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Steve Borley
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Monday, August 02, 2004 - 1:02 pm: |       |
Hi all,
I'm very glad I've stumbled onto this site....in 1989 I had the pleasure of getting in amongst the archives at the Public Record Office and perusing the MEPO and HO files pertaining to the Whitechapel Murders. I also spent some time at the Colindale Newspaper archive and read the Times, Star and Pall Mall Gazette from 31/8/1888 - 1/12/1888 - I was looking into the relative 'fairness' of contemporary press coverage of the police investigation.
Not surprisingly, JtR was being used at the time as a political stick with which to beat the Metropolitan Police and the Home Secretary - but hey, that's not particularly news!
Clearly one can't immerse oneself in JtR for any length of time without giving into the intrigue and mystery.
From the outset I'll say that still the most compelling work is, for me, Martin Fido's 'Crime, Detection & Death..' book - very little of the headline grabbing stuff that has subsequently been released can hold a candle to the rigour with which this book compiles it's
case. Again - I'm telling you stuff you already know.
It's heartening to find such great detailed discussion of the detail of Messers Begg, Fido and others work on here. For me, the most intriguing aspect is the Cohen/Kosminski confusion and whether that can be unpicked satisfactorily.
A long intro. I haven't had access to the original material for about 15 years so I'm not sure I'll be able to add anything but I'm sure I'll learn plenty.
Regards
Steve Borley
Edinburgh, Scotland |
Ken Proctor
Sergeant
Username: Gizmo
Post Number: 24
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 11:04 pm: | |
hey steve  welcome aboard gizmo |
Sarah Long
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Sarah
Post Number: 1231
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 6:02 am: | |
Hi Steve,
Hope you enjoy the boards. Great to get more points of view on the site.
Sarah
Smile and the world will wonder what you've been up to 
Smile too much and the world will guess  |
Suzi Hanney
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Suzi
Post Number: 1060
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 6:15 am: | |
Hi Steve
It reels (no pun intended) us all in in the end!
welcome on board(!)
Cheers
Suzi |
Glenn L Andersson
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Glenna
Post Number: 1999
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 9:27 am: | |
Hello there Steve,
Welcome to the Boards. Enjoy!
All the best
Glenn Gustaf Lauritz Andersson
Crime historian, Sweden |
Jennifer D. Pegg
Chief Inspector
Username: Jdpegg
Post Number: 677
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 10:09 am: | |
Hi Steve,
Welcome to you.
Cheers
Jennifer
"Think things, not words." - O.W. Holmes jr |
Kelly Robinson
Detective Sergeant
Username: Kelly
Post Number: 57
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 12:23 pm: | |
Hi Steve,
Fido was my first and is still near and dear to my heart, but I've opened myself up to a lot of new ideas on these boards. Have fun and welcome!
Kelly
"The past isn't over. It isn't even past."
William Faulkner |
Robert Charles Linford
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Robert
Post Number: 2784
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 3:01 pm: | |
Hi Steve
Welcome to the Boards. Actually, Martin was posting here last summer. I don't know where he's got to this summer. 
Robert |
Steve Borley
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 5:54 pm: | |
Cheers mate.
FYI, my Edinburgh address is fairly recent - I'm actually London born and bred. I know the Whitechapel area reasonably well, but I'm more West London.
I'm presently re-reading 'CDD' so I can take part on this message board in an intelligent manner......reacquainting myself with some of the finer details.
Steve
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Natalie Severn
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Severn
Post Number: 1023
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 5:02 am: | |
Hi Steve-welcome to the boards!
Natalie |
