What Is the Ripper?

One thousand calls offering information were registered within the first few days. Oldfield held another press conference and gave the following profile of the Ripper. He said he was white between 30 to 35 years of age, at least average to above average height. A manual worker either skilled or semi-skilled with an engineering or mechanical connection. And in all probability, lives alone or with aged parents. Detectives started contacting engineering companies in Yorkshire and the North East. The reason they wanted to know these specific dates was because a man claiming to be the Ripper had been sending letters. This was a fact that hadn't been made public yet.