Trevor Marriott

Biography:

Trevor Marriott, a former British police murder squad Detective, has for many years researched the infamous Whitechapel Murders which occurred in London during the reign ofQueen Victoria in 1888. These horrific murders of prostitutes were attributed to a killerknown as Jack The Ripper who was never arrested and even today over 100 years on hisidentity still remains a mystery.

In 2003, using all his knowledge and expertise he decided to re-investigate these horrificmurders and the mystery surrounding this fearsome killer. Unlike other researchers he wasable to re-investigate the murders through the eyes of a modern day Detective using all hisknowledge and expertise. He was able to pursue new lines of enquiry never used before whichresulted in a new suspect emerging.

Past Shows:

	Secret Door III
	Tuesday May 15, 2007

Secret Door guests and Open Lines were intertwined in this impromptu evening. ... More
Host: George Noory

	Investigating Jack the Ripper
	Thursday September 15, 2005

Retired British Police Detective Trevor Marriott shared his 21st century investigation into the infamous Jack the Ripper case of 1888. In those days police methods were very basic and "without a doubt" the Ripper would have been caught if today's technology had been available, he said.The victims, who were female prostitutes in London's destitute White Chapel area, all had their throats cut. Yet Marriott pointed out that in the Victorian era that was often the method used for killing a person. He does not believe the killings were done with surgical precision and that organ removal may have been done after the murders by unscrupulous people selling the body parts to research facilities.Jack the Ripper's motive for the killings may have stemmed from a hatred of prostitutes, especially if he had contracted syphilis from one of them. Marriott suggested that the names of many suspects over the years have arised based on wild speculation rather than facts. His own theory is that Ja ... More
Host: George Noory