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Yeah. And it's consistent pressure, too. It's like if you let off even for a second, it starts the clock again. Yeah. Now, at trial, Connell's lawyer claimed his client had never intended to kill Isabella, and he had only wanted to get his stolen money back. Despite the evidence showing that several of Isabella Ralph's ribs had been crushed in the process...

Yeah. And it's consistent pressure, too. It's like if you let off even for a second, it starts the clock again. Yeah. Now, at trial, Connell's lawyer claimed his client had never intended to kill Isabella, and he had only wanted to get his stolen money back. Despite the evidence showing that several of Isabella Ralph's ribs had been crushed in the process...

Indicating a very much higher degree of violence than he was talking about. The judge accepted the lesser plea of culpable homicide and sentenced Connell to three years of penal servitude. Wow.

Indicating a very much higher degree of violence than he was talking about. The judge accepted the lesser plea of culpable homicide and sentenced Connell to three years of penal servitude. Wow.

In handing down the sentence, Lord Justice Clark told him, I'm satisfied that the result of your conduct was the very last thing you anticipated, but you took this woman's life through violence, which you inflicted upon her. So he's like, I'm confident that you didn't mean to kill her, but you did.

In handing down the sentence, Lord Justice Clark told him, I'm satisfied that the result of your conduct was the very last thing you anticipated, but you took this woman's life through violence, which you inflicted upon her. So he's like, I'm confident that you didn't mean to kill her, but you did.

essentially okay now the murder of isabella ralph which was definitely a violent homicide like yes good try illustrates two important things about the press and the judicial system's understanding of murder at the time especially of the lower class persuasion during this time period first regardless of the brutality or sensational nature of the crime the

essentially okay now the murder of isabella ralph which was definitely a violent homicide like yes good try illustrates two important things about the press and the judicial system's understanding of murder at the time especially of the lower class persuasion during this time period first regardless of the brutality or sensational nature of the crime the

Page space was limited and editorial and journalistic priorities were given to coverage of the war at the time. So they were just not going to focus on this. And second, the justice system, particularly the resources of the police and the court system, had very limited bandwidth and were eager to process what they considered lesser crimes as quickly and with as little attention as possible. Right.

Page space was limited and editorial and journalistic priorities were given to coverage of the war at the time. So they were just not going to focus on this. And second, the justice system, particularly the resources of the police and the court system, had very limited bandwidth and were eager to process what they considered lesser crimes as quickly and with as little attention as possible. Right.

these two realities are definitely going to be an important factor in why there was relatively little coverage of what would end up being a serial killer operating in London during these blackouts. Especially when you consider the obvious comparisons to none other than England's most notorious and mysterious killer, Jack the Ripper. There's a very obvious, like, you can compare them.

these two realities are definitely going to be an important factor in why there was relatively little coverage of what would end up being a serial killer operating in London during these blackouts. Especially when you consider the obvious comparisons to none other than England's most notorious and mysterious killer, Jack the Ripper. There's a very obvious, like, you can compare them.

Yeah, definitely. And it's like... It shows you how fucking bonkers it was at the time. That they're not talking about, like, a Jack the Ripper 2.0. A second Jack the Ripper, essentially, is kind of going unnoticed and not really talked about. It's like, that should have been literal. Like, Jack the Ripper at the time... Was all anyone was talking about.

Yeah, definitely. And it's like... It shows you how fucking bonkers it was at the time. That they're not talking about, like, a Jack the Ripper 2.0. A second Jack the Ripper, essentially, is kind of going unnoticed and not really talked about. It's like, that should have been literal. Like, Jack the Ripper at the time... Was all anyone was talking about.

Literally all they were talking about. All the press was talking about. Anybody on the street. And this one, which is essentially the same, like, M.O., but somehow more sadistic, is not even being talked about.

Literally all they were talking about. All the press was talking about. Anybody on the street. And this one, which is essentially the same, like, M.O., but somehow more sadistic, is not even being talked about.

Yeah. And it wasn't being reported on. Now, by the winter of 1942... The war had been dragging on for more than a year, and violence had honestly, for the residents of London, had just become a normal thing. They just dealt with it every day. Violence, violence, violence. Still, even the most hardened of Londoners would have been absolutely shocked by the first discovery.

Yeah. And it wasn't being reported on. Now, by the winter of 1942... The war had been dragging on for more than a year, and violence had honestly, for the residents of London, had just become a normal thing. They just dealt with it every day. Violence, violence, violence. Still, even the most hardened of Londoners would have been absolutely shocked by the first discovery.

This discovery was made by plumbers William Baldwin and Harold Batchelder on their way to work on the morning of February 9th, 1942. So as the two men passed through Montague Place in Marylebone, I looked this up, Marylebone, that morning, they noticed what looked to be a broken flashlight laying in the snow just outside of one of these windows. They're like basically handmade air raids shelters.

This discovery was made by plumbers William Baldwin and Harold Batchelder on their way to work on the morning of February 9th, 1942. So as the two men passed through Montague Place in Marylebone, I looked this up, Marylebone, that morning, they noticed what looked to be a broken flashlight laying in the snow just outside of one of these windows. They're like basically handmade air raids shelters.