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What u don't take into account is how long it took to arrange business or r u suggesting he stopped her and then attacked her and y belive paul im sorry the police didn't think it was enough nor do i some one has 2 discover the body and if its not lechmere its paul

The only evidence against lechmere is standing near the body location and that he gave the name cross his step fathers name but someone has to b the first to discover the body and many many people lived in the location and y not give the name cross instead of c lechmere and lets not forget the attack opposite Pickford's where he worked 2 dangerous im sorry i don't buy it but your video r super enjoyable

Can you do a comparison between the jodi Jones murder and the Jack the ripper case ?

There is an interesting theory by Randy Williams that there were in fact 3 Jews involved and considers Emma Smith to be an early victim who was attacked in the street by 3 men; with one of them thrusting a sharp object into her vagina that eventually led to her death. He provides evidence for the theory and uses one of the alleged letters sent to the wife of Mary Kelly's landlord after her murder. In that letter, the victim is drawn lying on her back with a person standing over her holding a knife; the 2nd person is near the victim's feet holding something which looks like a hatchet and the 3rd person is seen standing in front of the window. Interestingly, the author of the letter uses the first person singular pronoun "I" yet draws 3 culprits in the letter despite only one person being suspected by the police and mentioned in the press. He argues that the person drawn standing in front of the window makes sense as there was a gaping hole in where anyone could have looked through during the two hours it allegedly took to mutilate Kelly's body. A killer would, therefore, not have left this to mere chance alone and an accomplice must have been present to prevent anyone inadvertently looking into the room. The same hole that was used by the landlord to see into the room the next morning after nobody answered the door. He argues that the letter is definitely genuine as the author inadvertently provides information which only the killer, not a hoaxer would have known. Although the theory is interesting, there are, however, extrapolations that are too much of a stretch. The actual letter is difficult to find online but a copy can be found in the book: Jack The Ripper: Letters from Hell by Stewart P Evans.

right, nicely done, you ticked all the boxes refuting those arguments against Lechmere, and circumstantially he makes a great suspect - one question i have regarding his 'candidacy' however is, why did he stop? (if you've addressed this in another video, i havent watched them all, please drop me a link) - the trinity of excuses goes "nicked, died, fled" and the little we know about Lechmere doesnt support any of those - do we have a theory as to why he stopped?

My question : Why do idiots keep churning out Jack the Ripper videos with Zero new content. ?

YAWN..........

Never heard of him.

HH HOLMES

again can't pronounce ascertained (not a-certained which doesn't exist etc), exigencies ....! Surprising given the subject. Bit pompous but still interesting, thanks

On the point about Cross/Lechmere not being investigated or looked at....you say his real name Lechmere was not recorded, only Cross, but maybe he wanted the Police to not record him as Lechmere due to any number of reasons you mention in an earlier point about why he didn't give his real name to the Police initially. We have to assume the Police were not doing their job again here for my second point - because you list lots of individuals who the Police DID look into, as you say, and Cross is not on that list...It's a bit weird, if not nonsensical to say that they did look at all these other LESS known and LESS credible suspects, (as I have said before I actually think Lechmere is a very credible suspect but one who was ruled out) yet they did not or chose not to look into Lechmere, despite him being found standing over the body having discovered it. You highlight two practices of the Police which are at total odds with each other. In fact you make them look incompetent to the point of the 'Keystone Cops.' They were either competent or incompetent. Not both. You say the Police messed up yet it would appear only with Lechmere - with all the other less known and less obvious suspects they investigated diligently and were competent.I just can't accept the Police would have been that glaringly inconsistent, even in 1888.

I had been watching Richard Jones' Jack the Ripper Tours channel, and I had come across your channel by chance. When I saw the title, "House of Lechmere" I clicked instantly! I was not disappointed!! I've had an interest in the Whitechapel murders for a few decades, especially after watching "Murder by Decree" as a little kid and the woefully inaccurate Jack the Ripper TV miniseries with Michael Caine and Lewis Collins (R.I.P) When I was 12 in 1988. The more I thought about the case, it occurred to me that out of all the fantastical theories and steaming piles of conjecture that goes with them. I always saw that image of Jack the Ripper with the top hat, cape, bag, and big knife as stupid! He would have looked like an ordinary bloke, the Top hat image meant he would have stuck out like a sore arse at an orgy!! It had to be simpler than that, and when I saw the documentary "Jack the Ripper; the missing evidence!" And Christer Holmgen's assertion of Lechmere, it suddenly made sense! Kosminski, Tumelty, and even Frederick Bailey Deeming seemed too far-fetched and full of inaccuracies. The simple solution has been there in the annals of Ripper history all this time! It had to have been Lechmere! Awesome channel, I love it!!!

Im sorry on the way to work he decided to pick up a lady and then brutally kill her i may b wrong but i dont believe it is leachmere the false name is probably down to the fact he doesn't want to be named in the press and on the future killings there is no shightings i have always believed the murder's happened in a carriage

Which suspect worked at pickfords

Every time I hear about a different suspect and their story I then change who my mind and am 100% sure it was them...until I hear about a different suspect lol

Not all the Letby evidence was circumstantial per se. Recall there are at least 2 episodes where she was effectively caught in the act-once by parents and once by a colleague. Moreover, the circumstantial evidence was overwhelming, to the extent that her medical colleagues were red flagging her to hospital administrators. And that was without them being exposed to her unusual home behaviors, like searching the victims families and sending them cards that she saved for posterity.

Ere nope

Enjoyed that. Nicely done. Like the points about the tarpaulin as though to distance himself from the crime and the point about the killer being disturbed at the scene of the crime. The "fresh" kill argument is inductive though, in that it's possible to overlook other factors such as a witness said that in their estimation the body being stone cold meant she must have been dead a while.The problem for me is that all theories about certain suspects however much they make sense, tend to be circumstantial. That doesn't mean your case is weak, it just means that being so long ago the facts limit present day investigation. Also discrepancies in the witness accounts, contradictions, are a problem because people tend to make small mistakes so we don't really have any sure fire facts when we're pinning down all of these things because as premises we don't know how solid they are and if a premise is faulty then a whole case can fail because the conclusion will be dependent on it. You can always play the advocate and object which means it's hard to see these theories as providing a level of scientific tenability that gives a super solid conclusion. That said it still fascinates me how clever people can spend their time like you have here to present such a well thought out scenario.

A subject that has always interested it makes sense to me cheers Barry Easthope

You believe that Stride was a Ripper victim....yet you don't think Schwartz saw the killer....so you think Stride was attacked by 2 different men, in the same exact spot, 10 mins from eachother???

As a Spurs fan, I think Daniel, I mean Jacob Levy seems a very likely suspect.

Having done something similar, it wouldn’t surprise me if the beat cops stopped for a brew at certain night watchmen’s huts. While having brews, chats its easy to miss things. There’s no way these beat cops carried out all of these beats like clockwork. Also after an initial ‘lock up’ and check, subsequent patrols would only be to give a cursory glance at already checked buildings.

I beleive "Jack" was HH HOLMES...THERE ON VACATION

Surprised there was no mention of the masonic connection. Nor That the 5 victims knew each other. And Had tried to bribe the royal family. Which Led to their murders. I Think the depection done by the tv film featuring Michael Caine was very near the money! 😻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

If you're gonna tell people to mute something for a spoiler, you should probably add something on screen when it's done and over with 😂

Fantastic always Sir. I'll be down in a few months so hopefully we can meet up then Ed 🎩🔪

I don't understand... a serial murderer doesn't start out chopping off limbs and then goes to the lesser and just takes some organs and mutilation to put on display. You had me on your side with the Jack theroy, but the torso killings are a totally different killer, working at the same time as Jack.

Here we are, just about a quarter of the way through the 21st century, and there are still people working off the prejudiced fantasies of late 19th century police who were in no way whatsoever equipped to understand a sociopathic serial killer. Their theories of an "insane Jew" being responsible (whatever lay behind that, it doesn't appear to have any actual evidence in support of it) are at best an uninformed product of the times. But it's amazing that people around today are still trying to attach suspects to fit notions that ought to have been tossed aside years ago. I deeply respect the way you stick to the rational facts and modern (and far more intelligent) ideas of what kind of person Jack the Ripper would actually have been. Moreover, you and Holmgren are the ones who have a suspect who's actually placed at the scene of one of the murders, while every other suspect I've ever heard of is simply dredged up out of fantasy and wild imaginings.

People I’m gonna say this again Jack the Ripper was not a man that’s why you never was never found. He was a prostitute most likely a younger of the prostitutes. Most likely this prostitute was bipolar.

Y kill in a area that u would no u coould quite easily b seen and then to carry on when u r a suspect makes no sense but your videos r very enjoyable

Mitre square got both forces in volved

I'm interested to hear your take if you have time.... (Disclaimer...while I don't agree with Lechmere being JTR...I do love your channel and you are very knowledgeable and entertaining) Here we go.... 1. If the Ripper was going to leave graffiti, why wouldn't he write it on the wall next to Eddows body??? There was a wall right there...why write in the entrance of a doorway blocks away where it might not even be seen, over a piece of apron that could've been blown away, swept away, or carried off by rats.... 2. Also, there is a strong case to be made that the Apron piece was not thrown down by the killer but by Eddows herself...with feminine hygiene products almost non existent and lack of public restrooms, it's possible that Eddows (sobering up after a bad alcohol binge) could've had the "runs" and/or been menstruating and simply used the Apron to wipe herself after relieving herself outdoor. 3. The Dear Boss and Saucy Jack letters are COMPLETE AND TOTAL FICTION....the instructions in the 1st letter to "keep the letter back until I do more work" is a 1000000000% giveaway....he wrote that so if the killer struck again it would APPEAR legit but if the killer never killed again and the letter never released, them No one would be the wiser.... 4. I'm 50/50 on the Lusk letter simply because of who it was sent to...he didn't sent it to the police, he didn't send it to the Newspapers, but to a local vigilance leader that only people from the area would know about... 5. LIZ STRIDE WAS NOT A RIPPER VICTIM.....in another video you said that you don't think Schwartz saw the real killer....soooooo you think Liz Stride was attacked violently by TWO different men, in the SAME SPOT, FIVE mins apart???? Cmon man....lol.... Everything about Strides death SCREAMS domestic violence NOT Jack the Ripper.... 6. I know this wasn't you but whoever was suggesting that the victims were NOT prostitutes needs to have their head examined...the ONLY one you could make even a slight case for not being a prostitute is Eddows... but that's a weak case at best.... 7. If Lechmere had to be at work at 430am, how did he kill Annie Chapman????

I have enjoyed your videos. And i no u fancy lechmere but would he off killed on the way to work i have always believed the murder's happened in the back of a coach? But this is what makes the ripper so interesting no one really knows

I really appreciate your work, Edward. Definitely my new favourite channel. Truly excellent analysis, every time. Thank you!

I'm still Team Lechmere. However I always learn something from each of your videos, and that makes me appear smarter to the outside world. I need all the help I can get. Thank you so much.

No.

This is my second time watching this your videos are always interesting I always watch them twice

Levy. No. Lechmere. Definitely not.

David Fido seems a very appropriate name for a man wearing such a frightfully furry toupee!!

TH-cam has gone mad

Those poor women forever remembered by their mortuary photos i would be mortified..i believe it was lechmere and his mother knew or had something to do with it her dishonest bigamist marriages show her disdain for the truth. Xxx

I'm sure that the surname at the beginning is pronounced 'Eye-Anson'

when can i turn the sound back on?

As always well and thoughtfully presented. I agree that Joseph Hyam Levy and Lawende would have acknowledged him. Though there is a scenario where Joseph Hyam Levy makes his comment about not liking being out when people like that were about to distract from the fact that it is his cousin they see. Levy may have been only trying to cover for the fact that his cousin frequented prostitutes. Not saying that is what happened. And it's highly unlikely. But a remote possibility, maybe. Similarly with the graves. The plots may have been bought beforehand or the burials done more out of a desire to colour over the past, the truth. Same with the dedications. Families are often driven to cover over their shame. My uncle, who killed his wife and was killed by the police, is buried in the family plot with a lovely dedication and no mention or allusion to what he did. People would rather forget such things. This is also not to say that is what happened. Just that there is that possibility. I don't think Levy was the killer because, by all reports, he was very noticeably disturbed and not someone even drunken women were likely to trust enough to go to dark places with. And the man that Lawende and the others see they all seem to agree was carrying on a comfortable conversation. I doubt Levy at that point would have been capable of prolonged comfortable conversations. As to the bloody rag, it was not small, but it also was not so large that one couldn't easily put it in a pocket or otherwise conceal it. Again, unlikely that someone would do such a thing. But we are not dealing with a fully rational mind. Did read the book, and the arguments are well thought out, but I just don't buy him or any other 'raving lunatic' as being capable of pulling these murders off. We make a mistake in placing weight on police suspects or theories. They had no experience or understanding of this kind of killing.

Well rebutted. Strange how the outdated idea of a 'Jewish mad man' still persists when our knowledge of serial killers has moved on.

Good work Ed… that was my next book funnily enough, don’t seem much point now.

Very interesting. I have to agree with you that K wasn't capable of the murders. I plan to subscribe to your channel and watch more of your interesting videos.

Would you consider an episode examining the assertion that H.H. Holmes is a viable Ripper suspect?

Paul showed up AFTER Lechmere. Paul saw Lechmere leaning over the body.

Great Video Ed, love the on site aspects.