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SteveMQ
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 2:24 pm: |       |
After having noticed the time of deaths of the canonical five ripper victims one point has stuck out in my head. All the victims had been murdered sometime in the early hours of the morning with the exception of Annie Chapman. If we take the conclusion that she was murdered sometime around 5:30 in the morning and that the sun had begun rising at 5:23 a.m. Is it not possible that the reason that Chapman had been so skillfully mutilated with no unnecessary cuts was becase the ripper had the light from the sun in the early dawn to help him see where everything was at? With the exception of Mary Kelly the other victims where murdered and mutilated in the dark leaving some sort of room for error as far as where to make the cuts into the abdomen and the subsequent removal of the organs harvested from the victims. |
Richard Brian Nunweek
Chief Inspector
Username: Richardn
Post Number: 754
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 3:25 pm: | |
Hi Steve,
It is a fact that chapman, and possibly Kelly?, were murdered in daylight hours.
In the case of chapman, I believe, the ripper had tried to find a suitable victim much earlier, but was unable to do so, but as his plan was to despatch one, on the morning of the 8th sept, he perservered until he discovered Chapman, in a street, which was known to attract people of both sexes, around 5am .
One must remember when discussing, available light, that people in the 1880s . were accustomed to the darkness, like the people of this country[ England] became in the blackout of the second world war. and what might seem insificant light today, would have been not so at the time.
Richard. |
SteveMQ
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 4:36 pm: | |
Yo Richard,
Thanks for the response. It is something that I had never considered before and makes quite a bit of sense now that I think about it. However, I do have a few more questions for you if you don't mind.
1) Why do you believe the ripper tried to find a suitable victim before Annie Chapman? Was it because the other victims were murdered earlier in the mornings or later at night?
2) During 1888 was there any form of portable light available? With the exception of matches, candles and torches could there have been a lamp or lantern the ripper would have been able to use in order to see? The police had lanterns but how likely would a citizen have access to any means of light?
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