Abstract
This chapter asserted that some or all of the Ripper correspondence was in fact written by the killer(s). Handwriting analysis of some of the Ripper correspondence items documented the legitimacy of some of the Ripper letters. The Dutton microphotographs were introduced in an attempt to authenticate some of the letters. Expert opinions that some of the Ripper letters were genuine were also considered.
Keywords: Authentic Letters, Chichester & West Sussex Microscopic Society, Dr. Thomas Dutton, Dutton Microphotographs, Forgery, Graphoanalysis, Handwriting Analysis, Hoax, International Graphoanalysis Society, Legitimate Letters, Journalists, “Jewes, ” George Lusk, Metropolitan Police, Scotland Yard, Sir Melville McNaughen, Saucy Jacky, The Criminologist, World Association of Document Examiners.