In response to Jade's post on Motives

I think it's a major indication of how innocent our subconscious minds actually are. Many of us wouldn't dream of killing someone and mutilating them, even if we really hated them so the thought that anyone could commit these murders unnecessarily is difficult to understand. This makes us wonder if there is a motive even though there is absolutly minimal evidence to suggest there would be one. These preconceptions have led to many people being named as possible suspects, purely because of minor factors such as their occupation or their race.

I think this mystery which surrounds the killers motive, is one of the reasons why their legend is renowned and I think a major factor in this is also that the murderer was never found. There will always be a lot of interest in Jack the Ripper as this is a puzzle, and a challenge, that will almost certainly never be solved! As humans we tend to be fascinated by mysteries and the unexplainable.