As usual you make compelling arguments Edward - and I quite liked Levy as a suspect. Really appreciate how you break down everything into bits, and dispel the many "truths" that have stood for years.
I am no Ripperologist and can claim no expertise in tis subject, but your argument seems very well reasoned to me, and knowing who he is not is an important contribution to this enduring mystery
Jacob Levy exonerated ! Another theory meticulously dismantled. If you’re thinking of proposing a candidate to be subjected to intense investigation by Edward Stow I suggest you have an early night before doing so. Another excellent outing !
The writer of this book stole the profile from the first person to suggest Levy, the profiler Pat Brown, Pat wrote all this over 12 years ago, this person owes the originator of this story at least a mention as it is plagiarised almost word for word
Luckily I forgot to turn the sound down when he told us too so I heard him tell us to turn it up again. Unluckily I didn’t forget that time and then had to listen to the rest of it at an absolutely ungodly volume.
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OMG, I'd pay good money to watch a mock ripper trial, with you and Christer Holgrem acting as "Prosecutors for the Crown" and having one or two of the more good faith, well researched, experienced, "ripperologists", to defend him. That would make an excellent TV or even an internet video!
Scobie is a good defence barrister - hence he knew the case against Lechmere was good - he would naturally view it from the perspective of how it would be defended against. Unlike most people who endlessly debate irrelevancies on marginal Ripper forums, Scobie understands evidence and how a case can be constructed.
@davesmith7432 You know Christer already won the debate on "The case for the prosecution". Lol. Steven knows that he wouldn't win a live debate. With Ed or Christer.
A very good review with lots of good points made. What is most fascinating is the continued interest in Jack the Ripper so long after the crimes ended.
It occurred to me that it is strange Paul and Lechmere had never run into each other before, nor after the Nichols encounter. It would seem Lechmere's habitual route to work was regularly earlier than Paul's. Lechmere's encounter with Nichols delayed him enough to be caught up by Paul that morning. Evidently Nichols cut up the side street from Whitechapel road to have spotted Lechmere, who took advantage of the happenstance. I'm sure Lechmere heard the foot falls of Paul before he turned the corner. He couldn't depart without raising suspicion and awaited the stranger. It was shrewd behavior and shows he was calculating and not an idiot, nor raving lunatic. I'm interested to know now who the residents of the street were.
Yes Lechmere had a considerably longer work route to cover so naturally wouldn't have been walking Bucks Row at the same time as Paul if both started work at 4.00. 'Something' kept Lechmere from already being well past Bucks Row by the time Paul came along, and we have a fair idea what that was.
I have been transfixed by the house of lechmere! Another great installment! Edward ! I absolutely love how you have taken us on this amazing Jack the Ripper journey taking us on your walks to the various places with you showing us the areas some of us just are not able to visit ourselves, I would love to be able to transverse these areas but I know I would never find them on my own! ❤
It's my pleasure, I must say after finding your TH-cam channel I haven't watched any other jack the ripper channel, the reason? I believe you make the most sense out of all the information ( in my humble opinion) besides I think you put more into your channel personally... It all makes so much more sense...
Like you, I discount Levy being Andersons suspect. However, if anyone disagrees with us, then I see no problem with Israel Schwartz being the witness who identified Levy.
If Schwartz was used by the police to identify levy - he must have killed stride. Interestingly the I'Ansons dont believe Stride was a Ripper victim. But we know the police used Lawende twice - in 1891 and 1895. Why didn't they use lawende to try and identify Levy? And Levy died in 1891. So why were they still using lawende in 1895 to try and identify the ripper.
@thehouseoflechmere9407 Nine and a half stone will go a long way on a 5' 3" frame. You only have to imagine him wearing the right clothing, and a witness might plausibility describe him as stout. Of course, we must assume a two inch error in Schwartz's estimate of his height. That is on the upper limit of what is realistic. A store detective will generally call a person's height to within an inch, but Schwartz would have been much less experienced.
I can remember when petticoat lane and club row be absolutely packed with thousands and thousands of people trying to get bargains etc or selling stuff from hair clips to puppies,shame that london dont exist anymore and that's only a matter of thirty five years where london has changed so much for the worse its sad.
I do find Levy's connection with the Wentworth Model Dwellings interesting, as most other 'suspects' don't have good links there, but there are also many weaknesses with the case as you pointed out.
Painstakingly correct, logical, and fact-based -- with the right amount of dryness and humor. This is how a good ripperologist works! Most ripperologists should watch and learn. Now it seems more important to create conflicts and be jealous.
Painstakingly correct and fact-based? Not to be confrontational, but on what do you base this assessment? Ed states, of Lawende, Levy, and Harris: "They all lived in that small tight-knit community - Jewish community - around Aldgate." Does this withstand scrutiny? Joseph Lawende gave his address as No. 45 Norfolk Road, Dalston at the inquest, and he had been there since around 1885. Is Dalston part of Aldgate's tight knit community? Even when Lawwende lived in the East End some years earlier it was in Tenter Street, which was south of Aldgate by over a quarter of a mile and there is nothing to show he was part of the "tight knit" community in Aldgate. He was a commercial traveler in tobacco; he was not a butcher. City Inspector McWilliam did give Lawende's address as 79 Fenchurch Street (the address that Phil Sugden used) which is much closer, but looking at the London directories this appears to have been a mere business address, with engravers, tailors, etc. operating out of the same building in the 1880s and 90s. The theory that men attending the same club on a Saturday night would know each other's cousins by sight is convenient to Ed's dismissal, but it is by no means logical or factual.
@@Stroheim333 Giving factual information is "jealousy"?? I do not advocate Jacob Levy as the Ripper, but what Ed states is incorrect. Do your own research and you will easily confirm that Joseph Lawende lived in Dalston in 1888 and not Aldgate. Why stretch the truth if one is seeking objectivity?
@@Stroheim333 "Why do you hided (sic) your voluminous comments in this thread"? Where else am I supposed to comment? Ed posts here and he should be allowed to respond. I am posting in response to his video, which seems entirely appropriate. Or do you want an echo chamber?
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.
Listening from South Carolina. I really enjoy your work. The more I think about who JTR could have been, the more I think Charles Lechmere or Francis Tumblety. I used to think the Ripper was probably Kosminski. I now consider the Ripper to being more calculating and clever. A. Kosminski was deteriorating mentally; therefore, I doubt he had the ability to hold it together. As I finished listening to your assessment, I agree with your conclusion. Thank you, very informative. 😊
@@thehouseoflechmere9407on another point altogether, why do you think that Lechmere gave his real address at the Polly Nichols inquest when he had already lied about his name (or been less than truthful)? Seems a bit odd. I also think that he was well known to most or all of the victims and maybe had used their services previously, as they were willing to go with him knowing there was a killer on the loose.
I think I've covered this on another film, but the logic of the situation was that he came forward to avoid being caught in a drag net unawares. If he gave a false address and the police called for a follow up and he obviously wasn't there, then he would be subjected to the drag net he wanted to avoid. So he had no option but to give his address. But only one newspaper reported it which suggests he either mumbled it or in the confusion at the court didn't give it and that paper - The Star - obtained the address from.the court officer during the lunch recess.
Great post. Given how JTR escaped capture from at least two of his killings with seconds to spare it is not consistent with an out of control syphilitic mania..... It requires a cool calculated killer not an ill-disciplined maniacAs you mention this Levy theory is full of holes.
One of the most notorious serial killers in the US was Ted Bundy. He was very calculated . It wasn't until the end of his killing spree when he was on the run, that he became careless and began to make mistakes.
I really enjoyed your videos, particularly I liked the degree of research you put into them and it adds credibility to your hypothesis that Lechmere was JTR. The one thing that I find frustrating about all of these theories is that you (in my opinion) have not focused enough of your attention to what I believe is the biggest clue to discovering the true mindset of JTR and that is the "From Hell" letter. This letter I believe is the only genuine letter from the actual JTR but its often not thoroughly investigate anywhere near enough. I would love to see you do a video just upon this and by that I mean with the same level of investigative research you apply with all your other video's. You may be right about Lechmere, but that From Hell letter i believe without a doubt is real and you can read between the lines the frustration of JTR. I would love you to do a full in depth video of the receiver of that letter with the kidney. I want to know much more about that person as I believe JTR knew him or of him. Where did he live? What exactly did he do in regards to "keeping the streets safe" etc and how that may have impacted someone like JTR. My reading of that letter says to me that JTR had a very big ego and was clearly angry towards this man. I think that letter holds the clue to identifying JTR and kills off a great number of theories posted about jTR. Will you please investigate this letter in the same detail you apply to Lechmere?
The kidney sent with the letter was in an advance state of disease. A heavy alcohol users kidney. The kidney of the murder victim was in a healthy state and so was her liver. The kidney sent with the letter was certainly not the murder victims kidney. The police at the time believed it was a prank, perpetrated most likely by a medical student.
No, As a retired Police Officer who has done more than a little research into Jack the Ripper my one and only suspect is Jacob Isenschmid, Known previous as 'The Crazy Butcher", He had previous been taken off the list of suspects because he was in a mental hospital during the double event on September 30th 1888, but we now know that he had previously escaped and returned to the hospital without being seen and then escaped for over 20 years and turned himself back in a few months before dying, When asked where he was he stated "Doing work in America, I miss the Albuquerque sun rises". We also know there was a string of Murders dubbed "The American Ripper" from early 1889 until 1920 from New York City to Albuquerque that were identical to the White Chappel Murders, if he had slipped away without anyone noticing once how do we KNOW he was there during the September 30th double murder.
Jacob Levy is in a similar league with Aaron Kozminski. After hearing the theories and examining the known details about these men, I cannot have anything but sympathy for them. Having their names attached to the Ripper murders posthumously is the final nail in the coffin of their sad lives.
I think your evidence in favour of Lechmere is still the most compelling and am amazed that it’s not been made official by all the Ripperologists and ‘learned officials’. PEACE ;]
Just watching this video again this morning and just have to say you are doing great work Edward and I find these insights into who was Jack the Ripper fascinating, please keep them coming if possible 👍
Love this channel, great, indept coverage of the ripper murders. I found the evidence very thin for Levy to be Jack the Ripper. The most compelling person of interest to date for me is Letchmere. He fits the model . I look forward to more stellar videos from your channel. Thank you.
And criminal profiler Pat Brown pointed this all out about Jacob Levy several years before that book came out. She talks about it on her channel and was on a show years ago discussing it. 😊
I still find Tumblety to be a very interesting suspect. The hand writing compared to the from hell letter, the fact he collected and preserved uterus from woman. The fact he fled after being bailed out. And he could very well be the American who was seen bloody at that in after the double event. It's all circumstantial but still intriguing.
Me neither it is just something that made me wonder that if any men had been found killed in the same manner then clearly it would change the narrative and to imagine no men were killed in a brutal manner over this period at all is unlikely
I am not convinced there were five and only five, and with that I think that opens up the probability there were different killers rather than a single serial killer... and that is why the police failed to catch any of them. I believe Lechmere/Cross definitely was the killer nearly caught red handed. But I am not discounting the possibility he or other possible suspects were responsible for other murders. For all we know, the newspapers made up the theory of a single serial killer to build hysteria and interest in the story... and there never was a single killer. The myth was born, and former police bought into it and promoted it later. Perhaps it was never one.
That is a fascinating theory, and one I have heard others broach in the past. Not many people would even consider the possibility that there may have been more than one murderer. This is especially true when one expands the murders past the canonical five. I believe the tradition of Jack the Ripper being a single perpetrator is so engrained in our collective psyche since the beginning (largely due to mass media), that we have developed confirmation bias. Confirmation bias will never lead one to the truth.
I'm not saying I agree with everything that you say but your view is one I would listen to, you words tell me you are nobody fool and don't follow the crowd and have strong points.
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Excellent video, and I think you're correct in your verdict. I would say though that the inclusion of Jacob's name on his wife's grave does not seem to me necessarily an indication that he was fondly remembered, in and of itself. I believe that including the name of the deceased husband on a widow's grave was pretty traditional, and indeed leaving it off would have been quite a statement.
Not trying to make some kind of weird point (as it's no skin off my nose) but I'anson is usually pronounced either i-an-sun or ee-an-sun. Always enjoys these vids. Thank you.
Good work, Ed - guessing you saw Pat Brown's profile of JTR that I mentioned a few weeks ago, as she favours Levy. And I'm pretty sure the surname of the book's authors is pronounced 'eye-anson' (it's a capital 'I', not an 'L').
Given that we know today that most serial killers are "normal" and the majority have steady jobs and families, it's quite unbelievable that so many people still seem to fixate on the thought that they are likely to be lunatics/overtly mentally unwell. It's especially shocking that profilers like Pat Brown are sticking with these outdated ideas. I think the normality of Lechmere is one of the biggest things that points to his guilt over all the other alleged suspects (obviously, behind the fact that he was found at a crime scene and all of his suspect behaviour thereafter!)
@GradKat Someone who doesn't stand out but blends in and interacts easily with those around them and who conforms with the standards of the era and the society of which they are part of (so, in this case - had a regular job, a family and no obvious mental health problems etc.).
Found this channel a few nights ago and I’ve watched a couple episodes a night. Very good channel to scratch the itch the missing evidence documentary left, you mentioned before the brevity of said documentary in comparison to the newer one, and I find your analysis of every little detail to be more than answering my questions. Perhaps if the police weren’t fixated on a possible jewish maniac and instead made sure they were given the right legal name by someone who allegedly found a body we’d have some more answers.
Anybody confusing “Jacob” and “Joseph” as being the same name in Hebrew really needs to do better at their homework. The meanings of the names are proof of that. The name “Jacob” means “He Who Grabs the Heel” or it can also mean “He Who Supplants.” The name “Joseph,” on the other hand, means “May God Add” or “May God Increase.”
Totally agree with you. I have always believed that Jack the Ripper could not be overtly mentally ill to the point they would of spent time in a asylum before or after the murders and I suspect that he did not have many and constant interactions with the Police and if he had dealings with the courts they would of been trivial. I also think that the thinking that the killer must of had some skill with knives and had anatomical knowledge beyond a person of average intelligence. He would of been a loaner and private, maybe married but would have very little interactions with anyone outside of his marriage but was not out of place in the area and seen often over a period of time.
Ed, would there be enough content to do an episode on likely routes Lechmere would have taken, on the early mornings when he was meant to be working, where he was residing at the time, where we would probably have picked up the victim and where the murder took place. Actually could be a mammoth task when I think about it.
There was a person on the scene who claimed he discovered the body. A second male shows up on the scene who suggested to move the body. But the 1st person says leave the body. Could this have been Jack?
In the case of witness Lowenda, he stated that ""He might not know him again " meaning he didn't think he would recognize him. At that point the police aren't going to say "To hell with him he can't help". They are going to show him suspects anyway just in case he does actually recognize the suspect.
Well, I admit that for many years now I thought that it was Jacob Levy because he seemed to fit the known facts. I am in Chicago and after watching you walk the streets at the actual locations I defer to your judgement as you are so deeply immersed in this. I'm not sure that I followed all of your arguments as you progressed very rapidly (and you talk fast). I have not yet looked at Charles Allen Lechmere but I will. It seemed to me that all five murders happened between sundown on Friday and dawn on Sunday, in other words the Jewish Sabbath. The first murder where the lady was discovered in the street near the hospital was not far from a previous murder (in July I think) and I suspected that "Jack" was deliberately trying to make a copycat murder to throw off the police. The other four murders "Jack" was seen. My suspicion was that "Jack" was very smart and followed the newspapers. There was a "red moon" during this period and also the Robert Louis Stevenson story of "The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" was a sensation. My suspicion was that "Jack" somehow contracted syphilis and believed that he got it from a prostitute. He knew the victims as a client and they knew him so that they did not suspect anything. The first murder on the "double event" I think that he attended the gathering at the hall and unexpectedly encountered the third victim when he came out (Elizabeth I think). He had been searching for her for weeks without success because she had been out of London for a while. He did not have his usual murder knife with him but killed her using a different knife that he carried for self defense. Then later the same night when he was with Catherine Eddowes he was seen by his cousin and knew that he had been recognized. He killed her anyway but then got spooked and went back into Whitechapel to leave a false trail away from his house. Someone else saw him leave the apron and kidney and that person wrote the comment with the chalk. The policeman was correct that it had not been there earlier when the policeman had passed by. I did not know about the visit to the relative's house nearby. "Jack" then wrote the "From Hell" letter. The Catherine and Mary murders were so gruesome because "Jack" was influenced by Jekyll/Hyde and wanted to convince the world that a monster like Mr. Hyde was responsible while he was nondescript and unassuming. That was his disguise. "Jack" waited about five weeks before the last (Mary) murder because he feared that he might be under police surveillance. The murders stopped because he killed all the women that he suspected. This was what I thought. I defer to your much more thorough examination. Forgive me it must be 20 years since I looked at this in detail and can't remember all the facts. You just happened to come up on my TH-cam recommendations and caught my eye. I salute you and I thank you. I enjoyed this. WLR
@@thehouseoflechmere9407 Oh, thanks for pointing it out. It is fascinating. It makes you wonder how many other "Jacks" are out there under the radar and unnoticed because, truth be told, nobody really cares about these women. This case stands out because the press sensationalized it. Now it has become an industry like tourism. Thanks again. WLR
I think your case for Lechmere is compelling and don't understand why you've not been given the chance to put your case across to the wider public and put an end to all this ridiculous speculation. PEACE ;]
The Ripper hunt was in a frenzy at that point...... the last killing was indoors where JTR could be assured of privacy and relatively lower risk. He had walked away from 2-3 crime scenes at that point with seconds to spare! I always felt after the double event he knew he had to move very very carefully and then after the 5 canonical killing he probably felt the risk was just too high. He also could not top the brutality of the last killing.
Well my day off just got a whole lot better!..
Nothing better than a new video notification from "The House Of Lechmere" !!
Thanks @Edward Stow 👋😁
Thank you!
Agreed. My guess is that she/he was a ship fisherman. Yes, I said she.
I love the way he SAYS "Turn the sound back up now"
OK OK
He knew we wouldn't have turned it down.
😂 made me chuckle
A SMART BLOKE WOULD HAVE HELD UP A SHEET OF PAPER THAT SAID "TURN ON SOUND NOW" OR USE ON SCREEN TEXT .... SIMPLE
@@markthomas3730 So you think he's not smart then? Wow, he really had me fooled. By the way, WE CAN SEE YOU.😁
As usual you make compelling arguments Edward - and I quite liked Levy as a suspect. Really appreciate how you break down everything into bits, and dispel the many "truths" that have stood for years.
I am no Ripperologist and can claim no expertise in tis subject,
but your argument seems very well reasoned to me, and knowing who he is not is an important contribution to this enduring mystery
Such an in depth video as always. Always look forward to hearing from you!
Jacob Levy exonerated !
Another theory meticulously dismantled.
If you’re thinking of proposing a candidate to be subjected to intense investigation by Edward Stow I suggest you have an early night before doing so.
Another excellent outing !
Thanks!
No. Levy was the Ripper.
I wish we had someone like you to examine the JFK and Lee Harvey Oswald assassinations
Ha - a whole new ballgame
There's an excellent video of it by Walter Cronkite. Puts out what is known and rebuttals. He was well known for not slanting what he reported on.
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To tell you what?
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Who did it
I had to laugh when you said "you can turn the sound back up now" 😂
lol.. an audio insert to say..’you can turn the sound back up now’… 😂
Errrrr
NP if running subtexts
Excellent analysis once again! Bravo
Glad you enjoyed it!
The writer of this book stole the profile from the first person to suggest Levy, the profiler Pat Brown, Pat wrote all this over 12 years ago, this person owes the originator of this story at least a mention as it is plagiarised almost word for word
How shocking ! The gall of the pair!
I really appreciate your work, Edward. Definitely my new favourite channel. Truly excellent analysis, every time. Thank you!
The name of Jack the Ripper will never be known,
Luckily I forgot to turn the sound down when he told us too so I heard him tell us to turn it up again.
Unluckily I didn’t forget that time and then had to listen to the rest of it at an absolutely ungodly volume.
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OMG, I'd pay good money to watch a mock ripper trial, with you and Christer Holgrem acting as "Prosecutors for the Crown" and having one or two of the more good faith, well researched, experienced, "ripperologists", to defend him.
That would make an excellent TV or even an internet video!
Bring in James Scobie QC to DEFEND Charles Lechmere and watch just how quickly the House of Cards crumbles. Yours truly, JL Picard.
Scobie is a good defence barrister - hence he knew the case against Lechmere was good - he would naturally view it from the perspective of how it would be defended against. Unlike most people who endlessly debate irrelevancies on marginal Ripper forums, Scobie understands evidence and how a case can be constructed.
I nominate Steve Blomer! 😂
@davesmith7432 You know Christer already won the debate on "The case for the prosecution". Lol. Steven knows that he wouldn't win a live debate. With Ed or Christer.
I want a Netflix documentary. Christer and Ed together.
Very nice, impressive analysis of the Model Dwellings. Nobody else has done it.
Good work Ed… that was my next book funnily enough, don’t seem much point now.
A very good review with lots of good points made. What is most fascinating is the continued interest in Jack the Ripper so long after the crimes ended.
It occurred to me that it is strange Paul and Lechmere had never run into each other before, nor after the Nichols encounter. It would seem Lechmere's habitual route to work was regularly earlier than Paul's. Lechmere's encounter with Nichols delayed him enough to be caught up by Paul that morning. Evidently Nichols cut up the side street from Whitechapel road to have spotted Lechmere, who took advantage of the happenstance. I'm sure Lechmere heard the foot falls of Paul before he turned the corner. He couldn't depart without raising suspicion and awaited the stranger. It was shrewd behavior and shows he was calculating and not an idiot, nor raving lunatic. I'm interested to know now who the residents of the street were.
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Yes Lechmere had a considerably longer work route to cover so naturally wouldn't have been walking Bucks Row at the same time as Paul if both started work at 4.00.
'Something' kept Lechmere from already being well past Bucks Row by the time Paul came along, and we have a fair idea what that was.
Very interesting video as as I never before heard about Jacob Levy being suspect …still in favour of Lechmere ..
Levys a jewish name
There is a PC game about it, Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper by Frogwares.
I have been transfixed by the house of lechmere! Another great installment! Edward ! I absolutely love how you have taken us on this amazing Jack the Ripper journey taking us on your walks to the various places with you showing us the areas some of us just are not able to visit ourselves, I would love to be able to transverse these areas but I know I would never find them on my own! ❤
Thank you
It's my pleasure, I must say after finding your TH-cam channel I haven't watched any other jack the ripper channel, the reason? I believe you make the most sense out of all the information ( in my humble opinion) besides I think you put more into your channel personally... It all makes so much more sense...
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Thank you again!
Criminal Profiler Pat Brown names Levy as her top suspect. I'm still in the Lechmere camp, but open to other arguments.
I mention her in the description. She just likes him as he's local
Pat Butcher was the Ripper
So pleased to see another really investigated video from you, thankyou,
Easy answer - no
Cool.
Thanks for that.
Like you, I discount Levy being Andersons suspect. However, if anyone disagrees with us, then I see no problem with Israel Schwartz being the witness who identified Levy.
If Schwartz was used by the police to identify levy - he must have killed stride. Interestingly the I'Ansons dont believe Stride was a Ripper victim.
But we know the police used Lawende twice - in 1891 and 1895. Why didn't they use lawende to try and identify Levy? And Levy died in 1891. So why were they still using lawende in 1895 to try and identify the ripper.
Also the man schwartz saw was Broad Shouldered whereas Levy was a tiny man
@thehouseoflechmere9407 Nine and a half stone will go a long way on a 5' 3" frame. You only have to imagine him wearing the right clothing, and a witness might plausibility describe him as stout. Of course, we must assume a two inch error in Schwartz's estimate of his height. That is on the upper limit of what is realistic. A store detective will generally call a person's height to within an inch, but Schwartz would have been much less experienced.
I can remember when petticoat lane and club row be absolutely packed with thousands and thousands of people trying to get bargains etc or selling stuff from hair clips to puppies,shame that london dont exist anymore and that's only a matter of thirty five years where london has changed so much for the worse its sad.
I do find Levy's connection with the Wentworth Model Dwellings interesting, as most other 'suspects' don't have good links there, but there are also many weaknesses with the case as you pointed out.
I know Stone. My primary school used to go to Stone Lodge Farm every Summer during the 80s. Arrhhhhhh.... Those were the days.
Painstakingly correct, logical, and fact-based -- with the right amount of dryness and humor. This is how a good ripperologist works! Most ripperologists should watch and learn. Now it seems more important to create conflicts and be jealous.
I agree! 👍👏
Painstakingly correct and fact-based? Not to be confrontational, but on what do you base this assessment? Ed states, of Lawende, Levy, and Harris: "They all lived in that small tight-knit community - Jewish community - around Aldgate."
Does this withstand scrutiny? Joseph Lawende gave his address as No. 45 Norfolk Road, Dalston at the inquest, and he had been there since around 1885. Is Dalston part of Aldgate's tight knit community?
Even when Lawwende lived in the East End some years earlier it was in Tenter Street, which was south of Aldgate by over a quarter of a mile and there is nothing to show he was part of the "tight knit" community in Aldgate. He was a commercial traveler in tobacco; he was not a butcher.
City Inspector McWilliam did give Lawende's address as 79 Fenchurch Street (the address that Phil Sugden used) which is much closer, but looking at the London directories this appears to have been a mere business address, with engravers, tailors, etc. operating out of the same building in the 1880s and 90s.
The theory that men attending the same club on a Saturday night would know each other's cousins by sight is convenient to Ed's dismissal, but it is by no means logical or factual.
@@rogerpalmer3522 Wow, a jealous ripperologist who create conflicts! Cute. Why do you hided your voluminous comment in this thread?
@@Stroheim333 Giving factual information is "jealousy"?? I do not advocate Jacob Levy as the Ripper, but what Ed states is incorrect. Do your own research and you will easily confirm that Joseph Lawende lived in Dalston in 1888 and not Aldgate. Why stretch the truth if one is seeking objectivity?
@@Stroheim333 "Why do you hided (sic) your voluminous comments in this thread"? Where else am I supposed to comment? Ed posts here and he should be allowed to respond. I am posting in response to his video, which seems entirely appropriate. Or do you want an echo chamber?
Great job on presenting this information! Absolutely brilliant! Thanks!
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.
Listening from South Carolina. I really enjoy your work. The more I think about who JTR could have been, the more I think Charles Lechmere or Francis Tumblety. I used to think the Ripper was probably Kosminski. I now consider the Ripper to being more calculating and clever. A. Kosminski was deteriorating mentally; therefore, I doubt he had the ability to hold it together. As I finished listening to your assessment, I agree with your conclusion. Thank you, very informative. 😊
Very well researched and presented. The area's changed a lot since I was last there; mind you that was way back in the 1970s!
It has completely changed!
@@thehouseoflechmere9407on another point altogether, why do you think that Lechmere gave his real address at the Polly Nichols inquest when he had already lied about his name (or been less than truthful)? Seems a bit odd. I also think that he was well known to most or all of the victims and maybe had used their services previously, as they were willing to go with him knowing there was a killer on the loose.
I think I've covered this on another film, but the logic of the situation was that he came forward to avoid being caught in a drag net unawares.
If he gave a false address and the police called for a follow up and he obviously wasn't there, then he would be subjected to the drag net he wanted to avoid. So he had no option but to give his address. But only one newspaper reported it which suggests he either mumbled it or in the confusion at the court didn't give it and that paper - The Star - obtained the address from.the court officer during the lunch recess.
@@thehouseoflechmere9407 makes sense - many thanks!
An excellent analysis Edward. Again he is a potential suspect amongst many. Im still for lechmere
Great video. Just found the channel. Super interesting! Thanks!
Welcome!
Great post. Given how JTR escaped capture from at least two of his killings with seconds to spare it is not consistent with an out of control syphilitic mania.....
It requires a cool calculated killer not an ill-disciplined maniacAs you mention this Levy theory is full of holes.
One of the most notorious serial killers in the US was Ted Bundy. He was very calculated . It wasn't until the end of his killing spree when he was on the run, that he became careless and began to make mistakes.
Its Lechmere innit
Yep
I really enjoyed your videos, particularly I liked the degree of research you put into them and it adds credibility to your hypothesis that Lechmere was JTR. The one thing that I find frustrating about all of these theories is that you (in my opinion) have not focused enough of your attention to what I believe is the biggest clue to discovering the true mindset of JTR and that is the "From Hell" letter. This letter I believe is the only genuine letter from the actual JTR but its often not thoroughly investigate anywhere near enough. I would love to see you do a video just upon this and by that I mean with the same level of investigative research you apply with all your other video's. You may be right about Lechmere, but that From Hell letter i believe without a doubt is real and you can read between the lines the frustration of JTR. I would love you to do a full in depth video of the receiver of that letter with the kidney. I want to know much more about that person as I believe JTR knew him or of him. Where did he live? What exactly did he do in regards to "keeping the streets safe" etc and how that may have impacted someone like JTR. My reading of that letter says to me that JTR had a very big ego and was clearly angry towards this man. I think that letter holds the clue to identifying JTR and kills off a great number of theories posted about jTR. Will you please investigate this letter in the same detail you apply to Lechmere?
Good idea!
The kidney sent with the letter was in an advance state of disease. A heavy alcohol users kidney. The kidney of the murder victim was in a healthy state and so was her liver. The kidney sent with the letter was certainly not the murder victims kidney. The police at the time believed it was a prank, perpetrated most likely by a medical student.
No, As a retired Police Officer who has done more than a little research into Jack the Ripper my one and only suspect is Jacob Isenschmid, Known previous as 'The Crazy Butcher", He had previous been taken off the list of suspects because he was in a mental hospital during the double event on September 30th 1888, but we now know that he had previously escaped and returned to the hospital without being seen and then escaped for over 20 years and turned himself back in a few months before dying, When asked where he was he stated "Doing work in America, I miss the Albuquerque sun rises". We also know there was a string of Murders dubbed "The American Ripper" from early 1889 until 1920 from New York City to Albuquerque that were identical to the White Chappel Murders, if he had slipped away without anyone noticing once how do we KNOW he was there during the September 30th double murder.
You ate mixing up James Kelly and Jacob Isenschmid
Jacob Levy is in a similar league with Aaron Kozminski. After hearing the theories and examining the known details about these men, I cannot have anything but sympathy for them. Having their names attached to the Ripper murders posthumously is the final nail in the coffin of their sad lives.
Exactly
But what about the sad lives of the victims?
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I think your evidence in favour of Lechmere is still the most compelling and am amazed that it’s not been made official by all the Ripperologists and ‘learned officials’. PEACE ;]
Just watching this video again this morning and just have to say you are doing great work Edward and I find these insights into who was Jack the Ripper fascinating, please keep them coming if possible 👍
Much appreciated
Very well researched Sir.
Thanks and welcome
Love this channel, great, indept coverage of the ripper murders.
I found the evidence very thin for Levy to be Jack the Ripper. The most compelling person of interest to date for me is Letchmere. He fits the model . I look forward to more stellar videos from your channel. Thank you.
Well said
@@thehouseoflechmere9407 Thank you. Best of the day to you.
Great Video Ed, love the on site aspects.
Thanks 👍
And criminal profiler Pat Brown pointed this all out about Jacob Levy several years before that book came out. She talks about it on her channel and was on a show years ago discussing it. 😊
Super Edward , will watch tonight
I still find Tumblety to be a very interesting suspect. The hand writing compared to the from hell letter, the fact he collected and preserved uterus from woman. The fact he fled after being bailed out. And he could very well be the American who was seen bloody at that in after the double event. It's all circumstantial but still intriguing.
Another good episode Ed !
Do you know if there’s been any research into unexplained murders of men over the same period?
Not that I know of
Me neither it is just something that made me wonder that if any men had been found killed in the same manner then clearly it would change the narrative and to imagine no men were killed in a brutal manner over this period at all is unlikely
@@mikepotts2470I think it would have come to light by now
Never heard of Jacob Levy.
This is my second time watching this your videos are always interesting I always watch them twice
Good!
I am not convinced there were five and only five, and with that I think that opens up the probability there were different killers rather than a single serial killer... and that is why the police failed to catch any of them. I believe Lechmere/Cross definitely was the killer nearly caught red handed. But I am not discounting the possibility he or other possible suspects were responsible for other murders.
For all we know, the newspapers made up the theory of a single serial killer to build hysteria and interest in the story... and there never was a single killer. The myth was born, and former police bought into it and promoted it later.
Perhaps it was never one.
That is a fascinating theory, and one I have heard others broach in the past. Not many people would even consider the possibility that there may have been more than one murderer. This is especially true when one expands the murders past the canonical five. I believe the tradition of Jack the Ripper being a single perpetrator is so engrained in our collective psyche since the beginning (largely due to mass media), that we have developed confirmation bias. Confirmation bias will never lead one to the truth.
I'm not saying I agree with everything that you say but your view is one I would listen to, you words tell me you are nobody fool and don't follow the crowd and have strong points.
Interesting idea but how many serial killers could there be in a square mile or 2
@@melissamcfarlin6840 And at the same time
Interesting ideas, have thought it possible before and come back to occasionally, but I'm in agreement with the lechmere line of thinking.
At 35 minutes into this 39 minute presentation, I realized I didn't care. It's a very good presentation though.
Another interesting video discussing a potential JTR suspect, well-researched and well-presented.
Staggeringly brilliant Edward. Thanks
Thank you!
Brilliant video again, I'm still convinced of lechmère.
Thank you
First time watching this channel that it doesn’t look cold and depressing . 😄
Ha! British weather
Eh? The video before this one was in the sunshine. 😉
@@lyndoncmp5751 ha well I am from Australia where even in the middle of winter it’s warm and sunny 😊
@@lyndoncmp5751 where you went is not where it’s warm in Winter I’m from Queensland in winter you can swim at the beach . First day of winter and it’s 22 deg at midday, I’m making comparisons , you have a disagreeable personality , that’s fine, the thread was meant as a laugh.
Excellent breakdown, really enjoyed it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent video, and I think you're correct in your verdict. I would say though that the inclusion of Jacob's name on his wife's grave does not seem to me necessarily an indication that he was fondly remembered, in and of itself. I believe that including the name of the deceased husband on a widow's grave was pretty traditional, and indeed leaving it off would have been quite a statement.
To me, Lechmere is the best candidate.
Not trying to make some kind of weird point (as it's no skin off my nose) but I'anson is usually pronounced either i-an-sun or ee-an-sun. Always enjoys these vids. Thank you.
Enjoyed your video thank you
Interesting content! Where do you buy your flat caps, sir?
Charity shops!
I agree with you about this "suspect."
"You can turn the sound back up now." needs subtitles Mr Stow!!!
Well spotted
Great work, as always!
Interesting analysis!
Fantastic always Sir. I'll be down in a few months so hopefully we can meet up then Ed 🎩🔪
Yes - way overdue
Good work, Ed - guessing you saw Pat Brown's profile of JTR that I mentioned a few weeks ago, as she favours Levy. And I'm pretty sure the surname of the book's authors is pronounced 'eye-anson' (it's a capital 'I', not an 'L').
Pat is a good profiler but she's off the mark on a number of cases.
Yes someone told me the pronunciation
@@lyndoncmp5751 To be fair, I think that's true of all profilers.
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Yes if you are a general profiler then you aren't as knowledgeable on specific cases. Stands to reason I guess.
By the way, Pat Brown once said that people who concentrate on specific cases are weird. I used to follow her channel until I heard her say that.
Given that we know today that most serial killers are "normal" and the majority have steady jobs and families, it's quite unbelievable that so many people still seem to fixate on the thought that they are likely to be lunatics/overtly mentally unwell. It's especially shocking that profilers like Pat Brown are sticking with these outdated ideas.
I think the normality of Lechmere is one of the biggest things that points to his guilt over all the other alleged suspects (obviously, behind the fact that he was found at a crime scene and all of his suspect behaviour thereafter!)
Yes it's astonishing actually, especially coming from supposed 'experts'.
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Define “normal”.
@GradKat Someone who doesn't stand out but blends in and interacts easily with those around them and who conforms with the standards of the era and the society of which they are part of (so, in this case - had a regular job, a family and no obvious mental health problems etc.).
Found this channel a few nights ago and I’ve watched a couple episodes a night. Very good channel to scratch the itch the missing evidence documentary left, you mentioned before the brevity of said documentary in comparison to the newer one, and I find your analysis of every little detail to be more than answering my questions. Perhaps if the police weren’t fixated on a possible jewish maniac and instead made sure they were given the right legal name by someone who allegedly found a body we’d have some more answers.
Thank you
How did Kozminski fail to win over the jury in the mock television trial as the most plausible suspect of the three?
Because he's implausible!
It's implausible an outwardly abnormal nutjob was JTR.
Great video Ed. Very thorough. Any plans for a George Chapman video? As I think he is a possible culprit.
Liked and subscribed. Thanks, I learned a lot.
Anybody confusing “Jacob” and “Joseph” as being the same name in Hebrew really needs to do better at their homework. The meanings of the names are proof of that. The name “Jacob” means “He Who Grabs the Heel” or it can also mean “He Who Supplants.” The name “Joseph,” on the other hand, means “May God Add” or “May God Increase.”
Yes!
Brilliant presentation.
I saw a documentary on Jack and some people kept bringing up HHH , they said when he moved to America Chicago the jack the ripper killings stopped
Totally agree with you. I have always believed that Jack the Ripper could not be overtly mentally ill to the point they would of spent time in a asylum before or after the murders and I suspect that he did not have many and constant interactions with the Police and if he had dealings with the courts they would of been trivial. I also think that the thinking that the killer must of had some skill with knives and had anatomical knowledge beyond a person of average intelligence. He would of been a loaner and private, maybe married but would have very little interactions with anyone outside of his marriage but was not out of place in the area and seen often over a period of time.
well argued video
Ed, would there be enough content to do an episode on likely routes Lechmere would have taken, on the early mornings when he was meant to be working, where he was residing at the time, where we would probably have picked up the victim and where the murder took place.
Actually could be a mammoth task when I think about it.
Not a bad idea for a film
I'm sure that the surname at the beginning is pronounced 'Eye-Anson'
'Turn the sound backup now'
There was a person on the scene who claimed he discovered the body. A second male shows up on the scene who suggested to move the body. But the 1st person says leave the body. Could this have been Jack?
"You can turn the sound back up now" 😅😅😅😅
Best troll ever
This is a really good film! I really enjoyed it. It makes perfect sense! 👍
In the case of witness Lowenda, he stated that ""He might not know him again " meaning he didn't think he would recognize him.
At that point the police aren't going to say "To hell with him he can't help".
They are going to show him suspects anyway just in case he does actually recognize the suspect.
What did he say i turned the sound down as instructed?
Well, I admit that for many years now I thought that it was Jacob Levy because he seemed to fit the known facts. I am in Chicago and after watching you walk the streets at the actual locations I defer to your judgement as you are so deeply immersed in this. I'm not sure that I followed all of your arguments as you progressed very rapidly (and you talk fast). I have not yet looked at Charles Allen Lechmere but I will. It seemed to me that all five murders happened between sundown on Friday and dawn on Sunday, in other words the Jewish Sabbath. The first murder where the lady was discovered in the street near the hospital was not far from a previous murder (in July I think) and I suspected that "Jack" was deliberately trying to make a copycat murder to throw off the police. The other four murders "Jack" was seen. My suspicion was that "Jack" was very smart and followed the newspapers. There was a "red moon" during this period and also the Robert Louis Stevenson story of "The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" was a sensation. My suspicion was that "Jack" somehow contracted syphilis and believed that he got it from a prostitute. He knew the victims as a client and they knew him so that they did not suspect anything. The first murder on the "double event" I think that he attended the gathering at the hall and unexpectedly encountered the third victim when he came out (Elizabeth I think). He had been searching for her for weeks without success because she had been out of London for a while. He did not have his usual murder knife with him but killed her using a different knife that he carried for self defense. Then later the same night when he was with Catherine Eddowes he was seen by his cousin and knew that he had been recognized. He killed her anyway but then got spooked and went back into Whitechapel to leave a false trail away from his house. Someone else saw him leave the apron and kidney and that person wrote the comment with the chalk. The policeman was correct that it had not been there earlier when the policeman had passed by. I did not know about the visit to the relative's house nearby. "Jack" then wrote the "From Hell" letter. The Catherine and Mary murders were so gruesome because "Jack" was influenced by Jekyll/Hyde and wanted to convince the world that a monster like Mr. Hyde was responsible while he was nondescript and unassuming. That was his disguise. "Jack" waited about five weeks before the last (Mary) murder because he feared that he might be under police surveillance. The murders stopped because he killed all the women that he suspected. This was what I thought. I defer to your much more thorough examination. Forgive me it must be 20 years since I looked at this in detail and can't remember all the facts. You just happened to come up on my TH-cam recommendations and caught my eye. I salute you and I thank you. I enjoyed this. WLR
Polly Nichols was murdered on Friday morning well before sun up
@@thehouseoflechmere9407 Oh, thanks for pointing it out. It is fascinating. It makes you wonder how many other "Jacks" are out there under the radar and unnoticed because, truth be told, nobody really cares about these women. This case stands out because the press sensationalized it. Now it has become an industry like tourism. Thanks again. WLR
Very interesting! It’s a NO from me!
It wasn’t Levy. End of story.
Amazing to see the old Jewish cemetery. Thanks for the great episode and its historic value.
Glad you enjoyed it
No-Overwhelming circumstantial evidence (imo) Michael Maybrick was JTR
Not mine though-Bruce Robinson They all love Jack
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 😂
I think Tracy was doing some pretty fancy gymnastics to try to implicate Levy. Simone Biles watch out.
Very good video
Thank you
Nicely made short film.
Maybe there were more than one Jack the Rippers' going around at the time.
I think your case for Lechmere is compelling and don't understand why you've not been given the chance to put your case across to the wider public and put an end to all this ridiculous speculation. PEACE ;]
Yes. Jacob Levy was definitely Jack the Ripper. Shocked TH-cam would even allow a video like this to be posted.
Should it be banned?
Strange that the Month of October was no Ripper Murders??
The Ripper hunt was in a frenzy at that point...... the last killing was indoors where JTR could be assured of privacy and relatively lower risk.
He had walked away from 2-3 crime scenes at that point with seconds to spare!
I always felt after the double event he knew he had to move very very carefully and then after the 5 canonical killing he probably felt the risk was just too high. He also could not top the brutality of the last killing.