Anyone else having trouble with Jeff's blog?

[sunny]

I'm getting:<br><br>You are not authorized to view this page <p></p><i></i>

[Et in Arcadia ego]

403-forbidden message here..<br><br>(BTW, Howdy, Jeff. My machine got creamed with some sort of virus and I've been offline for almost 2 weeks as a result.) <p></p><i></i>

[Hugh Manatee Wins]

Like the Beltway Sniper killing Linda Franklin, the FBI's cyberspecialist in infrastructure security such as...buildings. <p></p><i></i>

[antiaristo]

Hugh,<br>Know nothing about the case. I avoid 9/11.<br><br>But from what you have said I would say that the glove fits perfectly. <p></p><i></i>

[Quentin Quire]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>I had considered Patricia Cornwells Ripper book as definitive.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>It is - definitive nonsense. Not self-respecting ripperologist takes her theory seriously, beacause she has no evidence.<br><br>Stephen Knight's book is 'Jack The Ripper - The Final Solution', not 'From Hell' which is the graphic novel by Alan Moore based on Knight's theory. <br><br>It is certainly an interesting and entertaining read but the Masonic/Royalty theory is only slightly more plausible than Cornwall's 'Sickert did it' idea in my opinion.<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[antiaristo]

Thanks for the correction, Quentin. Just shows what happens when you work from memory. <p></p><i></i>

[sunny]

Ripperologists are notoriously jealous.<br><br>I thought she had lots of evidence. Just look at some of his paintings! One was called "Jack the Rippers Bedroom" or some such, and seemed to come from the Rippers perspective. Dead female bodies figured prominently in alot of his paintings.<br><br>Midochondrial DNA figured in with stamps from known Sickert letters and known Ripper letters. I admit, the tests weren't conclusive. I read the book nearly 2 years ago and got it from the library, so I'd have to go get it again to better make my points.<br>She made many good points, but the book was very badly written, prose wise, IMO. <p></p><i></i>

[Quentin Quire]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Ripperologists are notoriously jealous.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>Very true. I wouldn't class myself as one, but I am pretty well read on the case.<br><br>The 'evidence' of the paintings is highly subjective. Many artists feature acts of violence or dead bodies in their works. Francis Bacon's work is full of visceral, bloody imagery but this does not make him a serial killer. It is entirely possible that Sickert was interested or even obssessed with the case - a great many were.<br><br>As the DNA evidence - it proved he perhaps wrote some of the Ripper letters. The police received thousands - are we suggesting that every one who posted a fake letter claiming to be Jack actually was?<br><br>Neither of these points - Cornwell's strongest suppositions would stand up in any court of law. She had an interesting theory, but IMHO it is very flawed.<br><br>There's a book that has been recently published called 'Uncle Jack' in which a welshman discovers that a Victorian relative - a very well-known Doctor who founded a impressive Welsh library and had Royal connections - was active in the Whitechapel area at the time and knew the victims. A knife - with what seems to be blood was found along with his diary in his personal posessions. <br><br>I'm not convinced this man was the Ripper - but the argument provided is far stronger than Cornwell's case. If you are interested in JtR then 'Uncle Jack' is an interesting read. <p></p><i></i>

[sunny]

________________________________________________<br>Neither of these points - Cornwell's strongest suppositions would stand up in any court of law. She had an interesting theory, but IMHO it is very flawed.<br>_______________________________________________<br><br>Most or all of the Ripper theories wouldn't stand up in a court of law at this point. <br>It all amounts to a fascinating parlour game.<br><br>Are you aware of any theories that WOULD stand up in court?<br>I remember years ago a diary surfacing, concerning the Brithish husband of a local (Mobile, Alabama) debutante, which seemed to suggest some kind of involvement in the case.<br>I'll see if I can find a reference.<br><br>ps-sorry we've hijacked this thread. We could move it over if anyone is interested. <p></p><i></i>

[antiaristo]

No, carry on.<br>Jeff's blog is back on-line <p></p><i></i>

[sunny]

JACK THE RIPPER AND A BELLE FROM MOBILE<br>Alabama Heritage, Winter 2004 by Dolgin, Daniel L<br><br><br>MORE INTRIGUING THAN THE CHANCE THAT MOBILE'S FLORENCE CHANDLER MARRIED JACK THE RIPPER IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT SHE ENDED HIS CAREER WITH A SLOW REGIMEN OF ARSENIC. BY DANIEL L. DOLGIN<br><br>NATIVE ALABANIAN FLORENCE Chandler Maybrick's name might have disappeared into permanent obscurity half a century ago had it not been for a strange finding in Liverpool, England, several decades after her death. A handwritten diary from a trunk inside a cupboard in a Liverpool home changed hands many times before ending up on the desk of writer Shirley Harrison. The document, signed "Jack the Ripper," contained the supposed confessions of the infamous serial murderer of prostitutes in London between April 1888 and May 1889. Harrison published the book as The Diary of Jack the Ripper in 1993.<br>__________________________________________________<br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4113/is_200401/ai_n9351005">www.findarticles.com/p/ar...i_n9351005</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[mother]

Hey Quentin, I am certain that I read years ago an article about Francis Bacon who was said to have been a serial rapist of young boys. I remember the author described horrible abuse of children in a cliche-ed manner, with the tolerance reserved for brilliant artists who do hideous things in their personal lives. I used to ADORE Francis Bacon, I began using cashmere sweaters to move paint around as he did to get that swooshing effect, but after spending an afternoon with a bunch of his paintings in the National Gallery I got the creeps sooo bad, just sick of it. So, even though Patricia Cornwell is a bit boring, I believe her point of view is as worthy of anyone of consideration. I am so sorry not to be able to remember where the Bacon article came from-Vanity Fair 12 years ago? Artforum? <p></p><i></i>