The author of the book "Vincent, nicknamed Jack" Dale Larner compared the facts known about the mysterious Jack the Ripper with some facts concerning the great Van Gogh, and came to the shocking conclusion - this is the same person!
1. Van Gogh "hid" the image of the Ripper's victim in one of his paintings
Dale Larner discovered in Van Gogh's painting Irises, outlines resembling the position of the body and disfigured face of one of the victims of Jack the Ripper - Mary Kelly.
2. Van Gogh's handwriting is similar to the Ripper's
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Above are examples of the writing of several letters taken from the letters of the Ripper (left) and Van Gogh (right). You don't have to be an expert to notice the extraordinary similarities in handwriting.
3. The Ripper committed murders a few days before the birthday of Van Gogh's mother
Vincent Van Gogh's mother
Four victims of the London murderer were discovered a couple of days before the artist's mother's birthday (she was born on September 10):
September 5, 1873 - First murder.
September 8, 1888 - third murder.
September 8, 1888 - the same night.
September 10, 1889 - last murder, 70th birthday of Van Gogh's mother.
4. Van Gogh lived in London
Vincent van Gogh at the age of 19
Few people know that at the age of 20, Vincent moved from Holland to London. A dismembered female body was fished out of the Thames just a few months after his arrival. This was the first murder. The second followed nine months later, just as Vincent was turned down by his landlord's daughter.
5. The story of the severed ear coincides with the break in the Ripper letters
September 24 - December 23, 1888
During this period, the police received 157 letters from the Ripper. The longest break between letters was 5 days.
December 23, 1888 - January 8, 1889
The longest break between receiving letters from the killer is 16 days.
December 23, 1888 - January 7, 1889
Van Gogh cut off his own ear on the night of December 23 and the next morning ended up in the hospital, where he remained until January 7. 16 days in which Vincent was unable to send a letter on behalf of the Ripper.
