Over the years one writer or other has taken a close look at the letters from the 'Ripper'. He concluded they were all not of any varitey of writing paper but of a low grade of paper used by artists for sketching. This was further bourne by the red stains the popular press described as blood being actually Alum, which was frequently used by artists to size or prepare the paper surface. Armed with that and a few other indicators the author looked at the artists of London of that year. One was identified who was unmarried, had some evidence for frequentlig prostitutes, who had a reputation as despising women, had a reputation for violent and manipulative behavior. Robert Sickert a moderatly sucessfull painter is the "artist" candidate.
Here is a link where the names of three journalist who pursued the artist theory are mentionsed in the intro.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_a_Killer:_Jack_the_Ripper—Case_Closed
Here is a link where the names of three journalist who pursued the artist theory are mentionsed in the intro.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_a_Killer:_Jack_the_Ripper—Case_Closed