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As you can see, the bag is large enough to hold all of my props for
the effect.
The Silent Script for this effect is Divination – to detect or to
discover by intuitive means.
Begin by telling the story of the Ripper.
Known as the Autumn of Terror, Jack the Ripper murdered 5 to 15
women from August to November in 1888.
All the murders took place in the Whitechapel district in London's
East End. All were prostitutes.
All were mutilated in precise almost surgical ways suggesting that
the killer had a knowledge of human anatomy.
“I believe I know who the infamous Ripper is, but I want to see if
we are on the same wavelength.
I will present each of the four prime suspects to you.
When I am finished, I will ask you to identify the man you believe
to be Jack the Ripper.”
My table set up is in the Figure 3.
The effect employs a 4 – way out and I don’t do it surrounded
though you could make a stand that conceals the back side of the
images if you wanted to do it surrounded.
Position 3: Sir William Gull
Sir William Gull
Sir William was the physician to the Royal Family including Queen
Victoria.
As such he was quite well connected.
He like so many was a frequent visitor or Whitechapel.
Some believe the detectives on the case were his Masonic Lodge
brothers.
This may have motivated a cover up as depicted in the 2001 film
From Hell.
Position 4: George Chapman aka Severin Klosowski
George is the only one of our four suspects actually convicted of
murder.
He murdered his wife, not one wife or two but three.
He slow poisoned each one, but it wasn’t until the third and final
killing that suspicion was raised.
He was convicted of murder and executed by hanging on April 7,
1903.
“This is a scrap book belonging to the lead detective on the case,
Frederick George Abberline (8 January 1843 – 10 December 1929).
Inspector Abberline was a British Chief Inspector for the London
Metropolitan Police.”
The diary or scrap book I use may be purchased here:
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Set up the images of the suspects on stands as follows:
Position 1: James Maybrick
James was a wealthy cotton merchant who enjoyed the prosti-
tutes of Whitechapel.
The Diary of Jack the Ripper was published in 1992 identifying him
as the Ripper.
Also, his pocket watch contained the initials of the victims.
He was murdered by poison in 1889.
His wife was convicted of his murder.
She may have been motivated by his adultery.
Plan on spending a day printing newspaper clipping about the
Ripper and gluing them in the book.
The blade is a surgical blade from the period.
Many forensic experts believe this type of blade was the murder
weapon.
Once you have presented your suspects to your detective and to
your audience, ask your detective to name the Ripper.
If James Maybrick is named, hand the diary to the detective.
Position 2: Aaron Kosminski
Aaron was committed to an asylum in 1891 for what we know
today to be paranoid schizophrenia.
He died in the asylum.
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