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Jack the Stripper aka Hammersmith nude murders saw six to eight prostitutes killed in the West London area, England, between 1959 and 1965, with most murders being in the 1964-65 period.
A few pages of discussion on Casebook.org links Michael X to the case as a possible suspect. He was a Trinidad-born black activist living in the Notting Hill area during the relevant time period. He worked for slum landlord Peter Rachman. These are the days before the gentrification of Notting Hill.
Here is the link: Michael X (born Michael de Freitas) was executed in Trinidad in 1975 for the 1972 murder of Englishwoman Gail Benson. Apparently, he believed in (but didn't always practice) the belief that interracial sex between blacks and whites was wrong (a doctrine of Malcolm X). Some of the prostitutes attended black clubs or cafes in Notting Hill area in the days prior to their deaths.
Anyone got any comments or ideas on any one or both of these crimes and/or a possible link?
PS I just picked up a copy of the 1977 book False messiah: The story of Michael X for 112 pounds sterling (208 Aussie dollars) off EBay (authored by Derek Humphry and David Tindall).
A few pages of discussion on Casebook.org links Michael X to the case as a possible suspect. He was a Trinidad-born black activist living in the Notting Hill area during the relevant time period. He worked for slum landlord Peter Rachman. These are the days before the gentrification of Notting Hill.
Here is the link: Michael X (born Michael de Freitas) was executed in Trinidad in 1975 for the 1972 murder of Englishwoman Gail Benson. Apparently, he believed in (but didn't always practice) the belief that interracial sex between blacks and whites was wrong (a doctrine of Malcolm X). Some of the prostitutes attended black clubs or cafes in Notting Hill area in the days prior to their deaths.
Anyone got any comments or ideas on any one or both of these crimes and/or a possible link?
PS I just picked up a copy of the 1977 book False messiah: The story of Michael X for 112 pounds sterling (208 Aussie dollars) off EBay (authored by Derek Humphry and David Tindall).
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