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And what a, thank goodness, dumbass mistake. Dumbass. Just left a whole ass identification behind.

And what a, thank goodness, dumbass mistake. Dumbass. Just left a whole ass identification behind.

Yes. 18 years old. At least he came to her rescue. Yeah, seriously. Because you'll see in Simon Reid's book that some civilians that were around at that point were like, well, what did she think she was getting? They assumed she was a sex worker. Of course. And they took on the, well, what did she expect attitude.

Yes. 18 years old. At least he came to her rescue. Yeah, seriously. Because you'll see in Simon Reid's book that some civilians that were around at that point were like, well, what did she think she was getting? They assumed she was a sex worker. Of course. And they took on the, well, what did she expect attitude.

It's still a person. No, they're not expecting to get murdered. Exactly. Thank you for asking. I don't think they expect that. No, they also shouldn't have to. Exactly. Now, to the press, public, and surely some of the investigators, the murders definitely were ringing the Jack the Ripper bell from decades earlier. Big time.

It's still a person. No, they're not expecting to get murdered. Exactly. Thank you for asking. I don't think they expect that. No, they also shouldn't have to. Exactly. Now, to the press, public, and surely some of the investigators, the murders definitely were ringing the Jack the Ripper bell from decades earlier. Big time.

But this new killer appeared to honestly have accomplished in a literal handful of days what Jack the Ripper had in a span of months. Which was even scarier. That is scarier. The murder of Evelyn Hamilton had occurred on the evening of February 8th. And since then, the killer had murdered at least three additional women in less than a week. And attacked multiple more. Yes.

But this new killer appeared to honestly have accomplished in a literal handful of days what Jack the Ripper had in a span of months. Which was even scarier. That is scarier. The murder of Evelyn Hamilton had occurred on the evening of February 8th. And since then, the killer had murdered at least three additional women in less than a week. And attacked multiple more. Yes.

The press reported, as the circumstances of the crime bear a strong resemblance to the murders, the police are working on the assumption that these cases are linked together. Investigators were fairly confident that the same man had done all of this. And the women who had escaped him had been vital to now capturing him.

The press reported, as the circumstances of the crime bear a strong resemblance to the murders, the police are working on the assumption that these cases are linked together. Investigators were fairly confident that the same man had done all of this. And the women who had escaped him had been vital to now capturing him.

Now, on February 15th, 1942, Scotland Yard investigators brought Gordon Cummins in for questioning. And at the time, they only had connected him to the Haywood attack. Right. Because that's where they had the respirator. According to Cummins, he had met her at the cafe, as she had said, but he claimed that he had been out drinking with another serviceman that night and had become very drunk.

Now, on February 15th, 1942, Scotland Yard investigators brought Gordon Cummins in for questioning. And at the time, they only had connected him to the Haywood attack. Right. Because that's where they had the respirator. According to Cummins, he had met her at the cafe, as she had said, but he claimed that he had been out drinking with another serviceman that night and had become very drunk.

So he had a hazy memory of whatever happened later that night.

So he had a hazy memory of whatever happened later that night.

And he actually said, he was like, oh, if I did do what you're telling me I did, like, I'm very sorry. I'll pay her, like, to apologize. Like, I'll give her money. And they were like, I don't think that's going to fix the trauma, but thank you so much.

And he actually said, he was like, oh, if I did do what you're telling me I did, like, I'm very sorry. I'll pay her, like, to apologize. Like, I'll give her money. And they were like, I don't think that's going to fix the trauma, but thank you so much.

He was booked on a charge of causing grievous bodily harm, which allowed for him to be held in jail and gave investigators time to look for any connection into the other attacks.

He was booked on a charge of causing grievous bodily harm, which allowed for him to be held in jail and gave investigators time to look for any connection into the other attacks.

Shitting his pants. Later that afternoon, Haywood and Mulcahy positively identified Cummins as the man who'd attacked them. But when it came to the murders, he claimed he had an alibi that could be verified by checking the logs at the barracks. It turned out that the logs did show Cummins as having been on the base at the times the murders were committed.

Shitting his pants. Later that afternoon, Haywood and Mulcahy positively identified Cummins as the man who'd attacked them. But when it came to the murders, he claimed he had an alibi that could be verified by checking the logs at the barracks. It turned out that the logs did show Cummins as having been on the base at the times the murders were committed.