The most intelligent of people are not necessarily the wisest.
In memory of George and Olwyn Edwards and Kevin Edwards.
Dedicated to Emily Edwards.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
H OW IT ALL S TARTED
CHAPTER 2
A B RIEF H ISTORY OF L ONDON
CHAPTER 3
T HE F IRST V ICTIM
CHAPTER 4
T HE S ECOND V ICTIM
CHAPTER 5
T HE T HIRD V ICTIM
CHAPTER 6
T HE F OURTH V ICTIM
CHAPTER 7
T HE F IFTH V ICTIM
CHAPTER 8
A NALYSIS OF THE D EATH S ITES
CHAPTER 9
J ACK THE R IPPER S O CCULT P LANS FOR THE W HITECHAPEL M URDERS
CHAPTER 10
R IPPER M YTH AND I NACCURACY
CHAPTER 11
W HO W AS J ACK THE R IPPER
CHAPTER 12
A C LASSIC C ASE OF M ISHANDLING BY P OLICE AND P RESS
CHAPTER 13
T HE R EAL S TORY OF J ACK THE R IPPER
UNTIL IVOR EMAILED me about his discoveries relating to the Jack the Ripper murders, it had never occured to me that these events might be occult in nature. Ivor referred me to his publishers website, which briefly described his work and its relationship to sacred geometry. He wrote to me in response to seeing my website, which relates sacred geometry to the human form.
My work grew out of an analysis of the Vesica Piscis, an ancient geometric symbol which has been used to express both natural principles and notions of Christian theology. Ivor also pointed out a reference to The Bubble Universe, a concept recently developed as a result of observations in astronomy. The Bubble Universe refers to the formation of galaxies within structures common to intersecting spherical energy wavefronts (which have a diameter of millions of light years).
The Vesica Piscis is formed by two intersecting circles that share a common radius, and it is perhaps the primary two-dimensional image of sacred geometry (the branch of numerology and geometry that describes the distribution of elements in three dimensions). The Golden Mean, Pi and other mathematical constants are a natural consequence of the properties of three-dimensional space, and these constants are an integral part of the lexicon of sacred geometry. This geometry is sacred by virtue of the way the deity constructed three dimensions, thereby generating a set of geometric and numerical ratios and constants.
When I read that Ivor discovered the Vesica Piscis as the geometric pattern overlying the location of the victims of Jack the Ripper, I realised that this symbol could be used to express both the good and evil in humans a true reflection of human nature. The fact that these locations drew not only a Vesica Piscis and nested Vesicas (including a cross oriented to the cardinal directions), but also the profile of the Great Pyramid and other occult symbols is evidence that the murders were rooted in black magic ritual. As the facts relating to the five murders are now presented by Ivor Edwards, it becomes evident that the occult connection must have been the prime motive, and this dramatically narrows the search for the identity of the killer.
This book is the result of nine years of full-time research. It focuses on the motive, planning and execution of the murders, and concludes with the naming of a suspect that had escaped serious scrutiny by the London Police due to their less comprehensive investigation. The evidence that Ivor Edwards has collected and presented reveals an astonishing confluence of facts supporting a most convincing case about the possible motive behind Jack the Rippers murders.
The locations of the murders comprise key points forming a cross, a Nazi symbol and a parallelogram on the map of London. These points orientate towards the cardinal directions and fall on positions that define that most ancient of geometric mystical symbols the Vesica Piscis. Such symbols have been used throughout the history of the occult by secret societies, for good as well as evil purposes.
Included in this book as part of the investigation into the murders are:
P OLICE RECORDS
N EWSPAPER ARTICLES
K NOWN RECORDS OF VICTIMS AND SUSPECTS INVOLVED
M ETHODS OF THE MURDERS
W EAPONS USED
N ATURE OF THE MUTILATIONS
B ODY PARTS TAKEN FROM THE VICTIMS
M ARKINGS ON THE BODIES
N ATURE OF OCCULT RITUALS
H ISTORY OF OCCULT MURDERS
N ATURE OF OCCULT MURDERS
N ATURE OF OCCULT SYMBOLS
M ESSAGES AND MATERIALS LEFT BY THE MURDERER
L INGUISTIC CLUES
N ATURE OF THE VICTIMS LOCATIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT OF EACH MURDER SITE
P OSITIONS OF THE CORPSES
T HE SURGICAL SKILL OF THE MURDERER AS NOTED IN THE POST-MORTEM EXAM
O THER MEDICAL EVIDENCE
T HE TIMEFRAME OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MURDERS
W ALKING TIMES OF PROBABLE ROUTES TO AND FROM THE CRIME SCENES
T HE MEASURED DISTANCES BETWEEN THE VICTIMS
H ISTORY OF SERIAL KILLERS
On the basis of these investigations, Ivor has identified the most probable suspect, who was questioned twice by the police and released due to lack of evidence. The additional information and evidence documented here leaves little doubt in my mind that this case has at last been solved. The evidence and other facts that relate to this one particular suspect include:
H IS PERSONAL HISTORY AND CHRONOLOGY
H IS SURGICAL EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
H IS INTELLIGENCE AND STEALTH
H IS KNOWLEDGE OF THE OCCULT AS REVEALED IN WRITINGS AND ASSOCIATIONS
H IS ANALYSIS OF THE MESSAGE LEFT BY THE KILLER TO TAUNT THE POLICE
H IS HISTORY OF ASSOCIATIONS WITH PROSTITUTES
H IS WRITINGS FOR OCCULT PUBLICATIONS
H IS TRAVEL TO THE W EST C OAST OF A FRICA TO STUDY MAGICAL CULTS
H IS LOCATION IN THE W HITECHAPEL AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE MURDERS
H IS ABILITY TO LEAVE AND RETURN WITHOUT DETECTION DURING THE MURDERS
H IS SIZE, AGE AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION AS REPORTED BY POSSIBLE WITNESSES
T HE STATEMENTS BY THOSE WHO KNEW THE SUSPECT
T HE MOTIVE OF REVENGE OF AN INFECTION PASSED TO HIM BY A PROSTITUTE
T HE ADDITIONAL MOTIVE OF REVENGE FOR LOSING HIS JOB AS A RESULT OF THE INFECTION
By trying to understand the motivation behind the planning and execution of these murders, as revealed by evidence comprising police reports, newspaper accounts and other public records, Ivor has found new evidence of a motive relating to the occult. He has then compared these findings to the background and personal information of the one closest fit suspect in order, finally, to identify Jack the Ripper.
Prof Charles R. Henry,
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
MY INTEREST IN the Whitechapel murders was aroused during 1963, after reading my first book on the subject. However, my curiosity did not lie with who the killer may have been, but rather with why he committed the crimes. Serious research commenced during 1993 after viewing a Thames Television programme entitled Crime Monthly. The programme laid the blame for the murders at the feet of a poor Polish Jew named Kosminski. When this man was placed in the frame I thought of the old verse:
Oh, its the same the whole world over,
And isnt it a shame,
Its the rich that get the pleasure,
And the poor that get the blame.
I did not know at the time how true these words were to ring. For the very idea of the killer being a lone, poor, mad Jew stalking his victims down fog-enshrouded alleyways could not be any further from the truth. Kosminski was aged 24 at the time of the murders. Many experts would agree that the killer was in the same age group as his victims. The programme did not let this point interfere with the story.
My first objective was to forget about all the myths and untruths which had ever arisen from the subject. The second objective was to obtain Ordnance Survey maps of the period from the British Museum map room in London. The same type was also obtained from Ordnance Survey at Southampton. My third objective was to locate the exact spots at which the killings took place. The area was checked out by day and by night. A book as the end result could not have been any further from my mind. If anyone had informed me then that my work would involve spending over nine years of my time and, thousands of pounds, and attending computer courses, I would have thought them quite mad!