Authors Stewart P. Evans and Donald Rumbelow argue that the canonical five is a "Ripper myth" and that three cases (Nichols, Chapman, and Eddowes) can be definitely linked but there is less certainty over Stride and Kelly.
Os autores Stewart P. Evans e Donald Rumbelow argumentaron que os cinco canónicos son un "mito do Destripador" e que tres dos casos (Nichols, Chapman e Eddowes) estarían conectados entre si, pero que hai unha menor certeza nos casos de Stride e Kelly.