Portrait of a Killer: Jack Term Paper

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On one hand he was portrayed by the Cornwell was the killer of the prostitutes while on the other Sickert was a staunch defender of the sanctity of marriage and reportedly even fired one of his most important dealers for dumping his wife of 25 years for a younger woman. Sickert's wife even gave evidence that the last thee killings by the Ripper were committed in London in a time when Walter had gone to France while Cornwell did not agree. Alibis have important place in criminal investigation cases. Similarly, eye witnesses also have their importance. The eye witnesses in case of Jack the Ripper gave a different description of the killer as compared to the appearance of Sickert while Cornwell dismissed such accounts with the point-of-view that he must have created a different appearance using different materials like dark grease paint, hair dye etc.

In most criminal investigations the solid case is built on real evidences rather than loose connections or vague psychoanalysis.
Cornwell did delve into criminal investigation and incriminated Sickert in the case of Jack the Ripper however, her methods and tactics were different from the ones used in real life investigations by the detectives......

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