JACK THE RIPPER MEETS CINDERELLA

STEVEN LAWSON — RIPPER UNTOLD — 2021

Nothing brilliant indeed. It is not even a theory or a conspiracy of any kind. It is the most direct and hence absurd hypothesis that the forensic pathologist is the criminal who kills prostitutes at night and dissects them the following day. He is seen as impotent or sex-deprived (he should learn about onanism), because, since he is an alcoholic, his wife imposes onto him total abstinence as long as he goes on drinking any kind of liquor. Killing prostitutes is his way to compensate for his sexual deprivation and remain faithful since he does not use the services of the prostitutes.

That kind of approach of this criminal seems childish because it uses only very naïve elements that a child of 12 would consider rather simple if not simple-minded.

That’s a shame because the case could have been explored a little bit more, though it has been explored so much that I doubt there is anything left to discover, except the identity of the murderer.

Dr. Jacques COULARDEAU

VERSION FRANÇAISE

Vraiment rien de génial. Ce n’est même pas une théorie ou une conspiration d’aucune sorte. L’hypothèse la plus directe et donc la plus absurde est que le médecin légiste est le criminel qui tue les prostituées la…