Lechmere and the Whitechapel Murders (all of them) - Part 1

[@robertalpy9422]

The Smith woman who was attacked in April or may likely died of peritonitis. It's sad that despite surgeons being very capable of repairing internal injuries, that many if not most patients who endured surgery suffered a death from infection due to a lack of antibiotics. Even so, it's been known for centuries if not a millennium or more that garlic fresh both eaten and packed on an infected area will very aggressively fight infection. It is a powerful natural antibacterial. I've had better results beating infections with garlic than with some antibiotics.

[@walkawaycat431]

I'm an LVN and I've never heard of that. Thanks for the advice. 😊

[@walkawaycat431]

Thank you! Finally a channel on JTR AKA Charles Allen Lechmere.

[@vieuphoria1008]

Wow , no matter where he moved, worked or lived Lechmere seems to never be to far away from the scene of all the murders

[@Jcnbusiness]

That occurred to me too. He is either the unluckiest man in London perhaps even the world or he is responsible for these events in some way

[@collettemcquaide1662]

I'm excited to watch this. I have been reading about Jack for decades. Thanks.

[@PatrickCawley]

Charles Lechmere is now on my radar as a person of interest, and I am astonished to think he wasn't even a prime suspect at the height of the ripper killings. Thanks, Edward, for helping to highlight this individual and giving him greater prominence as a ripper suspect. I am not entirely convinced he is the killer, but I am most definitely of the opinion that he should have been a person of interest to the police back then.

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

Keep watching!

[@julesdelorme5192]

Again, like the use of maps and geography to illustrate the case. Definitely gives me a lot to think about!

[@alanleemaxwell831]

I've always wondered why he was so consistently overlooked. He can be reliably connected to ALL the murders. Strange.. Great upload, many thanks!

[@Stantheman848]

Zero evidence linking him to any.

[@alanleemaxwell831]

@@Stantheman848 in terms of evidence you're right, but an awful lot of coincidences...

[@toshomni9478]

Maybe because a lot of people who worked and/or lived in the area could be similarly connected because they all used the same streets to get around.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Stanley13, Zero evidence linking him to any? But he is the ONLY one out of all the suspects who was actually seen right by the body of one of the victims at or near the time of death and with nobody else in sight or sound. He was acting suspiciously at the time as well and hid subsequent behaviour was somewhat dubious. More evidence linking him than ANY other named suspects.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Tosh Omni, Who else was seen alone by someone else right by the body of one of the victims at or near the time of her death and with nobody else in sight or sound?

[@benjamingolisek6120]

"Alot of.people walked past these crime scenes daily on their way to work." Was anyone else found at one of the crime scenes standing over or near a freshly murdered victim? Alone? With no other person around until Robeet Paul shows up?

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

No!

[@MaryamofShomal]

@@thehouseoflechmere9407😆🤗🫶🏽

[@Quiet1-y9x]

Spot on.

[@cosmicmusicreynolds3266]

i would like to say we were not there and i question the timing on paul spotting Cross, as Holmgren himself was unable to account for properly in his documentary. i believe the account was 3 minutes out and that would change alot. we ve heard nothing of who lived in the road who were never questioned. I personally believe Cross saw a person but kept quiet for his own personal fear of being dragged in to this futher. we can never be sure of exactly what happened but i do know one thing , if Leitchmere was the killer, he s the first in history that stopped killing till he was caught.

[@janelancley7323]

​@@cosmicmusicreynolds3266 BTK stopped killing for quite a while.

[@TiaMargarita]

My belief is JTR knew his victims and may have availed of their services. Lechmere makes absolute sense. He chose pros that were alcoholics, (except the last victim who was a drinker and was the only one who was able to save enough money to rent her own room) JTR also knew when and where the policeman were so he could just avoid them).

[@delta212cpd]

If I understand this...what sealed it tight for me regarding Lechmere is that there was NO WHERE TO GO for another suspect between Lechmere and (forgot his name) the individual who approached Lechmere from the other direction and found him there. One of them therefore would have seen any other suspect leaving the immediate scene.

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

The body was very freshly slain at the time Lechmere met Robert Paul (the other guy) at the crime scene. The coroner confirmed this in his summing up. Lechmere must have unknowingly disturbed the killer just before he got there... if he didn't commit the murder himself

[@delta212cpd]

@@thehouseoflechmere9407 Ok...thanks for the response. Just getting to re-watch your series on him back to back. It's been a while since I have.

[@DavidSmith-bd8dd]

Remember forensic science is no where near as advanced as today she may of been dead 20 mins maybe less who knows it's not enough to convict how do we not no that Paul may not of doubled back on himself after someone approached the victims but I believe there may of been one more victim after Mary but who knows this is what makes the ripper so interesting

[@jackiewilson8772]

After reading The Five by Hallie Rubenhold, the women may not have all been pros, but straight up homeless. When you're homeless, you try and find old, quiet, abandoned places to sleep.

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

But none of them were killed in old abandoned places

[@deanodog3667]

What about the theory they were asleep??

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

​@deanodog3667 I will address this in a forthcoming film

[@deanodog3667]

@@thehouseoflechmere9407 please do , your videos are top notch 👌!!

[@austinguidry2]

Whoa, holy crap --- you really know your stuff! I've gotta say, this is impressive work!

[@shahlamajidi7719]

This writer from Sweden first brought Lechmere's case to attention.

[@davidhollins870]

That Swedish detective was so obviously right.

[@kevin6293]

@@davidhollins870 🤣 no, he’s so obviously WRONG. You think he disemboweled and nearly decapitated Nichols on his way to work? You don’t think he’s worried about showing up to work with blood on his clothes? Come on, man. It doesn’t matter how bloody his job is; if he shows up with fresh blood stains on his clothes it’s going to look suspicious. If he had murdered Nichols, then he would have fled when Robert Paul got near. Instead, he called Paul over TO him and Nichols’ mutilated corpse.

[@davidhollins870]

@@kevin6293 He answers all these points in the Channel5 prog - it is on KZbin.

[@kevin6293]

@@davidhollins870 no he doesn’t. For example, he says Lechmere didn’t run away after killing Nichols because he had nowhere to run. Um…he did have somewhere to run. He could have run down the street. This would have been a perfect escape route because it was in the exact opposite direction from where Robert Paul was. Indeed, it’s the direction George Chapman (Jack the Ripper) fled after killing Nichols.

[@8bitMandNES]

@@kevin6293 why do you think Chapman was the Ripper?

[@laday4792]

Why does everyone assume that Lechmere left his house at the time he says? He lied about many other things and yet it seems people believe him about the time he departs for work. Surely at that time in the morning his family is sleeping. He could leave his house at 2 am and no one would know any different.

[@jonstevens2899]

And Robert Paul made it clear that he saw nor heard anybody walking just ahead of him….. how long realistically did lechmere need with the slain body if he had innocently discovered her before raising the alarm? He must’ve still been ‘scratching his head’ for a good 30-45 seconds before Paul reached him. It makes no sense. Anybody would have just walked over and realised it was a ‘drunk rough sleeper’ and not in fact a tarpaulin and then continued on their way. Why would anyone on their way to work be in the slightest bit concerned for a complete stranger laying beside the roadside?

[@galelascala105]

I've always thought it was Lechmere. Thanks for these videos!

[@MaryamofShomal]

You’re awesome! So glad I found your channel. I love the way that you use maps and other visuals; it helps the audience to visualize the different locations and the routes he would have likely taken. I went on the Ripper tour when I was studying law in London, and the stories of these poor women have haunted me ever since. That demon was definitely guilty as hell 🤬

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

Welcome aboard!

[@noelfuentes2165]

Thank you I’m obsessed with history specially this type. I’ll be watching your videos

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

Welcome to the channel

[@catfishcave379]

Watching everything in order; very enjoyable.

[@keredsilloc4095]

Excellent. Compelling. Keep up the research and post more videos !

[@Mickcotton]

Absolutely Amazing Thank You So Much Cheers from Los Angeles CA.

[@carlraeside1423]

I have been studying serial killers for years now. The jack the ripper case has always made me laugh at some of the suspects presented. None of them made any sense. Then two years ago I watched the video that the reporter made c about Letchmere/cross. I then began some research on Mr. Letchmere. Low and behold everything fit into place. Everything we know about serial killers today was applicable to Alan even a profiler who said no name read his profile assessment and Alan fits... none of the others ever really fit. This video shows his escalation path...

[@carlraeside1423]

Another thing that leads me to belive it was him is why did he provide a false name? What was the purpose of that? Only one purpose I can think of and typical of most serial killers is to deflect suspicion.. look at how many aliases Bundy used, Or Tommy Lynn Sells, and quite a number of others.. not convitiable evidence by any means but but another piece that fits.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Yes Lechmere is far more worthy of consideration than the ridiculous Druitt, Tumblety, Kosminski etc theories.

[@oldlechmere8012]

Hey Ed, it's interesting how Lechmere moves further east as he ages. With these actions he's telling us he's tired of the police, he's tired of Jewish people and he's tired of prostitutes. Or is this pure speculation? Catch me when you can Mr. Stow.

[@08andylee]

You state you case very well. I can tell you really thought it out which I appreciate.

[@PEMBYSGAMINGWORLD]

When and if the Ripper Tours resume in London, i think they will still tell the tale of Mr. Charles "Cross" finding a body.

[@PEMBYSGAMINGWORLD]

@French blue8 Even to this day they all seem to dismiss the obvious facts about Charles Lechmere and i am convinced that if they admitted the evidence surrounding him, then the ripper tours would become redundant - no more mystery and no more business/money to be made. All they have to do is LISTEN to Mr. Stow here.

[@susanclapp1721]

They all seem to promote their usless suspects with no connections to the victims at all. A bit like todays politicians they dismiss or overlook the true facts and ramble on about a load of nonsense.

[@PEMBYSGAMINGWORLD]

@@susanclapp1721 What do you think about the info in this? Must be even more fascinating for you.

[@susanclapp1721]

@@PEMBYSGAMINGWORLD I filmed it.

[@PEMBYSGAMINGWORLD]

@@susanclapp1721 This is a very interesting story and i can't help feeling that something big will soon be revealed.

[@Concetta20]

I definitely had to watch this more than once. So much info.

[@michaelfoley4781]

Charles Allen Lechmere (Cross) aka Jack the Ripper found in plain sight case closed Nuff said finally !

[@martinthemartiann]

amazing this!! thanks!!

[@danielwebster5748]

I love the way English people talk learning on the job as it were.

[@melissamcfarlin6840]

If Lechmere was “behind time” (aka late to work) then shouldn’t he have taken the quickest route to work down Wentworth not the Bucks Row route.

[@wolfie8730]

Excellent video! If I had to pick a suspect right now, I would say "It was Lechmere wot dun it"! He's the only one I get real vibes about. I still need to read about a few others (including Francis Thompson) but Lechmere is my best suspect so far. Good job!

[@eddybutler7229]

I probably shouldn't say but... Richard Patterson - who wrote the book accusing Thompson - admitted to me he thought Lechmere was a better suspect, but not as glamorous as a famous poet! Famous poets however aren't usually serial killers and the suggestion that Thompson was staying at the end of Dorset Street in November 1888 has been disproved.

[@ebojfmdboojoh4023]

Thomas Cutbush perhaps

[@rvmm2]

Look in David Cohen. He was a jew who was placed into a mental asylum just after Mary Kelly's murder, but they gave him the name David Cohen as they either didn't know or couldn't spell his name and thus used Cohen (kind of like a John Doe, just used for jews in Victorian England). Therenis even a suggestion that when they went to look into Kosminski they were actually supposed to be looking at Kaminski who is the person this David Cohen is believed to be. It is interesting, most probably as cold a trail as this Lechmete guy but it's worth a look :)

[@baberoot1998]

That's right mate!!! Convict a human being on 'real vibes'!!! I am sure, your so-called, 'real vibes', are 100 percent accurate. You may have missed your calling. You should consider a career in convicting humans on your 'real vibes'. You could make a fortune! (You would just have to convince the logical people of the world...that your 'real vibes' are accurate). Real vibes!!! I love it!!! Lol.

[@One.DeSanctis.]

@@baberoot1998 what are your fact based conjectures, then? I believe "vibes" are equavilant to what the coppers call "my gut." Intuition and educated guessing is relied upon in law enforcement to this day.

[@jamesjackson-df1hi]

THIS SERIES IS INSANELY GOOD COZ I THINK IT WAS DEFFO LECHMERE/CROSS, HE'S A MAJOR CONTENDER AT THE MOMENT FOR ME COZ RECENT EVIDENCE IS STAGGERINGLY AMAZING OUT OF ANY OTHER SUSPECT BY MILES, EVEN HIS PHOTO LOOKS SHIFTY LIKES HE,S SAYING "I KNOW SOMETHING YOU DON'T". IT'S ALL IN THE EYES .

[@luke125]

james jackson Just spell the word BECAUSE. Writing “Coz” is awful and contributes to the denigration of the English language. Come on man. You’re obviously a smart person.

[@jamesjackson-df1hi]

@@luke125 SORRY , I WILL RECTIFY THAT IN FUTURE MATE.

[@luke125]

james jackson Good man.

[@jamesjackson-df1hi]

@The Joker BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE SMALL LETTERS.

[@octowuss1888]

@james jackson - you are the kind of fool that believes anything. His eyes look shifty! WTF? Didn't people say that about Walter Sickert? You know what is shifty? Your use of the Shift key!

[@dmw0077]

I agree with all the praise in the comments section. The research & detailed analysis regarding Lechmere potentially being the killer is pretty persuasive. Too bad we'll never really know for sure. My only complaint is calling all these women walking around after dark (even if occasionally seen talking to a man) as prostitutes. How does anyone know these ladies were outside simply because they were in no hurry to go back to their squalid, noisy, smelly, overcrowded lodgings? If they needed money, was begging or pawning possessions not an option? And if they did have sex with a man they met and liked, who's to say someone paid money for it? Were all the men on the street after dark looking to spend what little money they had on poor, malnourished, middle-aged prostitutes? Calling or suggesting these ladies were prostitutes probably made the middle and upper classes feel morally superior and safe in their comfortable beds. It hints at a motivation for the killer, but then why does he mutilate the bodies so called prostitutes afterwards? Bottomline: There is no evidence to support calling all or even most of the victims were prostitutes. The scandal-seeking newspaper accounts did, but the police investigations didn't. Parroting 19th century London yellow journalists in a 21st century video is just lazy, unsupported, biased and unconvincing analysis. Consequently, it undermines all the otherwise excellent analysis in this video.

[@McCRBen]

Poor old ladies trying to survive.

[@annegoodreau4925]

It seems like these incidents took place in different months, but the time between March 28 and April 3 is only 7 days. If Lechmere was involved in both events, what was going on there? That would be a significant escalation that didn't continue at that time.

[@michaelbrown7561]

Good work Ed!

[@MarkLewis...]

No... Great work by (actually) Christer Holmgren. A Swedish journalist... And (possibly) plagiarised.

[@michaelbrown7561]

@@MarkLewis... Plagiarized? Do you really think Ed has not acknowledged Christer as man behind the Lechmere theory? He has expanded on and has done in-depth research on the topic adding to Christer's theory-is there anything wrong with that?

[@MarkLewis...]

@@michaelbrown7561 In what video does he specifically credit Holmgren for all this information? These videos have been posted in the last 5 or 6 months. Holmgren's work, amassed over 30 years of investigation, has been presented in provenance to the public 5-6 years ago. The Smithsonian documented it. Both a highly reputable and successful Scotland Yard investigator, and a prominent respected high barrister worked with Holmgren. If this is all Ed's work??? What evidence has he got to predate Holmgren?

[@michaelbrown7561]

@@MarkLewis... Is Ed claiming it's ALL HIS theory ???? He and Christer co-authored a book on the topic. They're friends and support each other's efforts on this case. You're talking about Scobey and Griffiths.

[@MarkLewis...]

@@michaelbrown7561 He's passing it off as his work by not crediting Holmgren. You even praised him "Good work Ed." It's not "his work", it's Holmgren's. And he's not adding germane subject matter... He's just info-dumping unrelated information around and about the same time of JTR, already dismissed as untelated. He's not expanding on Holmgren's theory... He's obfuscating it and giving the appearance it's all his own. Again... In what video does Ed credit and thank Holmgren specifically? He should be thanking and crediting him repetitively in EVERY video. These videos are very misleading. You even implied it's "his work".

[@phillipstroll7385]

My only problem with these assumptions is: prostitution wasn't frowned upon in the victorian Era. The victorians weren't as prudent as people believe they were. What they were against was putting debauchery on display. The disgust was with the lack of shame. Not the act itself. Keep it classy and no one cared.

[@profhortsunlover1536]

sex work is legal in uk

[@lhabitnoir]

thanks Lechmere seems like a very bold and cunning individual there is definitely something about him when I first saw his face, even much older, like the Swedish journalist I knew it was him as you said he can actually be linked to all the murders as a master of deceit he succeeded in skifully making the detectives believe he was a person of no interest whatsoever

[@DejaVuJT]

Excellent video. Subbed.

[@Jim.Caughta]

Where did you get that wonderful ordnance survey map!?!?

[@dylanphillips5982]

What is your explanation for the interval between the double event murders and the murder of mary jane kelly? Jack was murdering weekly/ fortnightly, then he paused. I have often thought that an explanation for this interval could help lead towards identifying the murder.

[@Handmethekeys]

I agree completely, that has been my thinking since the 100th anniversary show in 1988

[@lyndoncmp5751]

He may have felt he was close to being caught and laid low for a while. Ted Bundy was killing monthly. In October 1974 he killed 3 times, then Carol DaRonch got away and after he killed Debbie Kent the same night he then laid low for two months, his longest gap to that point. Even serial killers can get the jitters. He then didn't kill Kelly outside, but in a nice safe room. Perhaps he was close to getting nabbed the night of the double even.

[@jasonkey3494]

Maybe he realised that it was getting too risky to kill outside as the local community would have been becoming more fearful and perhaps more vigilant. He waited a while whilst planning how to commit his next murder indoors. I know that many of these vulnerable women had no home of their own and so had to pay to sleep the night in a lodging house meaning they had to meet men in the street. Perhaps he lay low for a while until the opportunity arose to kill a woman in the privacy of her own room. Perhaps also people had started to think of the risk from the Ripper as being solely from an attack in the street, as that is how he had been operating, and felt safer bringing someone home?

[@joshah7627]

Reason why he used name cross is because his step dad was policeman he probably told officers who his step dad was.. they probably referd to him as cross son.. that's why they never questioned his name..

[@e.a.p6686]

There are just too many assertions. Lechmere can’t be ruled out but he can’t be ruled in just because of where he lived.

[@reddeadsniper1263]

The problem with this theory is we don't know what times lechmere was going to work so it's impossible to know if he was 10 yards from Martha tabram that night.

[@DanielBice]

I mean… he was standing over a freshly murdered person, and a killer would’ve had no time to have escaped, nor a viable method of escape.

[@reddeadsniper1263]

@@DanielBice you don't know that they had no time to escape

[@bobmills2371]

Ada Wilson survived and gave a witness description. Fair haired and sunburned face. Like Lechmere the man who attacked her was fair / ginger.

[@bobmills2371]

@KZbinisrun bynastyignoranthypocrites Lechmere was in his thirties 😉

[@susanclapp1721]

Charles Lecmere is the best suspect out of all others. And like you say he can be placed at every murder scene unlike any others.

[@susanclapp1721]

Yes Lechmere must have been in the shadow of Jack the Ripper at every opportunity...thinking dam he got there before me again haha.

[@susanclapp1721]

@Doctor Octagon This channel is not about Kosminski. It's about a proper suspect called Lechmere.

[@ivornappinion9406]

@@susanclapp1721 Lechmere all the way,with a QC even saying this evidence could be taken to trial by todays standards of law..not doubted by some random bloke on youtube

[@ebojfmdboojoh4023]

He can be placed at every crime scene, if you place him there. The fact is other than one he was not placed at the crime scenes.

[@ebojfmdboojoh4023]

@@susanclapp1721 Kosminski is a much better fit for the crimes in my opinion. He lived very close to the crime scene of Martha tabram, he also closely matched an eyewitness description, was known to be violent and also once threatened his sister with a knife. The murders also convienyly stopped after Kosminski was sent to an asylum. Is there any evidence Charles Lechmere had a violent past

[@TiaMargarita]

Ive been interested in the JTR since I was a kid in the seventies. Through the years, I have taken a shine to four suspects but lost interest in each as I studied and researched their lives. Lechmere now... I can’t find any facts against him. There is the question as to why JTR stopped killing. It makes me think about BTK who took a break for something like 15-20 yrs.

[@kevin6293]

The Ripper (George Chapman) stopped killing because he got married and moved to the US.

[@stellamariesmithson1431]

Thank you Edward.

[@PEMBYSGAMINGWORLD]

The one question i have is when Polly Nichols lay dead in Bucks Row, why were her most severe abdominal injuries not on display? Surely Jack would not have covered those injuries so no one can see, then flee the scene. That was not his style was it, so i think Lechmere covered her slightly so as not to panic Robert Paul. What do you think?

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

Exactly!

[@PEMBYSGAMINGWORLD]

@@thehouseoflechmere9407 Been talking to a guy on FB who is shortly going to release a book entitled "The Three Rippers" He claims to have documents that provide evidence that there were 11 murders done by 3 "rippers" - your thoughts?

[@jack_knife-1478]

Cracking videos 👍

[@simonhancock4949]

Loving the casual alcoholism haha

[@mint4444]

Wouldn't the murderer have been covered in blood You can't go to work like that. Though the timing with the 1st canonical victim is very odd. How did they not see all that blood? They didn't see the stomach wounds? Either she was alive then, and was murdered after they left, they were both in on it, or Paul was easily fooled.

[@renejean2523]

It was dark so that would limit what Lechmere and Paul could see. If she had be strangled first by Lechmere and then had her throat cut, which is likely, the blood would not have spurted everywhere. Also, if Lechmere had just cut her throat and stomach moments before he spotted Paul, then then seeping blood wouldn't have had time to pool to the point Paul would have seen it. Finally, when Paul suggested they move the woman to a sitting position, Lechmere refused to do it saying he didn't want to touch her anymore.

[@mint4444]

@@renejean2523 I think those are good points. I do suspect that Lechmere killed Polly. Do you think he killed the others?

[@renejean2523]

@@mint4444 - I'd like to see a breakdown similar to this regarding the other murders. I think he has done them, but I haven't watched them all yet. I read one person's comment that said supposedly Lechmere was at work during one of the murders, but I don't know if that's true or not. It sure is going to be interesting seeing the rest of the content though.

[@crystallineblue4344]

In "The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper", author Hallie Rubenhold presents a meticulously researched proposal that four of the "canonical five" JTR victims were not professional sex workers but homeless alcoholics. Ms Rubenhold describes the cultural prejudices of police and newspapers that automatically labelled the victims "prostitute" without bothering to confirm if they had in fact been "on the game"; outlines the trajectory of each victim's life setbacks and descent into alcoholism and extreme poverty; and persuasively concludes that, lacking a hostel bed for the night, these destitute women located quiet spots to sleep rough...where they unfortunately met Jack.

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

The book is full of nonsense. While it is probably true that none of the victims were full-time, 'professional' prostitutes, it is clear that they all were casual occasional prostitutes. This doesn't diminish them as victims, and society in 1888 did not disregard them as victims for that reason either.

[@rediscoverwithsharona]

Is there any clue to were the early ladies are buried. The non official jack the ripper victims

[@stevedavenport2975]

He worked in an abbatoir, good knife skills

[@mathewlawton8482]

@Mathew Lawton you know fuck all about him so shhhhh

[@CyberUK]

@@mathewlawton8482 LMAO, dude - did you just dish yourself and tell yourself to shush ??

[@mathewlawton8482]

@@CyberUK I changed my name to rip some guy called Mathew Lawton lol I thought I would be funny to call myself his name

[@CyberUK]

@@mathewlawton8482 Haha :-)

[@christopherwright4573]

It went a bit quiet before and after CL move to Doveton St this is understandable as this is a stress full anxious time before moving house and then having to settle in . There would be lots of preplanning etc and endless things that would need doing , there are 7 kids aswell to contend with getting them into new schools with one staying with his mother it fits nicely .

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

It does!

[@paradisdescieux]

very good documentaire with my bad english language view of france,three suspects break away from the others.charles allen lechmere,francis tumblety,carl feigenbaum. regarding the first two they were on the streets at night.

[@DavidSmith-bd8dd]

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

[@maryarigho5868]

Wonder if he moved out at the beginning of the killing spree so that his mother didn't come to suspect him. She was obviously a canny woman. Maybe she was beginning to be a bit suspicious about his nocturnal activities.

[@rvmm2]

I don't like how you assume she may have lied about being attacked by a gang because she didn't want to admit she was a prostitute. Well three things to mention:1- it wasn't uncommon for women, whether they are prostitutes or not to be attacked by gangs or lone men in whitechapel at this time. 2- the connotations of being a prostitute in the Victorian East End of London is not as bad as you would think, in fact many women were openly quite proud of the services they provided and lastly 3. Don't assume or suggest unfounded claims just to try and help fit your narrative. If she says she was attacked by a gang then the chances are she was attacked by a gang, prostitute or not the vast majority of people tend to try and seriously give accurate accounts of times they have been assaulted etc. Just thought you were always trying a bit too hard to conclusively say everything must have been Lechmere, and your main reasoning for this thus far in this video series that I have seen, is becausethe attacks took place between where he lived and worked. You assume you know when he went to work, the routes he went to work etc.

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

I didn't assume she lied - I offered that as a possible explanation. But... 1. It was uncommon for women to be randomly attacked. 2. It was common for prostitutes to cover their profession - as seen by the inquest evidence of the people who knew the victims.

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

@Mathew Lawton I doubt either person seen by the witnesses was the killer and in any case witness descriptions of that type are notoriously unreliable. There are alternative times of death for Chapman - but I believe I covered both.

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

@Mathew Lawton Yes I did - watch this first... kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooOanpZmnJufg6M

[@craigmignone2863]

Swartz said there were two at the murder he witnessed could that have been Paul? Could Paul have been an accomplice in all the murders?

[@kristenelizabethdraws]

I'm thinking, of the two men - Lechmere vs Paul - wouldn't it be more to the point if Paul was the killer, using Lechmere as witness and potential fall-guy; Paul could know Lechmere's habits, time the kill between Neill's stop and Lechmere's arrival - only problem being, his need for the victim to show up on time, as well - she could be unconscious ahead of time... brought to the scene unconscious... going to be keeping myself awake tonight... but yes - she needs to be compliant with the time-frame, but not bloodied - just unconscious/strangled to death... what bothered me in Paul's statement, was that she was cold - and I'm retracing my journey to find where I read that he had to be found and brought for questioning after not appearing at the inquest - when Lewellyn (and Neill?) said she was at least half-warm, and therefore killed within the half-hour. I don't see why people aren't more suspicious of the man who finds the man (Paul finding Lechmere) because it's a horrifically beautiful manipulation - and I completely assume all these crimes were orchestrated by the powers-that-be... so many reasons... thank you for giving me pause to think & type this out.

[@treadstone1222]

Martha Tabram was 100% a victim of his and should be canonical

[@MarkLewis...]

MISSED EVIDENCE... Ed, you forgot a major and crucial connection to Lechmere being Jack the Ripper... All this evidence was amassed, not by you, but by Christer Holmgren. A Swedish journalist, who spent about 30 of his life piecing this all together. Give Holmgren his rightful CREDIT!

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

Christie is my good friend. But I actually first told him about the Lechmere case.

[@MarkLewis...]

@@thehouseoflechmere9407 I still appreciate and respect your retort... despite its most apparent baselessness in claim. If what you are saying is true? Please submit evidence to support YOU started Christer on his 30+ year journalistic investigation for Lechmere being JTR.

[@MarkLewis...]

@@thehouseoflechmere9407 Well???!!! Where's your proof?! Just come clean Ed and admit this is all from Christer's life work of 30 years, with no input from you. Tell the truth Ed... People will still watch your videos and channel!

[@mathewlawton8482]

@@MarkLewis... I can't beleve you have actually continued this i bet you got bullied at school for being annoying

[@MarkLewis...]

@@mathewlawton8482 ??? I've responded to people only as they made comments and simply asked Ed to show this is his work. So, your point is moronic. I simply asked Ed to prove its equally his work and not all Christer's work... Which it is all Christer's. Ed is only regurgitating Christer's work as if it was his own solution. Ed could easily prove this is his work if it was his too, but since it is all the aggregate of Christer's 30+ years of work, Ed can't prove it. No to your stupid claim... I call out liars and they are the ones to put up or shut up.

[@uktruecrime]

great backdrop. all that effort and all he wares is a red polo shirt.

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

A branded red polo shirt

[@skullsaintdead]

13:03 Why do you think Lechmere's eldest daughter (i think it was his eldest) was living with his mother, i.e. the girls grandmother? Was the girl special, maybe had higher needs (disability?), or more gifted (intellectually?), or would it be too presumptive to say the she might have been a victim of child sexual abuse? If she'd lived with her grandmother her whole life, would that suggest Lechmere didn't want the girl in his home, was she simply not his biological daughter? He has 12(?!) kids, but only one girl stays with gran, odd...

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

She wouldn't have been.the biological grandmother if it wasn't Charles Lechmere's daughter. I have no idea why. She wasn't the eldest daughter

[@skullsaintdead]

@@thehouseoflechmere9407 Ohh, true, I remember you saying he had step-kids. It's disappointing many Ripper records were nicked by the coppers in the years during and after the case, would be great to have more info. What a terrible disservice to justice they facilitated with their thefts. Thanks for responding though!

[@michealschmidt908]

He had basic anatomy as the surgery was crudely done it would have taken 2-3 min strangulation beforehand so blood would stop pumping

[@danielwebster5748]

I heard Martha tabron was killed by a bayonet which would make sense if she was seen in the company of a soldier

[@triggerskull]

How was he able to kill Martha Tabram if he left for work around 03:30 though?

[@jacktrinder5668]

i have a hunch that it was a police officer on the night of the double murders a police officer was the first one to find the body in mitre square even though he walked past there minutes prior and never heard anything or seen anything plus the killer ran back towards the first body or atleast in that direction which would have been swarming with police by that point now i think he ran that way to blend in why its because he was wearing a police uniform underneath normal civillian clothes that would fit in the area he was killing in as a disguise but lechmere does sound very suspicious too

[@jacktrinder5668]

it might not be that exact police officer either but if it was a police officer he would have alot of knowledge of police routes and would have inside knowledge of the investigation and what the police next move would be which is probably why he was able to outsmart them at every turn personally if i was around at the time i would have put anyone who found the body first on my potential suspects list as they would be people of interest

[@Jay-tk7ib]

@@jacktrinder5668 There were men who found the bodies of every victim, so it can't be that simple. JTR was not all of them. Also, the killer need not be a policeman. A conspiracy involving the police would bring the same results.

[@triggerskull]

Possible but also after third or fourth murder jtr had metropolitan pd on his ass which put him in a more difficult position due to that particular area he killed one of his victims in. If he had police intel, he would’ve avoided killing in that location.

[@Jay-tk7ib]

@@triggerskull Not if the police were protecting him.

[@jonnnyonion]

It was Lechmere.

[@davidjoseph3188]

No one will ever no ever and Mary jane Kelly grave is about 20 30 secs walk from my nan's house lucky me history on my door step same as krays 😁

[@SMC01ful]

I'd hate to say Lechmere did it. However, I'd be a fool to discount him, so I tend choose him as my numero uno. I dunno about his later life though? He would go on to become quite successful, and father 12 kids. If he was the killer, why did he stop? It's not unheard of I know. However, the gruesomeness of the crimes indicates a person who was having some serious fun. I just can't see someone like this coming down from their high.

[@nslozzup1182]

That's a damn good point, but who else matches the possible profile of the Ripper to such a T?

[@rvmm2]

@@nslozzup1182 Kosminski, Nathan Kaminski? Many people do that is why it's such a struggle to pinpoint one man.

[@shahlamajidi7719]

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[@cosmicmusicreynolds3266]

Again supposition, what Emma smith said may have been true? Different ways to get from Dovedon strwet to his work place does nt tell us anthing ,on the contrary it tells us that he may not have used the killers street? Please answer me this, when has there been a serial killer who stops killing. Leitchmere could not have been the killer of at least 5 women then stopped. Serial killers carry on and there would have been a criminal record or at least some evidence of crime in his past. Serial killers do not just start killing on tge spur of the moment. He would have had been disruptive in some way at least, torturing Animals, or setting fires or insulting woman in a noticeable way. any evidence?

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

Rex Huermann - recently arrested as the Long Island Serial Killer - stopped. The Golden State Killer - DeAngelo - stopped. BTK - stopped. It is not at all unusual.

[@lindagoodswin9519]

It seem to me you are just picking bits out, there was no proof that any of the early killings was the work of the ripper, just because he lived and worked in whitechapel does not mean he is the killer a lot of people worked and lived in the area, also if he started work at 4am he could not of killed Mary Kelly because her time of death was around 4am, the time he would of been at work so that don't fit in, it is only your guess that Emma Smith was not killed by a gang, i believe she was, she had no reason to lie also i saw your other video on this, yes he did give his name as Cross at the inquest but he gave his right address if he was the killer why would he do this.

[@caoxnlopez2059]

It was most likely Kosminsky. I’ll see your videos, but I’m doubtful.

[@thehouseoflechmere9407]

Keep watching!

[@caoxnlopez2059]

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[@sexhaver420]

Ted Kosminsky is the Unabomber, not Jack the Ripper.

[@caoxnlopez2059]

sexhaver420 - Where do I begin? If you are serious, just view the links, if not, then you made me laugh a bit.

[@ivornappinion9406]

@@thehouseoflechmere9407 Lechmere has too much against him evidence wise, to be wrong place wrong time..guilty.

[@rvmm2]

Lechmere is a very interesting suspect but he is only of a fair number who really could be considered Jack The Ripper.

[@sidsnot5894]

Jack the ripper died 100 years ago today.

[@henochparks]

Jack was a soldier and not Charles Lechmere.

[@chrisunjnown]

Well done! Thank you! These are great.

[@jamessunley6472]

No evidence connecting Charles Cross to any victims except one and that was only because he found the body good documentary though

[@heathcliffO_o]

To be fair, there is no recorded evidence connecting anyone to any of the murders really, a wig here, an apron their, a bloody cloth down the street. However lechmere bothered me back when I thought his name was cross, even when it was George cross as some of the earliest documentaries call him. Why did he go and check on what he claimed he thought was a taurpin sack? Once he crossed the street a bit and saw it was a person, how could he tell it was a woman? Remember he claimed the night was so dark he couldn't see the pool of blood around the body or make out any injuries, and many men wore aprons for work that in that kind of dark may be mistaken for a dress. And lastly, even if we take him at his word that he thought it was a sack and then saw it was a woman, why did he not only go and check on her but first get someone's attention to come and check with him? Surely his first thought should have been that a poor woman was sleeping it off right? Every jtr documentary takes time to explain how incredibly overcrowded and poor Whitechapel was. People who couldn't afford lodging for the night were often turned away and so a sleeping person in a quiet corner couldn't have been an uncommon sight and certainly not one that required not only his attention but also the attention of a passer-by.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Except one? Well that is one more than any other suspect.

[@historywithanders]

@@lyndoncmp5751 What makes you think the actual killer was ever identified?

[@ritamonaco8062]

Very confuse enunciation...difficult to follow.

[@rvmm2]

No he enunciated everything fine, you just don't speak English properly.

[@ritamonaco8062]

@@rvmm2 really!....and you know this because?

[@rvmm2]

@@ritamonaco8062 "Very confuse enunciation" confuse?

[@rvmm2]

@@ritamonaco8062 and also because he enunciated everything fine and you are saying he didn't, so yeah that is enough to show you obviously sont speak English properly.

[@ritamonaco8062]

rvmm2 I speak English properly enough, I just don’t like his voice. His enunciation is correct, just the voice is not clear enough to make listening pleasurable.