The following conference topics are given by reader input concerning the murder trial of Florie Maybrick.
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Date: 96-04-07 03:44:04 EDT
From: Mark Vega
I just finished Michael Harrison's 1972 "A Biography of HRH The Duke of Clarence: Was He Jack the Ripper" where Harrison was the first to claim that J.K. Stephen (Prince Edward's probable one time lover and some time "tutor") was the killer. Harrison's theory has been trounced because of the limbs upon which he tiptoed in order to offer "proof" -- but I'm intrigued by something. E-mail a response if you've had any conversations with anyone regarding the fact that J.K. Stephen's father, "Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bt, K.C.S.I., Queen's Court" was the "mad judge" who presided over Mrs. Maybrick's trial and -- as you know -- was later forced to retire from the bench because of the debacle that was then the "trial of the century". Any conversation about these ties?
Editor's Note: Very little debate has yet to arise over the Florie Maybrick trial over the Casebook since the inclusion of the Florie Maybrick page was but a few days ago. Personally, I believe the link goes to show you how intricately entwined almost all the suspects are. For example: four separate suspects -- Druitt, the Duke of Clarence, J.K. Stephen, and James Maybrick. Druitt and the Duke of Clarence were practically twins (check the illustrations page), J.K. Stephen was the Duke's "lover and tutor," his father was the "mad judge" presiding over the trial of Florie Maybrick, whose husband was James Maybrick. Also notice that the emergence of these theories follows the same lines -- Druitt (1889), Duke of Clarence (around 1912), J.K. Stephen (1974), James Maybrick (1992). Conclusion? That's for you to decide.
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