Discovering Jack the Ripper, British Serial Killer, Through Handwriting

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This letter was purportedly written in 1888 by the notorious Jack the Ripper. What does it reveal graphologically? Tune in the Discovery Channel on Sunday, November 15, at 9 p.m. EST for a special program on the infamous case.

Former detective Edward Norris and Sheila Kurtz, master graphologist, discuss the personality of whomever wrote an infamous letter to the London press that led to the coinage of the phrase "the ripper" because he allegedly ripped the kidney from one of his victims.

What Handwriting Detectives Do

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Dear Reader,

My name is Sheila Kurtz. I am a handwriting detective.

I provide accurate and revealing personality profiles based on the handwriting of persons of interest to businesses, potential employers, and police agencies. I am called for forensic consults by police and prosecutors who have notes from a suspected killer, a kidnapper or a rapist. I am paid by lawyers to analyze the handwriting of prospective jury members. I am called by diplomats to probe the handwriting of people they must negotiate with. I have analyzed the handwriting of Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and a platoon of generals and admirals from around the globe.

One the everyday side, I am asked by men and women to examine the handwriting of their fiancés for signs of good times or trouble ahead.

Right now I have a case in which the father of the woman, who is in her early twenties and very wealthy with trust fund money, wants to know my opinion of his future son-in-law, whose handwriting sample unmistakably indicates that the man is duplicitous, impatient, given to angry outbursts, confused, secretive, manipulative, vain, and torn by unresolved family issues.

The daughter’s handwriting shows a methodical-minded, sexually imaginative child who craves the spotlight of attention (she puts little Smiley faces as dots over many of her “i” letters).

I am asked by sales executives to analyze their staff's handwriting to find out, “How can they improve their salesmanship skills?”

Not long ago, I was contracted by the governor of a significant state to analyze the handwriting of her entire statehouse cabinet for signals of how to make the group more effective. In this case it was amazingly easy.

The handwriting of all but one of the cabinet members showed a tendency by the writer to much prefer talking over listening. No wonder the raucous and unproductive cabinet sessions deteriorated into shouting matches and some gross misunderstandings. With a few simple lessons we were able to improve listening by at least one-hundred percent, and the governor says, “They now wait until the other person is finished talking and then, after a pause, they respond. It’s like a beautiful dream.”

I’m going to take you along with me for the next several months and we’ll pursue together the more interesting cases, including the graphic presentation of the true handwriting that helps me and my team put together the graphological clues to help solve the mystery.

If you have any questions about your handwriting send it in to me at sheilakurtz@gmail.com

HANDWRITING DETECTIVE

Discovering Jack the Ripper, British Serial Killer, Through Handwriting

What Handwriting Detectives Do