Jack the Ripper – A Love Story ( Excerpt 61 )
I first examined her neck, this time I was proud of my work, a straight cut from left to right with no faltering. I read through Bagster Philips preliminary notes, The Knife used to sever the neck and inflict wounds on the abdomen were probably the same, a thin bladed knife six to eight inches long, extremely sharp in other words my trusty Liston Knife. The one tool no surgeon should be without.
He thought that it was some form of surgical knife, he surmised that the Knives used by slaughtermen if well sharpened were a possibility, but the knives used by leather workers were far too short, he completely ruled out swords or bayonets. He conceded that our perpetrator had a certain amount of knowledge with regard to human anatomy.
The abdomen had been entirely laid open, the intestines severed from their mesmeric attachments had been lifted out of the body and placed on the victim’s shoulder; whilst from the pelvis of the corpse, the uterus and its appendages with the upper portion of the vagina and two thirds of the bladder had been removed and were nowhere to be found at the scene of her death. All the cuts were expertly administered and Bagster Philips considered that a competent surgeon under hospital conditions would have taken around an hour to do work to this standard. Ahem, praise indeed.
‘ Well Doctor! any conclusions? ‘ asked a distinctly queasy looking Abberline. ‘ Of one thing I am certain, this is the work of our man, and like I promised he is escalating. He dotes on the feeling of power that it gives him and now he’s taken to collecting souvenirs, to my mind we are dealing with a very dangerous individual!’ was my earnest reply.
(C) Damian Grange 2018
intriguing…
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Thank you for your interest, It is my own fictional account of the Whitechapel Murders.
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Welcome….ok
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Oh God…. hard to read this one thoroughly… very gut wrenching…
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Unfortunately to keep the story historically correct, i have to include some of the more gorier details!
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This was an awesome read. Very creative too. That title draws a person in. Well done Malcolm.
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I wanted to show that behind the myth there was a real human with thoughts and feelings. Thank you for your kind comment!
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You did it perfectly. We often we forget, that these monsters are people too. Perhaps it is a defense mechanism with us. Either way, this was an awesome read.
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Thank you so much, It is a big boost when other writers appreciate my words!
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Another great read!!! Gory yet fascinating!!
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Unfortunately to keep with the historical aspect a certain amount of gore is necessary, many thanks for your interest!
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It is keeping the soul of the actual story alive! I love the ‘Jack the Ripper’ series of yours!!
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I’m so pleased to hear that, I’m delighted that so many people have taken the series to heart, it is very encouraging!
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It’s a really interesting interpretation of the old story…how will it end?? 😺💕xx
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How it begins.. with Jack awaiting his demise
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So Jack knows exactly the sort of individual the murderer is when he says he’s a very dangerous individual.
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Of all the people involved, Jack would know!
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Ooh, the possible weapons, I’m so behind on my reading!
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I hope you enjoy catching up!
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