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Glyn James Howlett
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| | Posted on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 8:55 am: |       |
Hi
I read recently in The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper (Jakubowski,1999) that 2 remaining ripper artefacts remain, given that the lusk kidney was thrown away in the 1950's due to deterioration:-
1). Catherine Eddowes Shawl
2). Jack the Ripper's Knife
I believe both are in the possession of ripperologist authors, the shawl being owned by Andy & Sue Parlour.
Can anyone shed any light on the providence of this shawl, or any other artefacts? I dont see it listed amongst her possessions at time of death on this website
Thanks
Glyn James |
CRC
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2004 - 1:02 pm: | |
I actually doubt that any item of clothing from any of the canonical victims has survived. Nor do I believe that anyone has the Ripper's knife - unless they have it in their attic and don't recognise it for what it is. The shawl of Eddowes obviously tells us nothing and as such is worthless, because the Parlours have not - as far as I know - given the shawl to forensic experts. If they believe in furthering our knowledge of the Whitechapel Murders case, the shawl - IF it is genuine - should be scrutinised, and the data should be shared with everyone who takes an interest in the case. If I had an item of clothing belonging to the canonical five, I would have it forensically tested and I'd give the data to the founder of this excellent Ripper site, not make money out of the findings and pad it out into just another book on the murders. |
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