They say that much of Jack the Ripper case material is lost. You remember that killer who butchered prostitutes in Whitechapel, London, in late Victorian era. As it turns out now, the files are not lost. They have been all preserved by Inspector Abberline, a man who never gives up.
Every time when something new surfaces - which, incredible enough, still happens - he takes out the file box and goes through the evidence he has collected during years.
And these are the mysterious Ripper Files! As you can see, he has been very thorough. He has saved letters, legal documents, investigation notes, newspaper clippings, maps drawn over the sites, handwritten notes, and a bunch of photos over both victims and suspects.
You get the size of these documents when comparing them to the picture above where Abberline has lifted the box on the table. They aren't just pictures, I have printed and cut out each one of them.
Indexing the files is a slow and meticulous task.
Quite often letter arrive, with either theories about the murderer, or sometimes old documents believed to be lost, resurface. even new documentation comes into existence. Mostly the leads turn into nothing, but anyway, everything has to be checked. Any small detail can be important in a murder investigation.
Having read the letter he starts to ponder over the murder locations and their connection. There sure must be some connection, some angle not yet noticed?
Yes, this is most definitely something deserving looking into! An new file is born.
Kirjoitus julkaistu 4.7.2009 21:23
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