I'm the OP, SchirrGenius, who came up with this theory and I'm now writing a book about the possibility that Edgar Degas, French Impressionist most famous for his pastels of the ballet, was also the murderer we know as Jack the Ripper.
This is a collection of the first 12 TikToks I've put out about this subject while writing my book, since 2021. Video 10 was the first one to receive a million views on TikTok, so it's the one I began this video with.
However, it is also the lowest quality of the videos, I must admit. I should have explained that in 1888 to take a train from Paris to London, it was necessary to buy a boat train ticket, which included a ferry ride across the Channel. Yes, I am aware England is an island. Yes, I know the English Channel exists. No, not all Americans... you get the point.
The other major mistake I made in that video was to sloppily discuss Stargardt's Disease and the potential for neurological impact. The occipital lobe is not behind the eyes at all, but in the back of the head (that's why you can see stars if your brain jiggles too much during a concussion). And I should have distanced the disease from mass murder a lot better. To everyone with Stargardt's Disease or visual impairment I am sorry.
I actually had not meant to upload that video at all. I thought I'd clicked on "Save to Drafts." That video needed a lot of editing prior to being posted, I thought. But in the end, all the mistakes of my unedited video are what caused its virality.
I believe that the number of people jumping in to ask if I was aware that the Chunnel didn't open until 1994 or to tell me to go read a book (or even to stay away from their precious Roman Empire!) meant that this video was shared to so many more For You Pages than I'd ever had access to reaching.
So this was all thanks to the incredible engagement stats of being verbally thrashed by corrections.
If you are interested in the science behind the neurological effects I mentioned, that will be in the 6th TikTok that I made on this subject.
They are in order except for the viral video, which appears first. I've attempted to date them. If you have questions, please comment, email me at my first name last name at gmail, instead of the one associated with this account, or find me on TikTok.
I'll do my best to answer, unless it's a secret I'm withholding for my book release, haha.
Thank you for your support and the comradery of curiosity. Let's get our research on!
And if you like reading about this topic: I'm turning this theory into a fiction book, with a detailed appendix referencing which portions of the book were supported by contemporary documents as fact. If you would like to get an email when the book is ready, please sign up on my site:
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!!! Reading recommendations !!!
(links are to Amazon and will help me out if you do end up buying a book, but no pressure!)
"Degas and His Model" by Alice Michel (English)
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"Little Dancer Aged Fourteen" by Camille Laurens, translated by Willard Wood
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"The Five: the Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper" by Hallie Rubenhold
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"Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert" by Patricia Cornwell
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"Walter Sickert: A Life" by Matthew Sturgis
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"The Complete Jack the Ripper" by Donald Rumbelow
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