DUSSELDORF MYSTERY
NEW THEORY ADVANCED. MURDERER a VVOMANi « (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) BERLIN, November 13. t (Received Nov. 14, at 5.5 p.m.) News from Dusseldorf .states that the police are investigating the theory that "Jack the Ripper” is a woman, and Inspector Gennat, the great Berlin detective. who has been specially summoned, is taking part. The police declare that they obtained evidence that a mysterious woman distributed sweets to children, and the latest victim was playing with her on the evening before her disappearance. An important aspect is that the woman is reported to have had a hoarse voice, which would help her to pass for a man if she dressed as one. A further scrutiny of the map reveals that th writing is of a distinctly feminine character. The objects found' by the digging party jn the field in the outskirts of the city consist of a woman’s hat and blouse, and a bunch of keys.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20875, 15 November 1929, Page 9
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