Talk:From Hell letter
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If the letter was lost, what is the source of Image:FromHellLetter.jpg? Is it based on a photograph of the original? dab (ᛏ) 20:27, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- The letter was photographed, yes, back when it was still around, and also copies were printed up and widely distributed in hopes that someone would recognize the handwriting. So we have plenty of images of it, just not the original anymore. DreamGuy 22:57, Mar 13, 2005 (UTC)
I'm intrigued by this. How common was police photography in England in 1888? This must be one of the earliest crime-related photographic images, certainly the most famous early crime photograph. Unless of course the letter was lost in, say, 1968 and photographed the year before. When does the photograph date from? When was the letter last seen? If someone has it in their attic it would be worth a fortune, assuming it is not official government property. -Ashley Pomeroy 14:58, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
- Photography was more common than you think, it's just that most of those photos did not survive (there are mortuary photos of Ripper victims, a couple of crime scene photos, some photos of other victims before and after the standard Ripper murders that may be by the same hand, and I've seen photos of victims in other crimes prior to those).
- I know they did photos of this letter back then, but this particular image of the letter appears to be more recent than 1888, based upon the color. At least it looks that way to me, I could be wrong. DreamGuy 21:49, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
To be honest how did they lose it?the police was a little lazy but they can't be that lazy! either that or someone stole it to figure it out themselves or somehow "lost". how can they lose a kideny?! ( User:Benjida) 5:55 PM, 2 Febuary 2006 (UTC)
I'm sure I am not the only one who noticed the differences between this letter and the prior "Ripper letters," namely the odd spelling of words in the From Hell letter. Are these actual spelling mistakes within the letter, or are they simply archaic ways of spelling these words? If they are actual errors, couldn't this be some sort of flag about the letters? The "Dear Boss" letter seems to give off the air of the writer being an intellectual.
