Here's an interesting one [no link, sorry]: Jack the Ripper was short, stocky and about 30 years old - "frighteningly normal" - according to a profile of the notorious Victorian-era killer published yesterday using state-of-the-art technology. The man who strangled and butchered five London prostitutes probably looked very different from the man authorities were searching for at the time, police said.
Laura Richards, head of analysis for the Metropolitan Police's violent crime command, has drawn up what is believed to be the most accurate portrait of the murderer after analysing evidence from the case using modern police techniques. Does he look like anyone you know?
Nice post- I hadn't picked up on this at all- once again the old fallacy that looking odd and being odd are the same thing is shown to be untrue. Though I'd be fascinated by the methodology.
ReplyDeleteI'd actually like to ask: 'What's the point?'
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