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Harriet-Alice Larkins
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 9:51 am: | 
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I've read in several books that it was quite common for prostitutes in Whitechapel to have their throats slit. So I feel I have to ask the question- why is Elizabeth Stride a canonical victim when the other four had far more mutilations?
This may sound like a stupid question, but I'm confused.
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Donald Souden
Chief Inspector
Username: Supe
Post Number: 870
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 11:13 am: |
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Harriet-Alice,
Not a stupid question, but one often debated (check out the "Was Stride's [sic] A Ripper Victim" thread).
The arguments made by the those who include her in the canonical list are that her throat was slit in the manner of JtR and that somewhat later the same morning JtR definitely murdered Catharine Eddowes. The lack of mutilation is explained by Jack being interrupted by the arrival of Louis Diemschutz.
Don.
"He was so bad at foreign languages he needed subtitles to watch Marcel Marceau."
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Julie
Inspector
Username: Judyj
Post Number: 243
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 4:59 pm: |
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Harriett-Alice Larkins
Hi Harriett
The only thing I can offer here is that it is believed that Elizabeth's death was interrupted by the arrival of Mr Diemschutz.
That is however, if she was actually a victim of Jack the Ripper.
The board is split here as to whether or not she was a victim of Jack, a victim of domestic abuse or a victim of a trick gone bad.
regards
Julie
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