I didnt know there was any theory out there that he didnt. I don't see how anyone can say he didnt. It's like saying I dunno, Henry the VIIIth didn't exist.

I mean it's totally different to like saying Robin Hood or King Arthur or Merlin didn't exist. Although I believe that some form of each of them also existed. A person existed who did things credited to them and then the storytelling element took over what with the rarity of writing things down, so tales were told by oral recitations, so of course there were chances for Chinese whisper syndrome to kick in & 'impress the visitors' bragging, but I think all three of them existed in some form or another, their stories were just embellished over time.

But yeah back to the original, (sorry I sidetracked!) I can't see how anyone could deny the ripper's existence.