Okay, interesting but finding seminal fluid on a prostitutes shawl is great detective work, but.....couldn't it be from a previous John?
The article stated that the cloak was too expensive to have belonged to the prostitute, and most likely belonged to the murderer
Can't tell if it's men's or women's cloak? Was it sized for the victim? Cost would be an odd thing to conclusively say who owned it. I know of women who received quite nice gifts from guys that they could not afford on their own.
was so poor that she sod her own shoes the day before the murder.
The article stated that the cloak was too expensive to have belonged to the prostitute, and most likely belonged to the murderer
When I mowed the lawn yesterday, I sod my shoes too.
If you note a skeptical tone here in reporting this, it's because of the following:
1. The Daily Mail's reporting on science and scientific evidence is — let's say — not known to be robust. For example, Media Matters took them to task last year for their reporting on climate change.
Studied the case.
Did my library science thesis on it.
I still like Dr. M. J. Druitt