselves
There was a tv special back in 1988 where the FBI's top criminal profiler,an inspector from Scotland Yard,and a lady that was a judge on the "Queens Council" all came to the same conclusion,it was Kosminski. I saw it back then when I was a kid,but I think it's still on RUclips,it was a few years ago. But yeah I will defer to them.
"On the Queens Council" and it was always suggested i was a certain royal that had medical training, as who ever committed the crimes had medical knowledge of how to do the things he did and which medical instrament to use! Note also the killings stopped after a certain male royal was kept in the palace supposedly locked up there. Jews were often blamed, and they also would pull some one that was poor as no one cared, note he had No medical training The Knife he threatened female relatives with was just that, a knofe, not a scapel, now think about it.
This is one of the many reasons I love the Ripper case. Every time they think they have a suspect or the means to ascertain the identity of Saucy Jackie-the shawl and the info in this video-the identity of the killer slips into the Abyss like the real murderer into the dark streets of Whitechapel.
Actually the Ripper case is officially closed, the culprit having been arrested and appropriately dealt with. There is no mystery. The Ripper is a lucrative industry and speculators do not want the truth known.
I very much agree with you that the idea of a wife of a policeman accepting a blood soaked shawl from a grisly murder scene is absurd.. however , the claim is, the policeman sneaked the shawl away from the scene due to its quality,,, then, attempted to present to his wife..she declined it, and so it was kept in a cupboard for decades...Its worth watching the dna story about the shawl because you come away thinking 'how could the dna of victim and suspect possibly be staged/planted on the shawl..despite the casual manner the evidence was treated with'...I look forward to watching this upcoming video on the shawl dna evidence, as I was left in no doubt as to who the maniac was.
"May have come face to face with Jack the Ripper." The fascinating thing is that dozens of people in the East End came face to face with Jack the Ripper during those months and didn't know it.
Nathan Kaminski, aka David Cohen, fits a lot of the profile better and the last name could easily have been misspelled at the time. The time line of Kaminski's confinement in a mental institution and death fits all the dates better as well.
Yeah I saw a video that details him, and definitely fits better then this Kosminski it explains the Cohen name change and Kaminski other crimes and death
In that case, he was only 23 years old, a known schizophrenic babbling in the streets. I really believe that Charles Allen Lechmere is more of a prime suspect than anyone else. After all, he was the only one found standing over a dead body, alone with Polly Nichols for almost 10 minutes.
I agree. Nathan kaminski is vaguely acknowledged in JTR documentaries. I wish I could see a picture of him. I feel like he was jack. Apparently he did January of 1889 in an asylum after he had been found wandering the streets.
How could kosminski be the killer of Mary Kelly if he was so unkept. M Kelly felt at ease with her killer instantly. Enough to let him into her room at a time when the district was on alert with previous murders being publicised?
The thing that has always intrigued me is that murder and so much damage to the body was done in so short a time (10 minutes in one case, from sighting suspect and murder victim to discovery of the corpse). I'm no expert and obviously don't make a habit of murder and mutilation, but I would have thought it would take several minutes to A: strangle a person to death and and another substantial period of time to B: inflict all that ghastly mutilation. Very interesting, well made and presented video. Thanks!
I really doubt it was Aaron Kosminski, he had schizophrenia by all accounts and as we know violent behaviour is comparatively rare amongst suffers. Most delusions lead to self-harm more than outward displays of violence. In fact, Studies show the odds of someone with schizophrenia killing a stranger were 1 in 14 million let alone 5. Indeed the "self-abuse" notated on his file may be exactly what it says it is and not a "euphemism" for something else as people have espoused which would be in keeping with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. . Aaron also lived as mentioned till 1919 which is not "shortly afterwards" but I think the most telling thing is he was always shabby in appearance and a slight man. When he died he was only 44kgs. Jack killed his victims by strangling them, and he did so quickly which requires a level of strength I just don't believe Aaron Kosminski had from all descriptions of him.
Wish that the exact movements of Lechemere and the other witness after leaving the body were more clear. As it seems as though wounds on her body appeared after they left the scene, agreeing to alert an officer. Why would they agree to do so if they were together? It seems possible Chas. Cross/Lechemere could have circled back to quickly slit her throat and trundled off and it was when just rounding the corner he espied the Bobby approaching, thereby being able to state to the other officer that a constable was already at the scene. Something he could not have known had he progressed beyond that street according to the timing as reported. ??
As soon as I learned of Kosminski, I felt he was JTR. It's all circumstantial, of course. This was a very good video. Thank you very much. Condolences for the loss of your friend.
I believe more on the police depatment theory, that jack the ripper was propably was a police or a commisioner, my point is that the perpetrator was from the depatment. Reason: 1. He knew where to zig zag through the police route after the double mudrer which are near to each other 2. People from the department will highly likely knew body anatomy The body anatomy is a key in my opinion, cause no normal person could done such surgery with no experience or proffesionalism
You're right to have moved him up ur susp list as he did on mine. The more you get to know about him, the more susp it gets. There is a photograph of him, which i'm sure you've seen, but probably not many consder the fact that regardless whether it was him or not, you're still staring at a man who was involved in the whole thing. It's chilling
Lechmere found Polly Nichols lying in the street. He notified Paul. He had no knife and was not covered in blood. The knife was not found anywhere near the site. I do not see how Lechmere could have been the killer. Kosminski was a paranoid schizophrenic, known to be violent. After he was committed to the lunatic asylum, the killing stopped.
Great summary. Even if the Kosminski they identified was Marin Fido's Aaron Kosminski, my view is that Anderson's/Swanson's assertions need to be treated with caution. It's understandable that they'd want to think it was solved in private, it but I'd expect corroboration from other police sources on a case this big. But there is very little. Abberline, Smith, Warren never agreed, and even McNaughton thought Druitt was a more likely suspect than Kosminski. It's more likely this was simply the most plausible theory Anderson & Swanson encountered, though it was never enough to bring charges, let lone secure a conviction. Nonetheless, Kosminski is a stronger suspect than most.
More cool-hand Luke and less a babbling lunatic. The killer was most likely someone not under suspicion, but certainly interviewed by police along with others on the street during the murders.
For it to have been him his sanity must have deteriorated very quickly. Jack the Ripper was a man who could put women at ease. That is evident in the Mary Kelly case. An utter lunatic eating from the gutter he most certainly would have NOT been.
Psychopaths are known for their ability to be charming and socially manipulative. Ted Bundy was a prime example of this type of killer, so I don't think that Kosminski can be excluded based on that as the primary reason. In short, just cause you are a crazy psychopath doesn't mean you can't be charming.
I don't think that eating food from the gutter would necessarily indicate lunacy at that time in history. I understand that it was not unusual for people to fight over rotten fruit, etc, because they were hungry.
In Jack London's book People of the Abyss in 1901 it was illegal to sleep on the streets at night. The police would move people on. Was this the case in 1888
Seems to me the most likely scenario is he went to the asylum under a different name. Would there be a way to list deaths that year (matching the "died shortly afterwards) and see if their original name was actually Kosminski.
Mr. Fido did this. He suggests that Kosminski was confused with a man called Cohen who he put forward as a more convincing suspect than any other- evidently violent and who died shortly after his incarnation.
To be fair, no one will ever know exactly who it was, so speculating it was Kosminski is just a part of the fun of guessing who it was. It is more than likely none of the classic suspects, and probably someone no one has ever heard of. I reckon the person who did it could be identified by finding someone who carried on with his crimes in another country, because serial killers very rarely commit suicide unless they are caught and they don't usually stop killing people either, but then again we will never know.
How can a violent slayer of women be a passive prisoner in a lunatic asylum? Because his rage was against women and in the asylum he was surrounded by men. Also, deteriorating mental health may have made him more withdrawn. What serial killer was a raging hellcat in prison? David Berkowitz (self-confessed Son of Sam) became a "born again Christian" and assists with religious services in prison. Do we ask ourselves if he was really a killer or if it was another Berkowitz?
i think it was charles lechemere aka charles cross at one of the murders he is seen standing over the body by another man before acting very strange to the point that the other man thought he was going to attack him and his routes to work fit all the murder scenes and even route to his mothers house
Lechmere wasn't standing over the body, but in the middle of the road, and fellow witness Robert Paul's testimony is quite clear about this. Both Lechmere and Paul walked across to the opposite pavement *together* to investigate what turned out to be the body of Polly Nichols. The Lechmere theorists (and the documentary) have repeatedly twisted the evidence to make Lechmere's behaviour seem more sinister, and their flimsy case against him is riddled with distortions and rampant speculation dressed as "fact".
@@ftumschk I tend to agree, except that there was some testimony which suggested that the potential Ripper had fair hair, a beard and side-whiskers -- just like Lechmere did -- and that he was of a stocky build similar to Lechmere’s. Lechmere would have been aged 32 at the time of the crimes, so that also corroborates other witness reports about the likely age range. That said, most witness reports state that the likely culprit was dark-haired and moustachioed only, so I still don’t think it was him.
It was me! I did it! I was on the grassy gnoll! Oops wrong video sorry. In all seriousness a brilliant video. I really wonder if there is a document somewhere buried deep in the bowels of Scotland Yard. However surely they would have found it when they moved to the new building some years ago. Sad thing is it has probably been destroyed, I heard quite a lot of documents were lost during the Blitz. We may never know.
I doubt either (or one-in-the-same) Kosminski had a mind that was organized enough to have pulled off even one of the Ripper murders, much less all of them. I vote 👎🏻 for Kosminski as JtR.
It's incredible that anyone - including the late Brian Worth, who was head of CID - could believe that an emaciated 22-year-old imbecile, who ate from the gutter and didn't even speak English, could even have persuaded a prostitute to go with him, let alone murdered one, but to do what the murderer did in Mitre Square, in the space of about three minutes, would be beyond the vast majority of men, let alone an imbecile like Kosminski.
Another excellent upload sir! I recall hearing Fido discuss his amazing research into the Colny Hatch asylum, only come across Nathan Kaminski after he'd published his book. Being that Swanson write his marginalia some 20 years after his involvement in the case, is it possible he was thinking of another polish Jew called Kaminski only to middle up the names in his head? Thank you once again for this brilliant account of Kosminski!
I take it there was no mention of a prime suspect from any of the police working directly on the case. It seems so odd to me that they had no proof of any particular suspect but the senior officers their suspect named through information that no one has yet identified.
I think the unknown witness was the pipe smoker as he was never formally identified and probably had a really good view of the killer where as Israel Schwartz might not have had the best view
We seem to expect these killers to behave in captivity as they did during their killing spree, but this often isn't the case. Peter Sutcliffe was a model prisoner. Albert DeSalvo was something of a pathetic joke, who was himself murdered. I can understand how Swanson could easily be confused about Kosminski's death years after his involvement had ceased, easily done. However, he's certain who they identified in the days that he was leading the hunt. I think you're struggling to find a culprit that fits a picture of Jack.
If we consider how much time is passed by those murders, we can name all this 'til-today endless case with a great name: A STUDY IN TIME (honoring the stories A STUDY IN RED, A STUDY IN BLACK and the movie A STUDY IN TERROR). P.S.: I'm sorry for the passing of Mr. FIdo, one of the best Ripperologist i have read and heard about... may he can rest in peace.
Not saying your wrong there could very well be an article claiming that but there would be no DNA to test after 100 years when that technology became available. That letter was handled by way too many people.
If you say he's highly likely then give reasons? Because he was seen at the site of the first murder? Charles lived till the 1920's with his family all in peace. The man who was the ripper skinned a woman to the goddamn bone and took her insides out even put it in the fire. Charles has no history of any violence towards loved ones or friends either. To me it seems a bit insane that quite a few people believe it's him. Imagine thinking it's someone who has no history like at all of any kind of violence and who lived his life for 30 to 40 years after the murders and never gave off any sign of suspicion that he brutally and inhumanly killed 5 harmless women. If it is any of the named suspects then look for someone who died shortly after or got locked away and had history of violence, and btw there is quite alot of them.
@@kenzopeypers738 completely agree. Everyone is jumping on the Lechmere wagon. Absolutely zero evidence against him. Someone had to find Polly! I’d say it’s way more probable to be Aaron or Jacob Levy
I am a firm believer that Kosminski was JTR, although I do not claim to have any more evidence than anyone else. John Douglas, a former leader in the FBI’s profiling staff, worked up a published profile of JTR and determined that the most likely culprit was Kosminski.
Can any suspects be gleaned from the Colney Hatch records? Someone with an admission date near the stated one along with a death date? Perhaps the person went in under a different name. How many individuals are we talking about? It doesn't seem likely given that Kosminski was still living when the annotations were done.
I saw this documentary on the history channel dealing with that very subject! The lead investigator was a descendant of Holmes! However every time they had a promising lead it fizzled out! The most promising lead to me was when they found a Holmes on a ship's passenger manifest to England around the time of the ripper murders, but that also fizzled. This was the same time that Holmes was building his "castle" in Chicago. So you can see it would have been impossible for Holmes to be in England at that time! However I was so captivated by the series that I was hoping that they could make the connection! It just didn't happen! Two very good books about Holmes were "Devil in the White City" by Erickson, and "Depraved" by Schechter! The Erickson book not only told Holmes' story, also interwoven in the story was the successful planning and completion of the Chicago World's Fair. It was a very entertaining and interesting read! Regards, Andy, Annmarie's husband
In the old Victorian days hairdressers used to perform rudimentary surgeries as well as removing people’s teeth so basically they had some anatomical knowledge which Kosminski had.
I've always thought that not enough attention or credit is given to Sir Robert Anderson's thoughts on JTR's identity and perhaps there isn't really a ''mystery'. Keeping the mystery alive, however, has fed a lucrative book trade for many years.
I've watched countless programs, all interesting and all suggest possible credible suspects and I believed them, until the next program and YT vids. May first suspect was Thomas Cutbush, then Francis Tumbelty.. I'd like to think that one day we'll all know his identity. Great video, sir.
Beautifully narrated!!! Could Cross/Lechmere also have used the alias Kosminski? Could it have been him who ended up at Colney Hatch? Or is the death of Cross documented as being elsewhere?
I think the killer was a professional butcher and maybe worked in an abattoir. These professionals can extract intestines very quickly. They also know that the throat cut to the jugular vein bleeds out the body very quickly making the disembowelment easy and quick. It can be done in minutes once the right knife and sharpness is used. I've seen animals being butchered and it's amazing how quick these professionals can do it and even carve up a whole cow. For me the killer knew what he was doing, was used to doing it regularly and could do it quickly. The sight of blood and guts didn't phase him at all, even from the first murder. The woman found in the square tells you how quick he could do it. From being alive to totally disemboweled in just ten minutes and found by the police officer. So for me Kominsky is the wrong guy. It's more likely to be Lechmere.
The eyewitness testimony of the man who saw someone attacking Elizabeth stride said he was wearing a red neckerchief. Isn’t the “shawl” red? Catherine Eddowes tore it off his neck trying to escape. Kosminski is definitely prime.
Martin Fido believed some of the people associated with the case, that commentated on the various articles written by some of the top men in charge, have got themselves confused. Understandably as two police forces were involved. He thinks David Cohen and not Kosminski was the murderer. Both sent to the same asylum, both Jews. But Cohen meets the criteria for extreme violence and his incarceration fits better with the last murder and why the killings stopped. But the thing that i find really interesting is. If indeed they were sure that the killer was Cohen, they didn't name him with all the accolades that would have followed was very commendable. Possibly believing if tensions were high, might have been the spark to light the fire. I know at the time it would have probably just been another murdering lunatic caught but still i could not imagine in todays world somebody not wanting the attention or benifits for putting a serial killer away.
excellent report. i just listened to an interview talking about all three of these men which was so incoherent, that i came away suspecting they were picked cause they were all foreigners and Jewish. there were absolutely no facts. as a juror i would have had to say not guilty!! but this video is so well researched , factual, and thought out that i can come away thinking as you do and being Jewish really doesn’t come to the fore. if, i think it’s Aaron, was mentally disturbed (sounds like schizophrenia), how could he have possibly been coherent enough and able to carry out such decisive murders? the other K. person seems more likely, but as you say, there’s no evidence and his being guilty can be said of all the other suspects. thank you very much and have a great day :) 🌷🌱 one thing - how could these two possibly know how to remove a uterus with such precision?!
Brilliant again. So much research and detail Iv been well into these all week. We will never know conclusively will we and in a way think it’s better that way. While we have to respect the poor victims and thank god for the price of a nights board and lodging be glad that things are much better now socially it remains probably the greatest who done it of all time.
If part of the “lighter” side of dude’s official life is the Jack the Ripper murders, I’d be scared to learn the darker side.
I was thiking that too
I think much of Anderson's work would now be regarded as secret. We know that he spent years concerned with Sinn Fein.
@@michaelharrington7656 Odd, consider Sinn Fein wasn't formed until 1905; and the IRA until 1916. Might you mean the IRB/Fenians?
I would have hated to be a cop in 1880s London. All of the public pressure and sociopolitical friction, none of the scientific tools. What a nightmare.
Very much so. It would have been a thankless task.
Nah you'd count your lucky stars you had a stable job otherwise it's day by day survival and even for their times the London police was simply underfunded.
@@JackTheRipperTours A great video once again. I'd like to see your video regarding the shawl of Eddowes please or a link if you've already done one, thank you once again
And triply in the East End.
Violìn Merchant is that your real name?
What a most excellent presentation. Sober, non-sensationalized and incredibly engaging.
Thank you for your kind words, David.
@@JackTheRipperTours you're welcome!
agree, all the videos in this series are very well done, extremely informative and interesting. The best on this topic on RUclips
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The fact that Mcnaughton named Druitt and Ostrog as suspects tells me he didn't have the faintest clue who Jack the Ripper was. Given the sheer amount of criticism the police were receiving, it makes sense that he would claim to know Jack's identity to save some face.
Druit wasn't a suspect - he was an informer.
Ostrog was far too old and there wasn't a shred of evidence against druitt other than he committed suicide shortly after the murders. He left the suicide note and he didn't mention the murders at all.
I believe Jack The Ripper was German (if I remember correctly [?]), a man who moved from Germany (?) to England.
About a year or so after the last woman was murdered, the same type of murders of women started happening in New England/New York area, USA, until he was caught.
Then all signs of such murders stopped all together. I can't recall his name, so I am very sorry for that.
Enjoyable, interesting video. How nice to have narrator with such a pleasant voice, who not only tells all, but is not fighting against dreadful loud music.
Thank you, Joy.
…and not rushing like so many others do.
Quite agree
Are they just glossing over the part where it says "he died shortly afterwards" Aaron Kosminsky lived until 1919 in that asylum. The guy they're referring to is Nathan Kaminsky who suffered from syphilis, went mad, may have been identified and sent to asylum and died by late 1889.
they do get to it eventually.
I used to be highly skeptical of Kosminski as the culprit as it seemed to be convenient. Over the years I've come to regard him as most likely to be the murderer.
@RUclipsisrun bynastyignoranthypocrites 100% agree
Not convinced on this suspect
So sorry about Martin Fido,I could listen to him and Richard all night,their clear,crisp narrations and wit are second to none
Convenient, boring, utterly unspectacular. Very often the case with murderers. It was him.
@@runlarryrun77 I believe it's Kosminski as well. The DNA evidence and the circumstances around it was solid enough.
@@malmstring The DNA evidence is a bit sketchy imo, but I'm pretty sure it was him. It just makes sense.
I’m so sorry for Mr Fido’s passing. May he Rest In Peace knowing he touched many lives.
This is excellently done, I’ve been listening intently and just wondering what secrets there are still hiding in some dusty suitcase somewhere…absolutely fascinating.
He was a sad loss, Deidre.
A very sad loss. I loved Martin Fido's contributions to the Ripper saga. He was a relentless researcher, and I highly recommend his book "The Crimes, Detection, and Death of Jack the Ripper". While it has all the hallmarks of a scholarly text, it is written in an accessible tone. RIP, Martin.
Did anyone ever check for people named Abrahams that were incarcerated, died or committed to an asylum shortly after MJ Kelley's death? Maybe the Kosminski in the notes was Aaron's brother or some other relative of his that was still using Abrahams.
That struck me, Richard.
My thoughts exactly, when the discrepancy of the two accounts/dates of Aaron's incarceration into the asylum came up. It seems unlikely that Swanson could make such an error, with the two admittance dates being so far apart, relatively. Perhaps Aaron suffered a hereditary form of insanity, therefore plotting a family tree of Kosminski's living in the Whitechapel area might throw up a few more suspects (his brother for one). After all, how popular is that surname anyway, i cant imagine very. Kosminski's brother's house was perfectly situated, with easy access and escape to and from the crime scenes. Also, if the DNA on the shall is credible, it would probably only indicate an immediate family member, This combined with thorough family tree data may allow the focus of who actually was JTR be narrowed even further.
Or perhaps the Kominski family committed him to the asylum as Abrahams to avoid being connected to him, or possibly to hide him away from the gentile law?
But Aaron was identified as a man, in the commission of killing Elizabeth Stride. Literally red handed.💢👐
@eva I don’t believe it says Aaron. It just says a man with the Last name Kosminski was identified. I could be wrong tho.
I think that Aaron Kosminski would be too much disorganised to be the notorious ripper. I am not an expert but I think that Jack the ripper was very organized and scrupulous. You have to imagine that he made his cuts in a total darkness. That time there was not flashlight. Then he was so smart to hide his traces. It is logic that for the police it was pure fortune. Pride of cathegory. Maybe he was not a doctor but for sure he knew what he was doing, where to put his hands; how to manage the prey. In addiction, no scream was heard by the neighbours. It means that everything was calculated. I know that serial killers like that, get excitment in planning their hunts in details.
Then it must have been Tumplety
Absolutely fascinating. The use of the knife to threaten female relative is interesting. Funny how the attacks ended when one of the suspects was placed in the psychiatric hospital
It is an intriguing case against him.
Usually if a serial killer stops it's 1 of 3 reasons. In prison, in asylum or dead.
Yes, the threatening of the sister with a knife is intriguing. However, he was not committed until 1891. So why no murders between Fall 1888 and 1891? I think approximately 2 1/2 years.
@@cityslick007 I think the reason for 'no murders between 1888 and 1891' was because his family were now keeping him under close watch..until finally, he is committed
Seams to be a bit of shady policing going on too
I was wondering if Kosinski’s handwriting was tested against any of the letters sent to authorities.
As mentioned in the video, the letters were all fakes written by a newspaper journalist.
How would you know he wouldn’t have made an effort to write differently from his normal handwriting so he isn’t identified
The eating bread from the gutter is very reminiscent of Jack London's description of homeless people eating dropped produce off the street in 'People Of The Abyss'. His lack of employment and even bathing also suggests homelessness. The auditory hallucinations and his concept of being guided could be indicative of paranoid schizophrenia.
I think Mary Janes Kelly would have to be pretty drunk to take this man back to her house for a song or two.
Good points.
@@JackTheRipperTours Thanks.
I think the idea was his mental illness caused him to eat from the gutter and refuse proper food.
@@eadweard. Is he force-fed in the Asylum?
But the witnesses said the ripper was we ll dressed
"This man became insane due to his many years indulgence in solitary vices."
This is how you know it was the 19th Century.
No mention of Kosminsky's brother who lived in the area and so passes the local knowledge test.
Yes, but he wasn't committed to an asylum and hadn't threatened anyone (as far as we know) with a knife.
@@jeffjeffreym1830 “A prophecy which misread might have been.”
Mr. Jones, well done as always. Your work on this topic is magnificent, and I've just scratched the surface. Having become familiar to a point with the late Mr. Fido's work as well, which you refer to here, it begs the question. Do you plan to report in more detail about Mr. Fido's suggestion about the Kaminski/Cohen figure, who seems to have a record more closely matching the descriptions from Macnaghten's and Swanson's notes re Colney Hatch? I understand that all suspects lack any hard evidence, but that line of inquiry I think deserves airing as well.
Hi Rollin. Thank you for your kind words. Yes, I will be looking at David Cohen in a future video. Hoping to get access to the records to show the documents.
This is really great content. Thanks for these uploads. Anything you put out about other suspects would be greatly appreciated.
More to come!
It's videos like this is the reason I don't bother with TV anymore.
Thank you, Richard, very kind of you.
I second that Richard...look at all the comments in this section. So many people interested in this intriguing case, asking questions, feeding off each others comments and thoughts. There is no interaction like this off watching TV.
Maybe the other Kosminski was a relative of Aaron, both living in Whitechapel, possibly a brother.
Indeed. That would also explain the DNA match.
The thing with Aaron Kosminski is that I often hear people say that, whilst in Colney Hatch, he just did not exhibit the violence you would expect from the Ripper, he was not 'homicidal'. I would argue that is irrelevant as the Ripper's violence was very much aimed at defenceless women, not authorities - and if Aaron is the Ripper his attack on his sister would support that. The Ripper was more likely a bit of a coward, attacking those he saw as weaker than himself, and so Kosminski's behaviour in Colney Hatch and after doesn't really mean anything as to whether he had the capability to be Jack in my view
agreed,he was in a different environment.had no hate against the people in there.would hve come across as a different person, from the manic ripper side of him.
@@manchild3479 " agreed " 😂 yeah okay
For all we know it may have been a butter knife Kosminisky waived at his sister during an argument at the dinner table. Not an uncommon event at meal times, Whitechapel.
Kosminski died in 1919 at the age of 53 right? That makes him 22 at the time of the Whitechapel murders.
And that's a problem. For a start serial killers are typically over 30 as it requires (1) Life experience; (2) a level of clear headed maturity and (3) patience to pull of such horrors. He left behind a single clue only....a torn woman's apron throughout his series. He was always in control of himself and the situation.
Therefore this killer was a smart and calculating person. He was operating in the overcrowded warren of Whitechapel which was massively overpoliced. All of the bodies except the last were discovered within minutes of death with police on the scene minutes after that. There were multiple half awake or sleeping persons within 30 metres of each murder.
The perpetrator not only had intimate local knowledge but also possessed a level of calm audacity not usually found in 22 year olds. Let alone 22 year olds who were totally off their heads.
They did DNA tests on the shaw left behind, and it matched the mitochodrial DNA of Aaron Kosminski 's direct relatives. That doesn't prove guilt, as one of his relatives could have done it as well... but it does push him even further into being the prime suspect.
@@Bubu567 Catherine Eddowes was NOT wearing a shawl the night she was murdered
Kosmiski did not have the requisit anatomical and surgical knowledge to be JTR. Every single doctor who looked at the victims, except for one, said the murderer had some degree of anatomical and/or surgical knowledge. The only Dr. who went against this was Dr. Bond, and he never saw victims 1-4, only MJK.
Kosminski was only suspected bc of police bias, he was the type of person who police thought would do this.
What about the supposed DNA?
Actually in 1888 a lot Barber in the east had surgical knowledge . The poor people couldn‘t afford a real Doktor so they went to a barber. They had sharp knifes to cut hair But they also did cut out Other Things and offen had a anatomical backround leared By Them selfs. Today i‘ve visit the JTR Tour in London and that was the Explenation for him as a suspect.
It was Tumplety
Mrs Richards: " I paid for a room with a view!"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?
A former Police commissioner naming anyone or saying they know the identity of a guilty party really shouldn't be considered reliable, it would be much more impressive if he had written, we didn't have any idea, but we had lots of suspects.
I'm sorry to hear of your friend's passing. 🤘
💖Rest in peace Mr. Martin Fido.💖
Thank you.
Fido pursued the case doggedly.
@@eadweard. 🐶🐕...
My other theory and I cannot for the life of me understand why more people don't think the same is that a female prostitute was the killer where is any real concrete evidence to say the murderer was a man I think it was a female prostitute ie tey were so poor it makes perfect logical sense that a prostitute was killer the more tey killed higher probability of work for themselves
Anyone out their who agrees with me I believe more likely to be jackiline the female ripper
There was a tv special back in 1988 where the FBI's top criminal profiler,an inspector from Scotland Yard,and a lady that was a judge on the "Queens Council" all came to the same conclusion,it was Kosminski. I saw it back then when I was a kid,but I think it's still on RUclips,it was a few years ago. But yeah I will defer to them.
"On the Queens Council" and it was always suggested i was a certain royal that had medical training, as who ever committed the crimes had medical knowledge of how to do the things he did and which medical instrament to use! Note also the killings stopped after a certain male royal was kept in the palace supposedly locked up there. Jews were often blamed, and they also would pull some one that was poor as no one cared, note he had No medical training The Knife he threatened female relatives with was just that, a knofe, not a scapel, now think about it.
Yes it's still on RUclips in its entirety I watched it yesterday! I'd be inclined to agree
This is one of the many reasons I love the Ripper case. Every time they think they have a suspect or the means to ascertain the identity of Saucy Jackie-the shawl and the info in this video-the identity of the killer slips into the Abyss like the real murderer into the dark streets of Whitechapel.
Actually the Ripper case is officially closed, the culprit having been arrested and appropriately dealt with. There is no mystery. The Ripper is a lucrative industry and speculators do not want the truth known.
I found your channel recently and every video that I have seen has been very informative and thought provoking.
Thank you for your kind words, John. Pleased you enjoy the channel.
Amazing presentation as always. I always learn so much from your precise detailed work ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much!
The shawl really bothers me. I cannot see any woman accepting the shawl of a murdered woman which was covered in blood! It is a ridiculous story.
I very much agree with you that the idea of a wife of a policeman accepting a blood soaked shawl from a grisly murder scene is absurd.. however , the claim is, the policeman sneaked the shawl away from the scene due to its quality,,, then, attempted to present to his wife..she declined it, and so it was kept in a cupboard for decades...Its worth watching the dna story about the shawl because you come away thinking 'how could the dna of victim and suspect possibly be staged/planted on the shawl..despite the casual manner the evidence was treated with'...I look forward to watching this upcoming video on the shawl dna evidence, as I was left in no doubt as to who the maniac was.
Maybe it was a very nice shawl???
Had no idea that Martin Fido had passed. So sorry to hear that . Rest in peace.
"May have come face to face with Jack the Ripper." The fascinating thing is that dozens of people in the East End came face to face with Jack the Ripper during those months and didn't know it.
This is obviously not the ripper.
"Solitary vices"? is that drug use? Or was he stroking his pole?
I would incline towards the latter!
Nathan Kaminski, aka David Cohen, fits a lot of the profile better and the last name could easily have been misspelled at the time. The time line of Kaminski's confinement in a mental institution and death fits all the dates better as well.
No he doesn't lol
Yeah I saw a video that details him, and definitely fits better then this Kosminski it explains the Cohen name change and Kaminski other crimes and death
Yep I agree Kaminski fits better. Kosminski was an imbecile.
In that case, he was only 23 years old, a known schizophrenic babbling in the streets. I really believe that Charles Allen Lechmere is more of a prime suspect than anyone else. After all, he was the only one found standing over a dead body, alone with Polly Nichols for almost 10 minutes.
I agree. Nathan kaminski is vaguely acknowledged in JTR documentaries. I wish I could see a picture of him. I feel like he was jack. Apparently he did January of 1889 in an asylum after he had been found wandering the streets.
These are the best videos made on the ripper. Always see new information on them and enjoy the presentation.
Glad you like them, Denise.
How could kosminski be the killer of Mary Kelly if he was so unkept. M Kelly felt at ease with her killer instantly. Enough to let him into her room at a time when the district was on alert with previous murders being publicised?
I hear she was even in bed with a nightgown on. There's a theory that her killer was actually Barnett(her ex).
I’m not convinced Mary Kelly is a JTR victim
The thing that has always intrigued me is that murder and so much damage to the body was done in so short a time (10 minutes in one case, from sighting suspect and murder victim to discovery of the corpse). I'm no expert and obviously don't make a habit of murder and mutilation, but I would have thought it would take several minutes to A: strangle a person to death and and another substantial period of time to B: inflict all that ghastly mutilation.
Very interesting, well made and presented video. Thanks!
You have to take into account that the attacks were done with anger the human body is fragile
Strangulation can take less than 2 minutes. (I watch far too many true crime & forensics documentaries).
This guy did it. Peter Ustinov hosted a special in 1987, with 5 panelists who all picked Aaron Kosminski. 😮
Yup
I really doubt it was Aaron Kosminski, he had schizophrenia by all accounts and as we know violent behaviour is comparatively rare amongst suffers. Most delusions lead to self-harm more than outward displays of violence. In fact, Studies show the odds of someone with schizophrenia killing a stranger were 1 in 14 million let alone 5. Indeed the "self-abuse" notated on his file may be exactly what it says it is and not a "euphemism" for something else as people have espoused which would be in keeping with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
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Aaron also lived as mentioned till 1919 which is not "shortly afterwards" but I think the most telling thing is he was always shabby in appearance and a slight man. When he died he was only 44kgs. Jack killed his victims by strangling them, and he did so quickly which requires a level of strength I just don't believe Aaron Kosminski had from all descriptions of him.
Wish that the exact movements of Lechemere and the other witness after leaving the body were more clear. As it seems as though wounds on her body appeared after they left the scene, agreeing to alert an officer. Why would they agree to do so if they were together? It seems possible Chas. Cross/Lechemere could have circled back to quickly slit her throat and trundled off and it was when just rounding the corner he espied the Bobby approaching, thereby being able to state to the other officer that a constable was already at the scene. Something he could not have known had he progressed beyond that street according to the timing as reported. ??
As soon as I learned of Kosminski, I felt he was JTR. It's all circumstantial, of course. This was a very good video. Thank you very much. Condolences for the loss of your friend.
I believe more on the police depatment theory, that jack the ripper was propably was a police or a commisioner, my point is that the perpetrator was from the depatment.
Reason:
1. He knew where to zig zag through the police route after the double mudrer which are near to each other
2. People from the department will highly likely knew body anatomy
The body anatomy is a key in my opinion, cause no normal person could done such surgery with no experience or proffesionalism
@@adriancua777 why did he stop?
@@adriancua777 Stupid theory....
Could you do an analysis on Charles Allen Lechmere? I watched a Smithsonian video that was extremely convincing on Lechmere being the killer.
I'm planning one on him Daniel.
@@JackTheRipperTours thank you!
You're right to have moved him up ur susp list as he did on mine. The more you get to know about him, the more susp it gets. There is a photograph of him, which i'm sure you've seen, but probably not many consder the fact that regardless whether it was him or not, you're still staring at a man who was involved in the whole thing. It's chilling
Lechmere found Polly Nichols lying in the street. He notified Paul. He had no knife and was not covered in blood. The knife was not found anywhere near the site. I do not see how Lechmere could have been the killer. Kosminski was a paranoid schizophrenic, known to be violent. After he was committed to the lunatic asylum, the killing stopped.
Great summary. Even if the Kosminski they identified was Marin Fido's Aaron Kosminski, my view is that Anderson's/Swanson's assertions need to be treated with caution. It's understandable that they'd want to think it was solved in private, it but I'd expect corroboration from other police sources on a case this big. But there is very little. Abberline, Smith, Warren never agreed, and even McNaughton thought Druitt was a more likely suspect than Kosminski. It's more likely this was simply the most plausible theory Anderson & Swanson encountered, though it was never enough to bring charges, let lone secure a conviction. Nonetheless, Kosminski is a stronger suspect than most.
Yes, there are so many contradictions.
It is a pleasure to hear a mastery of the English language, this narrator is peachy keen!
More cool-hand Luke and less a babbling lunatic. The killer was most likely someone not under suspicion, but certainly interviewed by police along with others on the street during the murders.
Charles lechmere
For it to have been him his sanity must have deteriorated very quickly. Jack the Ripper was a man who could put women at ease. That is evident in the Mary Kelly case. An utter lunatic eating from the gutter he most certainly would have NOT been.
Psychopaths are known for their ability to be charming and socially manipulative. Ted Bundy was a prime example of this type of killer, so I don't think that Kosminski can be excluded based on that as the primary reason. In short, just cause you are a crazy psychopath doesn't mean you can't be charming.
Yeah it doesn't add up to Kosminski. Back then the police assumed such depraved repeat killers must be raving lunatics. Now we know otherwise.
I don't think that eating food from the gutter would necessarily indicate lunacy at that time in history. I understand that it was not unusual for people to fight over rotten fruit, etc, because they were hungry.
Correct. It was Tumblety, not Kosminski.
Prostitutes seek money not charm. They really aren't particularly careful.
Another great post Thank you
Very welcome
No way !
Jack The Ripper was a Native English Speaker because "The Ripper Letters" are authentic in my opinion.
In Jack London's book People of the Abyss in 1901 it was illegal to sleep on the streets at night. The police would move people on. Was this the case in 1888
Yes, Graham. Homeless were moved on.
Seems to me the most likely scenario is he went to the asylum under a different name. Would there be a way to list deaths that year (matching the "died shortly afterwards) and see if their original name was actually Kosminski.
Mr. Fido did this. He suggests that Kosminski was confused with a man called Cohen who he put forward as a more convincing suspect than any other- evidently violent and who died shortly after his incarnation.
@@wengchiang9216 Didn't know this but certainly seems interesting...
Blaming Kosminski is just a classic case of we dont know who it is so we will just blame the local nutter. Its what happened to Barry George too.
Good point.
Copper mentality, we have no suspect so we will make one up to look good
Well he was identified by a witness apparently.
@@gowdsake7103 Make one up but never prosecute him - and never even mention his name until your memoirs. Perhaps not a very sensible theory.
To be fair, no one will ever know exactly who it was, so speculating it was Kosminski is just a part of the fun of guessing who it was. It is more than likely none of the classic suspects, and probably someone no one has ever heard of.
I reckon the person who did it could be identified by finding someone who carried on with his crimes in another country, because serial killers very rarely commit suicide unless they are caught and they don't usually stop killing people either, but then again we will never know.
How can a violent slayer of women be a passive prisoner in a lunatic asylum? Because his rage was against women and in the asylum he was surrounded by men. Also, deteriorating mental health may have made him more withdrawn. What serial killer was a raging hellcat in prison? David Berkowitz (self-confessed Son of Sam) became a "born again Christian" and assists with religious services in prison. Do we ask ourselves if he was really a killer or if it was another Berkowitz?
Very well said.
Agree
Kosminski was put in Colney Hatch asylum in 1891 not 1889. So what was he doing the during the 3 years between 1888 and 1891?
I am almost sure that the Kosminski they were talking about was not Aaron and that whoever he was, it was JTR
Very well done ! For what it's worth, IMO it was Aaron Kosminski. RIP Martin
Thank you, Ron.
@@JackTheRipperTours You're very welcome ! Thank You :)
i think it was charles lechemere aka charles cross at one of the murders he is seen standing over the body by another man before acting very strange to the point that the other man thought he was going to attack him and his routes to work fit all the murder scenes and even route to his mothers house
Lechmere wasn't standing over the body, but in the middle of the road, and fellow witness Robert Paul's testimony is quite clear about this. Both Lechmere and Paul walked across to the opposite pavement *together* to investigate what turned out to be the body of Polly Nichols. The Lechmere theorists (and the documentary) have repeatedly twisted the evidence to make Lechmere's behaviour seem more sinister, and their flimsy case against him is riddled with distortions and rampant speculation dressed as "fact".
@@ftumschk I tend to agree, except that there was some testimony which suggested that the potential Ripper had fair hair, a beard and side-whiskers -- just like Lechmere did -- and that he was of a stocky build similar to Lechmere’s. Lechmere would have been aged 32 at the time of the crimes, so that also corroborates other witness reports about the likely age range. That said, most witness reports state that the likely culprit was dark-haired and moustachioed only, so I still don’t think it was him.
The prostitute with her own room would have let a crazy homeless guy into her room? Also this maniac had skill to cut so precisely?
Fantastic video,genius amount of research ,so I guess the enigma of ,Jack the ripper,,lives on....
Thank you, Anthony, very kind of you.
It was me! I did it! I was on the grassy gnoll! Oops wrong video sorry. In all seriousness a brilliant video. I really wonder if there is a document somewhere buried deep in the bowels of Scotland Yard. However surely they would have found it when they moved to the new building some years ago. Sad thing is it has probably been destroyed, I heard quite a lot of documents were lost during the Blitz. We may never know.
so that's where JFK's uterus went.
Indeed, we May never.
I doubt either (or one-in-the-same) Kosminski had a mind that was organized enough to have pulled off even one of the Ripper murders, much less all of them.
I vote 👎🏻 for Kosminski as JtR.
It's incredible that anyone - including the late Brian Worth, who was head of CID - could believe that an emaciated 22-year-old imbecile, who ate from the gutter and didn't even speak English, could even have persuaded a prostitute to go with him, let alone murdered one, but to do what the murderer did in Mitre Square, in the space of about three minutes, would be beyond the vast majority of men, let alone an imbecile like Kosminski.
Another excellent upload sir! I recall hearing Fido discuss his amazing research into the Colny Hatch asylum, only come across Nathan Kaminski after he'd published his book. Being that Swanson write his marginalia some 20 years after his involvement in the case, is it possible he was thinking of another polish Jew called Kaminski only to middle up the names in his head?
Thank you once again for this brilliant account of Kosminski!
Thank you, Nick.
I am optimistic that science and the record will one day solve this case definitively.
Not without a time machine.
Anyone else think it was one of the Kosminski brothers, but not Aaron?
No
Allow myself to introduce to you myself
I take it there was no mention of a prime suspect from any of the police working directly on the case. It seems so odd to me that they had no proof of any particular suspect but the senior officers their suspect named through information that no one has yet identified.
Some of them did, but named different prime suspects!
I think the unknown witness was the pipe smoker as he was never formally identified and probably had a really good view of the killer where as Israel Schwartz might not have had the best view
Didn’t Martin Fido say that the person admitted to Conley Hatch was given the name David Cohen ?
He did, Robert, I'll be covering that in a future video.
Am I right in thinking that’s what they called a John Doe back in them days a David Cohen?
@@vapingreaper2463 I could be wrong (if so please correct me) but I think David Cohen is John Doe for Jews
@@vapingreaper2463 yep, spot on.
Threatened sister with knife.... at an adult age
Red flag
i bet police couple name several domestic disputes where this happens daily.
We seem to expect these killers to behave in captivity as they did during their killing spree, but this often isn't the case. Peter Sutcliffe was a model prisoner. Albert DeSalvo was something of a pathetic joke, who was himself murdered.
I can understand how Swanson could easily be confused about Kosminski's death years after his involvement had ceased, easily done. However, he's certain who they identified in the days that he was leading the hunt. I think you're struggling to find a culprit that fits a picture of Jack.
If we consider how much time is passed by those murders, we can name all this 'til-today endless case with a great name: A STUDY IN TIME (honoring the stories A STUDY IN RED, A STUDY IN BLACK and the movie A STUDY IN TERROR).
P.S.: I'm sorry for the passing of Mr. FIdo, one of the best Ripperologist i have read and heard about... may he can rest in peace.
Always brilliant,and interesting,love these tales x
Glad you like them!
Charles Lechmere did It !
Absolutely zero evidence of this.
funny thing is there was an article saying that they found kosminski's dna on the one real letter from the ripper
Not saying your wrong there could very well be an article claiming that but there would be no DNA to test after 100 years when that technology became available. That letter was handled by way too many people.
Charles Lechmere stands out as number 1 for me because its highly likely he were Jack the Ripper.
If you say he's highly likely then give reasons? Because he was seen at the site of the first murder? Charles lived till the 1920's with his family all in peace. The man who was the ripper skinned a woman to the goddamn bone and took her insides out even put it in the fire. Charles has no history of any violence towards loved ones or friends either. To me it seems a bit insane that quite a few people believe it's him. Imagine thinking it's someone who has no history like at all of any kind of violence and who lived his life for 30 to 40 years after the murders and never gave off any sign of suspicion that he brutally and inhumanly killed 5 harmless women. If it is any of the named suspects then look for someone who died shortly after or got locked away and had history of violence, and btw there is quite alot of them.
@@kenzopeypers738 completely agree. Everyone is jumping on the Lechmere wagon. Absolutely zero evidence against him. Someone had to find Polly! I’d say it’s way more probable to be Aaron or Jacob Levy
I am a firm believer that Kosminski was JTR, although I do not claim to have any more evidence than anyone else. John Douglas, a former leader in the FBI’s profiling staff, worked up a published profile of JTR and determined that the most likely culprit was Kosminski.
... even though he did not match the description of the wanted man?
So much for the FBI!
George Hutchinson got a good look at the killer, also.
Can any suspects be gleaned from the Colney Hatch records? Someone with an admission date near the stated one along with a death date? Perhaps the person went in under a different name. How many individuals are we talking about? It doesn't seem likely given that Kosminski was still living when the annotations were done.
ties rather neatly with "the Jews are not the men who will be blamed for nothing" in vengeance for being fined for the unmuzzled dog
Very interesting but I thought H H Holmes should have been a prime suspect
I saw this documentary on the history channel dealing with that very subject! The lead investigator was a descendant of Holmes! However every time they had a promising lead it fizzled out! The most promising lead to me was when they found a Holmes on a ship's passenger manifest to England around the time of the ripper murders, but that also fizzled. This was the same time that Holmes was building his "castle" in Chicago. So you can see it would have been impossible for Holmes to be in England at that time! However I was so captivated by the series that I was hoping that they could make the connection! It just didn't happen! Two very good books about Holmes were "Devil in the White City" by Erickson, and "Depraved" by Schechter! The Erickson book not only told Holmes' story, also interwoven in the story was the successful planning and completion of the Chicago World's Fair. It was a very entertaining and interesting read!
Regards,
Andy, Annmarie's husband
Sounds like 2 cops, and possibly a 3rd person at the asylum, took the law morally into they're own hands, and did what needed to be done.
Thank you for a very interesting video!
I wonder if the "knife " used could've been a pair of sharp barber's shears instead as Kosminski was reportedly a hairdress.
In the old Victorian days hairdressers used to perform rudimentary surgeries as well as removing people’s teeth so basically they had some anatomical knowledge which Kosminski had.
Your vids Sir are soooo good 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you.
OK. We'll I can definitely clear Westcott and Hort. It's a great connection Gail. Thanks.
Please do!
I've always thought that not enough attention or credit is given to Sir Robert Anderson's thoughts on JTR's identity and perhaps there isn't really a ''mystery'. Keeping the mystery alive, however, has fed a lucrative book trade for many years.
I've watched countless programs, all interesting and all suggest possible credible suspects and I believed them, until the next program and YT vids. May first suspect was Thomas Cutbush, then Francis Tumbelty.. I'd like to think that one day we'll all know his identity.
Great video, sir.
I'll be doing Cutbush and Tumbelty soon. Personally, I think Cutbush get overlooked to much. Pleased you liked the video.
@@JackTheRipperTours oh great! The thing with Cutbush was..... I'll say no more, I might spoil your video. 🙊
Lechmere.
If i want solid information on jack the ripper I know to come to this channel.
Thanks for saying so, Cathy.
Beautifully narrated!!!
Could Cross/Lechmere also have used the alias Kosminski? Could it have been him who ended up at Colney Hatch? Or is the death of Cross documented as being elsewhere?
Cross died aged 71 with no link to Kosminski.
I think he died en 1923 and lived a normal life apparently
Kosminski, according to an article I read, was a Polish Jew, anti-semitism played a part in blaming him.
It was Charles Lechmere!
Thank you.
I agree. 😉
There is no evidence. It's just the theory of the month.
@@Bigwave2003 ...indeed, and what evidence there is has been grossly distorted by the Lechmere enthusiasts.
I agree! Evidence is only circumstantial, but that’s true of most of the evidence, and doesn’t make it not true…
I think the killer was a professional butcher and maybe worked in an abattoir. These professionals can extract intestines very quickly. They also know that the throat cut to the jugular vein bleeds out the body very quickly making the disembowelment easy and quick. It can be done in minutes once the right knife and sharpness is used. I've seen animals being butchered and it's amazing how quick these professionals can do it and even carve up a whole cow.
For me the killer knew what he was doing, was used to doing it regularly and could do it quickly. The sight of blood and guts didn't phase him at all, even from the first murder.
The woman found in the square tells you how quick he could do it. From being alive to totally disemboweled in just ten minutes and found by the police officer.
So for me Kominsky is the wrong guy. It's more likely to be Lechmere.
Nah...Kosmindky was a poor soul like those women...An evil murderer pinned it down on him.
The eyewitness testimony of the man who saw someone attacking Elizabeth stride said he was wearing a red neckerchief. Isn’t the “shawl” red? Catherine Eddowes tore it off his neck trying to escape. Kosminski is definitely prime.
Martin Fido believed some of the people associated with the case, that commentated on the various articles written by some of the top men in charge, have got themselves confused. Understandably as two police forces were involved. He thinks David Cohen and not Kosminski was the murderer. Both sent to the same asylum, both Jews. But Cohen meets the criteria for extreme violence and his incarceration fits better with the last murder and why the killings stopped. But the thing that i find really interesting is. If indeed they were sure that the killer was Cohen, they didn't name him with all the accolades that would have followed was very commendable. Possibly believing if tensions were high, might have been the spark to light the fire. I know at the time it would have probably just been another murdering lunatic caught but still i could not imagine in todays world somebody not wanting the attention or benifits for putting a serial killer away.
excellent report. i just listened to an interview talking about all three of these men which was so incoherent, that i came away suspecting they were picked cause they were all foreigners and Jewish. there were absolutely no facts. as a juror i would have had to say not guilty!!
but this video is so well researched , factual, and thought out that i can come away thinking as you do and being Jewish really doesn’t come to the fore.
if, i think it’s Aaron, was mentally disturbed (sounds like schizophrenia), how could he have possibly been coherent enough and able to carry out such decisive murders? the other K. person seems more likely, but as you say, there’s no evidence and his being guilty can be said of all the other suspects.
thank you very much and have a great day :) 🌷🌱
one thing - how could these two possibly know how to remove a uterus with such precision?!
Brilliant again. So much research and detail Iv been well into these all week. We will never know conclusively will we and in a way think it’s better that way. While we have to respect the poor victims and thank god for the price of a nights board and lodging be glad that things are much better now socially it remains probably the greatest who done it of all time.
Thank you, Gareth.
I wonder if Aaron Kaminski was institutionalize under the last name of Aberams since his family used that name.
Yes I think he killed stride and was identified by Swartz but he was not Jack the Ripper who killed the others
gimme a break it was him